Fun Games Hackathon

We have decided to postpone the event to December. All tickets will be valid for that event too.  The reasons are that we had a venue confimration at Microsoft Reactor before we launched the event on Eventbrite. A few weeks later Microsoft told us we could not come those days and there was another event there that weekend. We were kindly offered new dates in a week but we know many of you can only come weekends.  We have searched for sponsors and a new event place to host us and fit in all of you but have not been able to secure a place. We are talking to some event places that want to host a series of our hackathons/game jams but it will not help this event.  We are still very interested to connect to independent games companies and help these in front of investors. Those of you that are part of one please email: jan.softa@somerco.com  and we will see if we can connect you. We have connections to investors in UK, Chinese, US and Canada. Please send a short business plan on max 4 pages so we can have a quick look.   Kind regards,   Jan Links to inspirational material https://learn.unity.com/ https://unity3d.com/learn/live-training https://www.castlecrypto.gg/ethereum-games/ https://tinyurl.com/y6pmq63y  https://www.hyperledger.org/blog/2017/12/07/does-blockchain-have-a-role-in-gaming It kicks-off on Friday 6:30 pm and we finish on Sunday 6:00 pm. Friday 6:30 pm Registration 7:00 pm A chair and 5 panel speakers talk about game jams.  7:45 - 9:00 pm Networking Saturday 9:00 - 9:30 am - Registration 9:30 - 9:45 am Opening introduction for all.  9:45 - 10:15 am Explain the tasks 10:15 - 11:00 am Pitch ideas for those there and team building. 11:00 - 11:15 am Short presentation of teams and what they want to do. 11:15 - Kick - off. Start to build. 9:00 pm First day ends. Sunday 9:00 am Continue to build 3:00 pm - Deadline submit pitchdeck and demo to judges 3:00 - 5:00 pm All teams 5-10 min pitch & networking 5:00 - 6:00 pm Judges evaluate the teams. 6:00 pm Announce two runner-ups and a winner.  Sign-ups are going well so we are working on upgrading to a new slightly bigger venue. What’s happening? Make your mark in the games industry and join your peers by taking part in our hackathon.  What can you expect? This Fun Game Hackathon will give you everything from insight from female industry leaders, whilst giving you the opportunity to use emerging technologies as AI and blockchain and smart contracts and VR. Come meet yours peers and put your skills to the test. The teams will have until Sunday afternoon to create the best game possible.  Teamwork, creativity, endurance and a desire to learn from your peers are all that is required in this games .hackathon . You will also have the chance to listen to our partners and sponsors. Our partners will help answer questions about a particular technology. Judges criteria  Creative - Has the team come up with a creative game? Technical difficulty - Is the project technically impressive? Hook you - Is it difficult to put the game down?  “Wow” Factor - Are there exciting innovation and surprising solutions to problems? Concept sale - Is the pitch deck great and was it a pitch that sold you  Swag Three top teams will be offered free tickets to a Somerco conference on Emerging technologies on the 18th of September. It is London Hi Tech Festival in Shoreditch. It is a rapidily growing conference series that will take place 7-8 times a year. It attracts professionals from multinationals as Cisco, SAP to very innovative startups with huge commercial potential. It has attracted many investors to attend to listen and network.  Three top teams are invited to pitch in front of investors and a crowd of tech interested people on the 18th of September at our London Tech Festival. Normal cost to pitch is £1000 that you do not need to be bothered about. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-tech-festival-tech-for-all-tickets-65940567011 In addition, the three top teams will have the opportuinty to apply to a minimum of £50 000 investment. Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? To be part of you are a university student or a professional and if you look young you might be asked to show ID to get beer or other alcohol. What can I bring into the event? You can bring a smile, your laptop, cable and a ticket. How can I contact the organiser with any questions? jan.softa@somerco.com Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? Yes Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attend? No Code of Conduct All attendees, sponsors, partners, volunteers and staff at our events are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to ensure a safe environment for everybody. Our events is dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable environment and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of the following: gender gender identity and expression age sexual orientation disability physical appearance body size race ethnicity nationality religion political views previous hackathon attendance or lack of computing experience or lack of chosen programming language or tech stack We do not tolerate harassment of events participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at our events venue, this includes the following. hacks talks, presentations, or demos workshops any parties associated to the hackathon social media any other online media Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund (if applicable) at the discretion of the event organisers. CoC violation are reported to jan.softa@somerco.com