What the heck is a Hackathon and what can you gain from it?
László Dávid
"Hack" + "Marathon"
What kinds of hackathons are there?
What?
Isn't there just like A Hackathon?
For an application type
Using a specific programming language, API, or framework
For a cause or purpose
As a tribute or a memorial
For a demographic group
Internal company hackathons
Innovative economic development
General
What do you need?
Team
Idea
Pitch
So what's next?
Eat
Sleep
Code
Repeat
Eat
Sleep
Code
Repeat
What should you focus on?
The jury
The prize
The finals
What do you want to have after the 24/48h session?
What do you gain from it?
Techsylvania Hackathon 2017
Projects
Team Bosch: Plan your trip
Bärsligan: Googly hands
ChimpCode: WalkiPhone
Roloway: Evidence
Academy+Plus: Talkin’ Warren
Molecule AR
Tech Pirates
Officer
Game of Life
Alexa Parrot
Team struggle
Virtual Cane
Vision for Visually Impaired
iBlocks
Ghost Assistant
Photos of other teams
Alexa Parrot
The winners
The 3rd place: The Officer
The 2nd place: Virtual Cane
The 1st place: iBlocks!
Videos of the demos
So why should you participate at a hackathon?
Because its fun
You meet new people and ideas
Learning new things
Learning by doing
You don't even have to be a dev
Hackathons in Cluj
What the heck is a Hackathon and what can you gain from it?
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