Announcing the 2014 KAPi Awards
Prior winners are here: 2013 2011 2010
FAQs Details about this prize initiative can be found at KAPi FAQs.
CURRENT DEADLINES The deadline for the 2014 Edition of the KAPi prize is November 1, 2013.
AT A GLANCE
The Kids at Play Interactive (KAPi) Awards are given at the start of each year during Kids @ Play Summit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the first time, a registration fee will be charged in order to cover the costs of the prize.
The KAPi prize identifies children’s technology products that raise the bar for innovation and excellence during the past 12 months. Products considered include video games, apps, toys with interactive features, Internet-delivered content and virtual worlds. In addition, an individual who has been a pioneer in the field of children’s interactive media is named.
THE 2014 PRIZE
Products and people are currently being screened for consideration for the 2014 prize, which will be given in January 2014 at the end of the Kids at Play Summit; a one day event held during the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
HOW THE SELECTION PROCESS WORKS
The nominee list is created from titles or interactive products that were reviewed in Children’s Technology Review during the last calendar year, as defined by the publisher’s copyright date. In addition, the attendees of the Fall Dust or Magic Institute, consisting of publishers, researchers and reviewers, can nominate products that might be missing. A final panel of jurors, consisting of respected publishers, editors from different media outlets and analysts, reviews and votes on the final list. Jurors are selected by Warren Buckleitner and Robin Raskin. In order to be a juror, each person must recuse him/herself from any category in which there could be a conflict of interest. So it is not possible to vote for your own product. The contest works on a one person, one vote basis. The jury has final say in the determination of who is awarded the prize.
HOW TO ENTER
NOTE: New for 2014 — there will be an entry free.
We consider all forms of children’s interactive media (birth through 15), so please first choose the appropriate method. Note also that the KAPi prize is part of the screening process of Children’s Technology Review, so your product may also be listed in the CTR database. Because of the number of entries, we’re not able to provide juror feedback. Because of the costs in administering the contest, there is now a $299 application fee for submitting a product for nomination. (You may still nominate a person for the Pioneer Award at no charge.) If you want to submit multiple nominations they are :
1 – $299.99
2 – $549.00
3 – $799.00
4 – $1,049.00
5 – $1,299.00
Please use this registration form:
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About Children’s Technology Review
Since 1993, Children’s Technology Review has provided independent reviews of children’s interactive media products for teachers, parents, librarians and publishers. Available for $30/year for 12 issues, the ad-free subscription-based publication is available in both print and electronic versions. Learn more at www.childrenstech.com.
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