Microsoft, looking for the next generation of technology stars, found a few in the company’s Imagine Cup competition, which honored the winners Friday.
The annual event brought to Seattle groups of high-school and university engineers who had built everything from adventure games to virtual-reality software designed to simulate the perspective of someone suffering from dementia.
Winning teams in three categories each earned a $50,000 cash prize and a place in Microsoft programs designed to help developers and startups get off the ground.
The grand champion was a crew of university students from Brazil.
The eFitFashion team, hailing from São Paulo, built algorithms that customize clothing patterns based on a user’s measurements and connects the buyer with tailors and seamstresses in an online marketplace.