The game scooped the Grand Award as well as the Gold Award of Mobile Application Category of the Shatin to Central Link (SCL) E-Game Design Competition, jointly organised by the MTR Corporation and Hong Kong Computer Society. 
“’Tap Tap SCL’ is designed with cute graphics and user-friendly interface.  Players will be able to experience how to deliver day-to-day MTR service and pleasant journeys to passengers.  Players will also be able to participate in the daily maintenance and upgrading of railway facilities to make railway safe,” said Kwan Chung-kiu, the winning team member.
The winning team consists of Kwan Chung-kiu, Wan Ying-kit and Au Chin-to.  They are students of the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering of Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Training (Shatin).  The winning piece “Tap Tap SCL” is an Android application for mobiles.  It highlights the connectivity of the SCL which runs through multiple districts and interchanges with the MTR network.  The competition aims to translate complicated process and knowledge of planning, design and operations of the SCL into simple web language through the creative mind of the younger generation.  The SCL E-Game Design Competition launched in November last year, is the first of its kind to blend railway theme into e-game design.  The competition attracted over 60 entrants totaling some 100 tertiary students in Hong Kong, who designed e-games after their visits
to the railway control centre, driving cab simulator of MTR train and many other back-of-the-house facilities of the MTR system.  “It is encouraging to see the younger generation, filled with enthusiasm and great talent, turn what they have learnt and seen in the system into the many e-game entries,” said Mr Henry Lam, General Manager - Shatin to Central Link.
“Tap Tap SCL” is now available for free download.  More details are available at the website of the Shatin to Central Link at www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk

City.Mobi

Also in Asia today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Hong Kong.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

HongKong.city.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.