{"id":3005559,"date":"2008-11-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:d6251d35-a883-4964-b9dd-ca00348d6c1e"},"modified":"2008-11-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-06T00:00:00","slug":"sony-computer-entertainments-support-for-foldinghome-project-on-playstation3-receives-this-years-good-design-gold-award","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/sie-stag.altis.cloud\/en\/press-releases\/2008\/sony-computer-entertainments-support-for-foldinghome-project-on-playstation3-receives-this-years-good-design-gold-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Computer Entertainment\u2019s Support For Folding@Home\u2122 Project \non PlayStation\u00ae3 Receives\nthis Year\u2019s \u201cDood Design Gold Award\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tokyo, November 6, 2008 <\/strong> \u2013 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced that the company\u2019s support for Stanford University\u2019s Folding@home\u2122\u3000project on PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 (PS3\u00ae), including the Folding@home application developed and designed by SCEI specifically for PS3, received the \u201cGood Design Gold Award 2008\u201d from the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization today. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Through Folding@home for PS3, users are able to enjoy the fascinating visualization of the global map as it changes in appearance as time elapses. Users can also visually identify the PS3 Folding@home participants throughout the world through lit areas on the map that represent the place and number of people joining the project. This unique approach of visualizing the contribution that the company makes to the society and adding entertainment elements to it, successfully attracted many PS3 users to join Folding@home, and received the \u201cGood Design Gold Award\u201d for suggesting the future possibilities of design work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Folding@home is a distributed computing project which aims to understand protein folding and misfolding, and how they are related to diseases and many forms of cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt is a great honor to receive the \u2018Good Design Gold Award\u2019 for our support for the Folding@home project on PS3,\u201d said Masayuki Chatani, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Technology Platform, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. \u201cOver 1.5 million PS3 users have participated in the Folding@home project and I truly appreciate their contributions for making this project a success. We will continue our efforts in delivering compelling and original services only possible on the PS3 platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In addition to the \u201cGood Design Gold Award\u201d for the Folding@home project on PS3, the PlayStation\u00aeNetwork logo and PlayStation\u00aeStore user interface design have also received this year\u2019s \u201cGood Design Award.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SCEI will continue to create unique and sophisticated design and will develop content and services to further enrich the PlayStation experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u203b  The \u201cGood Design Award\u201d is Japan\u2019s only comprehensive design evaluation and commendation system. This system itself has its origin in the \u201cGood Design Selection System\u201d instituted by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1957. This year, over 3000 entries were made and as a result of first and second screening, 1067 items received \u201cGood Design Award.\u201d Out of 1067 Good Design Award items, 15 entries received \u201cGood Design Award Best 15,\u201d which includes 1 \u201cGood Design Grand Award\u201d and 14 \u201cGood Design Gold Award.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.<\/h4>\n

Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufacturers, distributes and markets the PlayStation\u00ae game console, the PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system, the PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable) handheld entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 (PS3\u00ae) system. PlayStation has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP is a new handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. PS3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell processor with super computer like power. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software, and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PlayStation, PLAYSTATION, PS3 and PSP are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Folding@home is a trademark of Leland Stanford Junior University. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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