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Interactive Computer Application for Physical Therapy Wins Top Prize at NYU Abu Dhabi Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World
31 October, 2011

New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) hosted computer science students, academics, and technology experts from around the globe to participate in the first ever International Hackathon for the Social Good in the Arab World, in Abu Dhabi. During the three-day event, more than 50 students worked in teams to create mobile and web applications designed to tackle real-world social issues in the region. The event concluded yesterday with a public event featuring final presentations of the developed applications to a panel of judges.

The first prize went to Hamza Al Kofahi and Ahmad Malkawi, students from the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), for their KineTherapy application. The duo previewed a demo of a "physical therapy game" using Microsoft's Kinect technology to monitor a patient's actual movements against an animated guide directing the therapy program. The application was developed during the three-day computer programming hackathon to provide a fun, effective, and cost-saving tool to address physical therapy needs in the Arab world.

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