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♜ Hack the Castle – A social media hackathon.
Winter hackathon at Cetrez Castle.
A collaboration with digIT and ArmIT.
Use this repository as a starting point by forking it and start working. We will use the fork-tree to keep track of contestants.
The most important thing is to have fun, if you are unsure about the rules don't hesitate to ask us.
- Every project must be a fork of the hackathon repository
- No project can have been started prior to the hackathon, but you are welcome to use existing frameworks, libraries, boilerplates, etc.
- The allowed groups size is 2 to 4 contestants
- The last commit for the project shall be pushed to github before Saturday 18:00
- Fill out the TEAM.md with your team and project information, then move it to
README.md
- Use libraries and frameworks
- Make sure the team have an initial idea on Friday
- We are here to help you, and so are StackOverflow
- Take breaks, have fun
- Include everyone in the teamwork
The projects are evaluated on four main criteria.
- Business value
- Design & UX
- Technical Quality
- Wow-factor
Some more informal activities not in the schedule below may be added during the hackathon.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Friday | Meetup |
| 18:00 | Meetup opens |
| 18:30 | Hack the Castle Introduction |
| 19:30 | Mingle, team forming |
| Saturday | Hackathon |
| 08:00 | Castle doors open |
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 10:00 | Inspirational seminar – Create a great project |
| 12:00 | Lunch with Cetrez presentation |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Mario Kart Tournament |
| 18:00 | Last commit must be pushed |
| 20:00 | Winners are announced |
| 20:30 ~ 23:00 | After Hack party |
A collection of useful links, you may of course use any other API you'd like.
- Tumblr
- Youtube
- Goodreads
- Meetup
- Spotify
- Discord
- Keybase
- Alexa Skills Kit
- Dialogflow, Build natural and rich conversational experiences
- ChatFuel, Build a Facebook bot without coding
- wit.ai, Turn what your users say into actions
- Localtunnel, Expose your computer to the internet
Some suggestions for frameworks and libraries to use, you may of course use
anything you like.