List of hackathons in Trenton, United States in 2017

People are always evolving, learning, and adapting. In the 21st century, new technologies force us to change more quickly and dramatically than ever before. With news technology such as VR and AI, the human condition is changing. We would like to present HackHuman, this will be a hackathon focused on breaking down current barriers that the human race faces and how can we positively use technology to make us better humans.

Techies and non-techies in the New York area! Are you interested in the use of technology to help humanity? Do you have ideas on how technology can make us better humans? If so, the Illicit Mind Inc. invites you to participate in the Hack Human: Hackathon! You'll be challenged to use technologies such as VR and AI to create innovatove solutions that can help break down the barriers that the human race faces.

UX/UI designers, researchers, developers, and aspiring UX professionals! Want to practice your UX skills by helping an EdTech startup improve education? The Beginex UX Program invites you to participate in the UX Mini Hackathon Series. You'll be challenged to design and prototype a solution to a design problem posed by the Edtech Startup company. You'll get to present your design to the Startup and UX experts. The winning team might be asked to continue development of their solution.

Programmers, web developers, and Architecture/Engineering/Construction professionals! Are you planning to attend the 2017 AEC Tech Symposium? Be sure to sign up to participate in the Hackathon that will take place at the event. You'll be challenged to prototype an innovative new app that will help generate novel ideas and process for the AEC industry. You'll have access to the Rhino 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design (CAD) application software.

Music fans and techies in the Greater New York area! Monthly Music Hackathon NYC invites you to participate in the New Musical Instruments Hackathon. You don't have to be an expert coder. Hackers and aspiring hackers of all skill levels and disciplines are invited to sign up. You'll be challenged to collaborate to find new ways to make music, noise, and sound, using anything from musical robots to hyperinstruments to hand-made wind instruments!

The Jersey Shore Makerfest was founded by Toms River Regional Schools in 2015 and has drawn over 8000 attendees and more than 200 makers. It is held in their 3500-seat arena and adjacent spaces in Toms River High School North. Makerfest includes: a 3000-square foot makerspace, where creative minds of all ages can play-work with a variety of tools and materials 75 “booths” organized by students, educators, and community members who consider themselves makers offering hands-on, interactive experiences that reflect the mission of their school or organization. 20-minute inspirational EdTalks 1-hour workshops in our LearningSpace and BuilderSpace robotics demonstrations and competitions in our Roborena (aka main gymnasium) New this year: the Jersey Shore Hackathon and the Toms River United Sustainability Team Green Fair, to take place concurrently with Makerfest. Participants have joined us from around the tri-state area, from cooks to floral designers, from hobbyists to professionals, from fruit computer companies to Rutgers University professors to public school students and teachers. Model trains and 3D printers mix with insects, lasers, and clothes made of paper. You can learn to control a robot (before they control us!), find out how to do kitchen science, spin with wool, or fly a drone. At Makerfest, experiencing is believing! If it's free, why should I register? Thanks to generous sponsors who cover the costs of set up, equipment, and materials (and sometimes competition prizes), our event is free to both attendees and makers. Pre-registration helps us estimate our attendees so we know how many sponsorships we need to cover costs. It will also allow us to contact you with information leading up to the event. We will never take advantage of your contact information by sending excessive messages unrelated to the event nor share that information with anyone else! In addition, once you register you can print your own ticket; bring that ticket to Makerfest and turn it in at our ticket booth to enter to win one of ten robot package prizes! For more information, go to http://jerseyshoremakerfest.org 

Participants compete to solve Hackers and prototypers in the Greater New York area! You're invited to sign up to participate in the Protothon -- a 15-hour design thinking & prototyping competitive event. You'll be challenged to use rapid prototyping and design thinking to solve a given real world problem. Collaborate with like-minded techies and compete for prizes for the Best Prototype, the Most Innovative Concept, and the Best Presentation.

Are you planning to attend the Serverlessconf in New York City? You're all set to come and share your experiences of building applications using serverless architectures. Since you'll be there anyway, why not come a day early and participate in the Serverlessconf NYC Hackathon. You'll get to collaborate with like-minded techies, build cool stuff, learn serverless tech, and compete to win awesome prizes.

Data for Democracy invites anyone who is interested in using data for positive social impact to sign up for the second Data for Democracy Hackathon - New York. Collaborate on a project that uses data to drive better decisions and improve the world we live in. Come and work on projects like: »Drug Spending - Help the public understand what their tax dollars are going toward. »Election Transparency - Aggregating and normalizing county-level election results to be shared with the broader community. »USA Dashboard - A dashboard of key metrics for the USA, starting with city-level crime data. »Immigration Connect - Collecting, analyzing, and modeling data related to immigration.

Virtual and Augmented Reality enthusiasts in and around the Big Apple! Looking Glass invites you to participate in the Holo-Hackathon. You'll be challenged to use HoloPlayer One -- the world's first interactive lightfield dev kit -- to design and prototype an amazing 3D creation in real physical space without any headgear. The event theme is MEMORIES -- so maybe you can transform memories into a prize winning creation!