Digital Alchemist Dec28

Digital Alchemist

Tyler White, 23, shown at his home in Santa Fe earlier this month, won $10,000 this summer as the top prize in an international program-design contest for iPhone and iPad applications.

Winner: $40,000 Alcatel-Lucent Location-Based iPad App Challenge Jul12

Winner: $40,000 Alca...

“My inspiration for developing this app is my hope that new and interesting social patterns will emerge,” said Tyler White. ‘”For example, if your friends are hungry friends, you might start seeing your map populated by pictures of food and restaurants. If your friends are world travelers that enjoy the outdoors and van trips, your map may have an emergent theme of barren deserts and roadside assistance. This level of synchronicity is yet to be determined.”