Dom Perignon II, III, and IV Speed Contests
Videos of the winners of the Dom Perignon II. III, and IV Speed Contests are
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| FitalyStamp | 29.36s | 81.74 | Faith Perez | July 18, 2000 |
| FitalyStamp | 31.19s | 76.94 | Ken Chan | July 18, 2000 |
| FitalyStamp | 33.20s | 73.55 | Patrick Yam | Dec 20, 2002 |
| Fitaly Pocket PC | 30.67s | 78.25 | Jenneth Orantia | Nov 25, 2002 |
| Treo Thumboard | 28.57s | 84.00 | Jim Belich | Dec 17, 2002 |
| FitalyVirtual T3 | 29.67s | 80.88 | Jim Belich | Nov 5, 2004 |
| Fitaly Pocket PC | 30.00s | 77.44 | Erwin Franz | Nov 7, 2004 |
In each case, the videos were taken a week or two after the end of the contest. While they do not show the winning entries themselves, they are done at a speed that is close to that of the winning entry.
Each of the performances is shown both in Windows Media format and in Real Video format for three possible connection speeds:
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The higher connection speeds provide a better resolution.
FitalyStamp for the Palm — Dom Perignon II
The two winners are both students from Adelaide, Australia:
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FAITH PEREZ A student from Adelaide, Australia. July 2000. 81.74 wpm 29.36 s |
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KEN CHAN A student from Adelaide, Australia. July 2000. 76.94 wpm 31.19 s |
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FitalyStamp for the Palm — Dom Perignon III
The winner is from Vernon, Canada.
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PATRICK YAM A physician from Vernon, BC, Canada. December 2002. 73.55 wpm 32.63 s |
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Fitaly for the Pocket PC — Dom Perignon III
The winner is from Canberra, Australia.
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JENNETH ORANTIA A student from Canberra, Australia. November 2002. 78.25 wpm 30.67 s |
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Treo Thumboard — Dom Perignon III
The winner is from St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
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JIM BELICH A student from St. Paul, MN, USA. December 2002. 84.00 wpm 28.57 s |
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FitalyVirtual T3 — Dom Perignon IV
The winner is from St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
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JIM BELICH An actor/playwright from St. Paul, MN, USA. November 2004. 80.88 wpm 29.67 s |
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Fitaly for the Pocket PC — Dom Perignon IV
The winner is from La Palma, California, USA.
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ERWIN FRANZ A graphic designer from La Palma, CA, USA. November 2004. 77.44 wpm 30.99 s |
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What You See in the Videos:
The videos show the contest winners entering the forty words of the Dom Perignon test using FitalyLetris. Words fall one by one. As words are typed, they are replaced by new ones until all words have been typed.
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Some common points between Faith, Ken, Jenneth, and Patrick:
- All of them use a very light tapping style and there is no visible pause between words.
- Faith and Ken have the hand on the lower right of the Palm and it does not move at all from that anchor. They only move the two fingers holding the pen.
Some differences in style:
- Patrick and Jim are left-handed and are holding the pen on the left side of the handheld device instead of below. Gone is the myth that Fitaly is only for the right-handed!
- Jenneth holds her hand on top of the lower part of the Pocket PC, instead of under it, and she seems to tap more vigorously than the others. Yet, she gives the same impression of continuity.
- Jim appears to have long thumbs (is this the secret?) and seems to be barely touching the keys on a thumboard. On a T3 with FitalyVirtual he is amost as fast with the pen.
Perhaps the most striking impression that comes from watching these videos is that Faith and Ken make it seem doable! Patrick almost gives the impression of going slowly and you have to look at your watch to realize that he is really speeding. You don't get this impression of something unachievable like when watching the Olympics.
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Dom Perignon IV Contest Dom Perignon III Contest Dom Perignon II Contest Dom Perignon I Contest |
Dom Perignon IV Forum Dom Perignon III Forum Dom Perignon II Forum Hall of Fame |
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Statistics By Method IV Statistics By Method III |
Quadratlon Corner IV Quadratlon Corner III |
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FitalyStamp Overview FitalyVirtual Overview Fitaly for the Pocket PC Overview |
FitalyLetris for the Palm FitalyLetris for the Pocket PC Textware Solutions |
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