IBC Hackfest Powered by AngelHack

IBC Hackfest Powered by AngelHack

Think about the future. What do you see? Ignore domestic robots, let’s instead focus on the Future City.

We’re already seeing the rise of smart cities, from Barcelona to London to Nairobi and beyond.  IoT, VR, and AI have made massive strides in the past few years.  We know our lives are about to change: what we want to know is what those changes will look like.

Enter the IBC Hackfest hackathon: a chance for developers all over Northern Europe to help define the future.  

Prizes:

• Grand Prize:  

• €4,000 cash

• Gadgets for each team member (to be announced!)

• IBC2017 Bronze Pass for each team member, valued at €1,199 each

• Runner-Up Prize:  

• €1,000 cash

• Gadgets for each team member (to be announced!)

• Third-Place Prize:

• Gadgets for each team member (to be announced!)

Sponsor prizes will be announced soon!

Challenges:

We’re looking for hacks in the following areas:

●     Education: How does the rise of AR/VR change the classroom?  How does new multi-faceted content affect the classroom experience and how we can best incorporate it into our learning techniques?

●     Entertainment: What does the future living room look like (got your hoverboard hanging over your TV? Do you even have a TV?). How will you find and share the content you want?

●     Sports: What does the future of football viewing look like?  What new Audience engagement techniques can fans use to get into the game?  Will IoT and AI change the way we experience sports forever?

Judges will be announced in the coming weeks

Rules:

1. Teams of up to 5 humans are allowed.

2. You must demo your hack in order to present. No slide-decks or power-points will be allowed. 2 minute presentation, 1 minute Q&A from Judges.

3. Each hackathon has its individual hackathon.io page, and projects should be submitted on it. Submission time is 13:00 Sunday.

4. Winning teams will be subject to a code-review following the event or immediately before winning.

5. Fresh Code Enforced: We all start coding at the same time. This is done to keep things fair. Please don’t come in and build on top of previous projects if you want to win.

6. Every participant must agree to this participation agreement.

Schedule:

Wednesday 7 September 2016

• 6:30-8:30 pm GMT +2:     Pre-IBC HackFest Virtual Session

• Dial in info will be shared closer to the event!

Saturday 10 September 2016

• 7:00am Event set-up and Partner set-up

• 9:30am Doors Open & Breakfast Served

• 10:30am Opening Ceremony & Presentations

• 11:00am Coding Begins

• 12:00pm Lunch

• 1:00 pm Breakout Session

• 6:00pm Dinner

• 10:00 pm Pitch workshop by AngelHack

• Access to the BIG SCREEN EXPERIENCE Exclusive Screening in IBC Expo Hall (More info coming soon for this can’t-miss experience!)

• 12:00 am Midnight Snack

• 12:00- 8:00am   Hack through the night

Sunday 11 September 2016

• 7:00 am Breakfast

• 12:00 pm Lunch

• 1:00 pm Submission Deadline

• 2:00 pm Demos & Judging Begins

• 3:00 pm Judge Deliberation

• 3:30pm Awards

• 4:00 pm Closing/ Happy Hour

Judging Criteria

Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 20 points, with the final score being the average of the judges’ scores:

• Simplicity (5 points): Is the application simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less?

• Creativity (5 points): How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge?

• Impact (5 points): Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact?

• Design (5 points): Was the UX/UI intuitive and appealing?