We’re delighted that you’ll be joining us at our first ever inter-university hackday. With some interesting puzzles and some great prizes, we’re hoping you can make this a real success. Whether you feel most at home building front ends, integrating with web services, or coming up with cutting edge digital business propositions, we hope to have some challenges that will test and inspire you. Who knows – you could be going home with a new iPad!
We’ll be at the amazing National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. With displays and events ranging from the age of the dinosaurs all the way through to the technology of the future, there’s sure to be something to inspire everyone. We’ve also managed to get all participants tickets to the Game Masters exhibition on the day, so be sure to check out the exhibition which has over 100 playable games – from 1970s pioneers to modern classics.
To be honest, all we need is your creativity and your enthusiasm. But there are some things you can do to help you get the most of out of the hack. The main things are:
A day isn’t long, so we’ll be looking for your creativity as much as anything else. This can show just as easily on paper as on screen. However, we know that some of you will be keen to build something that actually works – and we’d love to see it. The resources section gives you early access to some of the assets you’ll have the opportunity to work with on the day.