2017 Cal Hackathon: Coding and Graphic Design Competition + Keynote Speech with HTC CEO (sponsored by FullDive VR)
Join us at 2017 Cal VRathon: Coding and Graphic Design Competition and learn about virtual reality, immersive technology and more!
Two major parts of the event:
1) a keynote speech when Cher Wang, CEO of HTC (and many other leaders in VR industry) will share with us their visions for virtual reality and education.
2) a hackathon session where students with diverse backgrounds (graphic design, engineering, etc) who are interested in VR work collaboratively in teams on developing VR graphic design software solutions.
You may choose to attend both the speaker conference and hackathon, or just one of the above, depending on personal preference. Food and drinks will be provided.
There is a cap for the event so sign up soon
EVENT AGENDA
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1.00 - 1.30pm Door opens
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1.30 - 2:30pm Opening speeches by sponsoring companies
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2.30 - 2.45pm Keynote speech by HTC CEO Cher Wang
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2.45 - 3.00pm Q&A Session
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3.00 - 3.30pm Competition rubrics intro
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3.30 - 5.30pm Team discussions
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5.45 - 6.00pm Q&A
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6.00pm Door closes
**We will not provide hardware as the submission process will be online through devpost. Submission channel will be opened at 3:00pm April 29th. You will have 48 hours to work on the project. Result will be announced a week later and winners will be invited to celeration party to receive rewards and network with our major sponsor Full Dive VR.
JUDGES
For judges info please check devpost.
ELIGIBILITY
VRHack@Cal is open to all undergraduates of all majors. Whether you're a backend coder, a graphic designer, or just looking to learn more about VR, all are welcome.
REQUIREMENTS
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Hackers will form teams up to THREE people and create a VR application that focuses on education.
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Something important to note is that writing code is NOT necessary.
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Teams can either create a graphic design showcasing their application, or create a real VR application.
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Graphic designs should be as detailed as possible and should really showcase the "VR" parts of the application. Certain websites can help with VR prototypes (https://blog.mozvr.com/quick-vr-prototypes/)
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Note that judging will award far more points to teams that actually create a real VR application with source code.
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Every team will also be respondible for submitting a powerpoint describing their application and its relevance to education, as well as a YouTube video talking over this powerpoint or showcasing the application.
JUDGING CRITERIA
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Complexity
How complex is your application? If you wrote code and have a working VR app, you will likely score full points for this section. Judges will also account for how thorough and detailed graphic designs appear.
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Creativity
Applications that showcase virtual reality in a unique an interesting way will be rewarded with more points.
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Relevance to Education
The theme of this hackathon is education so make sure your application is at least somewhat related.
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Market Feasibility
How good of an idea is the application. If judges can see many people using this application, more points will be rewarded.
AWARD
1st Place: $500 + HTC VR Headset(worth $800)
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $100
IMPORTANT INFO:
1. You could choose to attend keynote speech, or competition, or both.
2. For competition participants, ALL members of your hackathon team must sign up on Eventbrite
3. For competition participants, please email your resume to berkeley@upsync.org as all of our sponsoring companies will collect your resumes for internship/full time opportuninities.
Location
Dates
to 29th April 2017 - 06:00 PM