Awards
Alexander C. Williams Award
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (USA)
This citation was presented to Charles L. Mauro (Founder and President) for
"Outstanding contributions to a major, operational, man-machine system".
The criteria for this citation include objective verification of usability
performance improvements by independent testing.
ACM Interactions Interface Award
Association of Computing Machines (ACM)
MauroNewMedia cited for outstanding example of the application of user-centered
design principals in the development and production of a major
operational commercial user interface. This award represented
ground-breaking work on hand-held user interfaces and related
interaction models.
NASA Outstanding Service Award
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This citation was awarded to MauroNewMedia for exceptional contributions made in
the human factors engineering research and design of major components
for the Space Shuttle operations control center following the Challenger tragedy.
Emmy Award
Awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to MTV Virtual Worlds Development Team
for: "outstanding achievement in advanced media technology for creation of nontraditional programs or platforms".
MauroNewMedia participated as primary user experience research and optimization consultant providing extensive
in-world user engagement research in support of the development of this ground-breaking virtual-world franchise
(Virtual Laguna Beach).
