Awards
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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 principles in the development and production of a major
operational commercial user interface. This award represented
groundbreaking work on handheld 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 groundbreaking virtual world franchise
(Virtual Laguna Beach).

W3 award
Given to MauroNewMedia for outstanding home page design in a major industry category. This award recognizes outstanding visual concept,
graphic design and functional layout.

WebAward
Given to MauroNewMedia for outstanding web design covering our corporate web site and blog Pulse>UX. This award recognizes a combination of
visual design concept, graphic design, navigation and copywriting.


