Women's History Month Hackathon

Are you a woman who has an interest in making games, websites, apps, and/or interactive physical objects? If so, Code Liberation invites you to attend our Women's History Month hackathon.

Women's History Month is an exciting time for us to reflect upon, take inspiration and learn from some pretty boss ladies, especially in STEM such as Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, Mae Jemison, the ENIAC ladies, Donna Haraway just to name a few.

We would like to expand on our usual game jam event to focus on a variety of different kinds of artistic endeavors, games, solutions and prototypes that come out of this two week (across two weekends) hackathon.  What machines would Ada Lovelace make today? What type of game would Grace Hopper want to play, and what paper prototypes would Mae Jemison be making?

In celebration of Women's History Month, Code Liberation is holding a hackathon on the theme of women, technology, and engineering. Pick a problem to tackle, a project to explore, or a theme to be creative with.

Some examples of projects:

• Why aren't there more women scientists in Wikipedia? Research and solve that problem.
• Having issues finding collaborators? Make an app to help connect with other women.
• Want to make game about Ada Lovelace squashing calculators and building a computer? We want to play that.
• Wishing you had a private space to chat in? Your project could be to create a new mini community, connecting neat women and supporting communication.

Come in a team or by yourself and we'll help you find a group.

Need some help?
We are proudly part of Intel’s diversity initiative and participants will have the opportunity to hear from and talk to Intel Game Designers and Engineers. Participants that do not have their own computers will be supported with laptops on hand. 

There will also be programming workshops, design, paper prototyping, and snacks to be had!

Date and times of the in-person events:

March 5, 6, 12, and 13 from 10 am to 6pm