AT&T Hackathon - Hawaii

Have an app idea or need an app built for your business?

The Entertainment and IoT themed AT&T Hackathon, an event produced by the AT&T Developer Program, is designed for attendees interested in coding apps or hacking hardware solutions. So join us as we hack hardware, build apps/mobile apps, get fed, compete for prizes across different categories and most importantly: meet new people and scout for teammates to work on new or current projects. We will have experts from the local community onsite to assist with your development.

You Bring...

Your laptop, skills & ideas. Come with a collaborative, team-focused mindset and/or team-up in advance on Twitter/Facebook/Google+ via the #atthack hashtag. Whether you are a backend person, designer, entrepreneur, student, or just interested in tech, you are invited to attend this event. Every group needs a good balance of talent and your development skills are needed!

We Supply...

Quick presentations and code samples that help to bootstrap your hacking, food to keep you going, and caffeine to keep you awake. We will have technical mentors to assist you in building faster, smarter, and with new tools. We will also have loaner hardware on-site for you to use in your solutions.

• Arduino Boards: Sunfounder Super Kit with Uno R3 for Arduino (Documentation)
• RobotLinking 37 Sensor Kit
• Intel Edison (Documentation) + Grove - Starter Kit Plus Intel IoT Edition
• CanaKit Raspberry Pi 2 Complete Starter Kit (Monitor and keyboard not included)
• Raspberry Pi 2, Model B 1GB, Documentation (Monitor and keyboard not included)
• Photon Board Maker Kit (Documentation)

In addition to Iot hardware, we will have some VR equipment teams can check out. If you want to work with VR equipment, please make sure you have a machine that meets the minimum system requirements for the platform you want to work with.

• HTC Vive
• Oculus Rift
• Samsung Gear VR (for Galaxy 6 or 7 series phones)
• Google Cardboard

Event Schedule

• Pre-hack technical workshop
  • March 8, 6 - 8PM - Learn VR for the Web, REGISTER HERE
• Day 1
  
• 4:30PM - Doors Open
• 6:00PM - Kickoff event with dinner and networking. Get to know fellow attendees and start thinking about teams and what you want to build.
• 7:00PM - Speakers present
• 8:00PM - Pitch ideas and form teams
• 12:00AM - Facilities close for the night. You may continue coding off site, but you will be unable to remain at the venue.

• Day 2
  
• 6:00AM - Doors Open
  
• 8:00AM - The fun continues with breakfast served in the morning! Work with the teams from Day 1 to complete the app spec’d. Mentors will be available throughout the entire day to help you code up your solution. App submissions will be accepted throughout the day with a deadline of 6PM.
• 1:00PM - Lunch is Served
• 4:00PM - Deadline to register to present. Link provided via email on Day 1
• 6:00PM - Hands off keyboards, CODE FREEZE!!!
• 6:15PM - Pitches start promptly by 6:15PM and are limited to three (3) minutes per team. Please be sure to begin by focusing on your demo to ensure you have time to show what you have built.

Prizes

The following prizes are experiential and geared towards accelerating you towards a successful business as well as expanding your network and industry knowledge. The prizes will be paid out as Amazon gift cards onsite for the team to split.

• Best App Overall:
• Grand Prize - $2,500 for the team to split
  

• Best Entertainment/Gaming App Overall:
• 1st Place - $1,000 for the team to split
  
• 2nd Place -$500 for the team to split

• Best IoT App Overall:
• 1st Place - $1,000 for the team to split
  
• 2nd Place -$500 for the team to split

• Most Technically Challenging Implementation - $500 for the team to split

• Best UI/UX - $500 for the team to split

• Best Use of AT&T M2X- $500 for the team to split
• Best VR App - $500 for the team to split
  
• Best AR App - $500 for the team to split

Judging Criteria

Apps will be judged based on the criteria below and weighted accordingly.

• 33% Weight - Ability to clearly articulate what your app does
• 33% Weight - Originality of idea
• 33% Weight - Technically creative and/or challenging implementation

Judges

TBA

Hackathon Legal

Hackathon terms: http://bit.ly/2fb1fdH

We expect all participants to abide by the Hack Code of Conduct: http://hackcodeofconduct.org/attdeveloper.

FAQ: https://goo.gl/26H8rZ

Social Media

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