Pre-Hack Online Workshop Day - SensAI Hacks in San Francisco and Barcelona
Get ready for the Hackathons! If you want to learn new skills that can help you during the Hacks, register now!
Date and time
Location
Online
Agenda
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Info Session ► ONLY CONFIRMED HACKERS
XR Bootcamp
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Idea Validation & Capabilities Overview ► ONLY CONFIRMED HACKERS
Laura Murinova
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Pitch Your Ideas & Form Teams ► ONLY CONFIRMED HACKERS
XR Bootcamp
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Master Mixed Reality with Meta SDK (open to everyone)
Lucas Martinic
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Context-Aware AI Fundamentals (open to everyone)
Rik Turnbull
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Smart Glass Kit for Quest (open to everyone)
Quentin Valembois
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Microgestures in XR (open to everyone)
Quentin Valembois
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Explore XR AI Workbench (open to everyone)
Rik Turnbull
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Implementing Context-Aware AI on Wearables (open to everyone)
Lucas Martinic
Nigel Hartman
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Collaborate with Git: Hackathon Essentials (open to everyone)
Rik Turnbull
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Highlights
- 4 hours
- Online
About this event
Join this Pre-Hack Online Workshop Day to boost your skills and confidence ahead of the upcoming XR hackathons.
You’ll get hands-on experience from seasoned developers and learn how to combine Mixed Reality, microgestures, and context aware AI workflows - the perfect warm-up to start building your project!
Register now for:
- SensAI Hack Barcelona - November 16-18, 2025
- SensAI Hack San Francisco - December 5-7, 2025
Stay tuned for more!
If you have any questions about the Hack, the local organizers, Pia (Barcelona) and Colin (San Francisco) will also be there to answer all of your questions!
Agenda
Info Session
(ONLY CONFIRMED HACKERS)
Kick off the workshop with a quick overview of the day, what to expect from the hackathons, and an introduction to SensAI Hackademy.
Host: XR Bootcamp
Idea Validation & Capabilities Overview
(ONLY CONFIRMED HACKERS)
Learn how to validate your ideas and explore the SensAI capabilities. Discover how to refine your concept to make it achievable within a few days, create impact, and align with market potential.
Host: Laura Murinova (XR Bootcamp)
Pitch Your Ideas & Form Teams
(ONLY CONFIRMED HACKERS)
Share your ideas with other participants and join breakout rooms to connect with like-minded people, refine your concepts, and form teams to bring them to life.
Host: XR Bootcamp
Master Mixed Reality with Meta SDK
(open to everyone)
Learn how to build mixed reality experiences with the Meta XR SDK, set up projects using sample scenes and Building Blocks, follow best practices for development and prototyping, and avoid common pitfalls.
Host: Lucas Martinic (XR Bootcamp)
Context-Aware AI Fundamentals
(open to everyone)
Learn everything you need to implement context-aware AI in XR projects, explore AI and computer vision models, their inputs and outputs, and understand the fundamentals for context-aware wearable applications.
Host: Rik Turnbull (XR Bootcamp)
Smart Glass Kit for Quest
(open to everyone)
Get hands-on experience simulating smartglass interactions on Quest, see how to build a smart assistant in XR, and follow along with Valem’s project workflows.
Host: Quentin Valembois (Valem Studio)
Microgestures in XR
(open to everyone)
Learn how to integrate microgestures into XR, discover how they work in practice, and gain practical tips for implementing intuitive interactions.
Host: Quentin Valembois (Valem Studio)
Explore XR AI Workbench
(open to everyone)
Explore and build upon the provided XR AI Workbench project, featuring multiple AI workflows and MR interactions, while experimenting with integrated workflows and learning rapid prototyping techniques.
Host: Rik Turnbull (XR Bootcamp)
Implementing Context-Aware AI on Wearables
(open to everyone)
Learn how to implement context-aware AI in XR projects, understand PCA fundamentals, explore API basics and workflows, and work with both hosted and local inference
Host: Lucas Martinic & Nigel Hartman (XR Bootcamp)
Collaborate with Git: Hackathon Essentials
(open to everyone)
Learn essential Git skills for effective hackathon collaboration, including setting up your project and repository, branching, committing, pushing, resolving merge conflicts, and applying best practices for teamwork.
Host: Rik Turnbull (XR Bootcamp)
Speakers:
Co-founder of award-winning XR studio Present Futures, including SXSW XR, XR developer and mentor with 5+ years in MR, multi-user XR, instructor for Meta PM workshops.
Specialized in ML/XR, creator of a custom Roboflow-trained AI kit for Unity & Quest with Meta Camera Access; Telekom engineer skilled in Python, automation, and immersive prototyping.
Specialized in context-aware AI for Meta Quest, deploying on-device and cloud ML/CV models, creator of XR Workbench, and mentor at XR Bootcamp guiding dozens of XR devs.
CEO of Valem Studios, specialized in Unity VR development with C#, Unity XRI, and Meta SDK. Experienced in Scene Model, Depth API, and Spatial Anchors. Expert in VR/XR multiplayer, visual effects, UX, and game physics.
XR Developer specialized for Meta Quest, Technical Coordinator and Mentor at XR Bootcamp, supporting hack organization and developer resources.
About SensAI Hackademy:
SensAI Hackademy gives you early access to devkits, wearables, and expert-led courses. Join our community and team up with top XR, AI, CV, and mobile developers in year-round online and in-person hackathons and events. We bring together leading engineers, researchers, and creators to collaborate, learn, and push the boundaries of wearable technologies—accelerating the future of immersive, intelligent experiences.
After kicking off the SensAI Hack 2025 Global Tour in Cologne✅, we’re now bringing the innovation energy to SensAI Barcelona, right before Unite 2025, and then heading to SensAI San Francisco, the heart of tech innovation.
Contact Information:
- Discord: SensAI Hackademy
- Website: https://sensaihack.com/
🚀 Apply Now to join the upcoming hackathon and be part of the next wave of breakthroughs!
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