AR/VR hackathon comes to Nebraska with 1623 Farnam sponsorship
1623 Farnam has announced its participation in an Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Developer Challenge. Launching March 30, 2021, this year-long initiative offers $20,000 in cash prizes and will begin with a Design and Discovery Workshop with development teams collaborating and working through project opportunities leading up to the AR/VR Hackathon in May and a Demonstration Day slated for August.
The 1623 Farnam team is working in conjunction with the UNMC – iEXCEL, University of Nebraska, Greater Omaha Chamber, Omaha Metropolitan Community College, AIM Institute, KC Digital Drive, T-Mobile and US Ignite.
“The uses and applications of AR/VR are limitless, and have proven to be especially useful recently, when people have not been able to gather in groups due to the global pandemic,” notes Todd Cushing President of 1623 Farnam. “As such, the AR/VR Developer Challenge is a perfect opportunity to continue collaboration and driving advancements forward.”
This unique event will bring together new ideas, innovative concepts, and opportunities to grow an ecosystem of AR/VR solutions with the goal to build new solutions and businesses.
AR/VR Developer Challenge timeline of events
– Join the Community (February-March 2021) – Calling all tech enthusiasts, this is your chance to sign up and develop a cool use of AR/VR technology
– Design and Discovery Workshop (March 30, 2021) – Virtual session to present ideas and form teams; At the conclusion of the workshop, 3 teams will be awarded $1,500 each to continue developing
– Sprint to Hackathon (April-May, 2021) – Teams will work individually to start developing their product in preparation for the Hackathon; access to additional tools, mentors, and educational resources
– AR/VR Hackathon (May 14-16, 2021) – A weekend drive to start developing and present a full functioning product and interact with a larger group of people; Judges will award a $10,000 first prize and a $5,000 second prize
– Drive to Demo Day (June-July, 2021) – Work to create an MVP that can be presented at Demo Day
– AR/VR Demo Day (August 2021) – Time to celebrate and show off what has been created.
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1623 Farnam | AR | augmented reality | colocation | data center | DevOps | VR
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