Santa Clara, CA, May 12, 2014– Augmented World Expo Hackathon 2014. Augmented World Expo has released further details on the highly anticipated wearable Hackathon, which is a new addition to AWE, taking place May 26-27, 2014. The challenge is attracting hundreds of developers to compete for fun and prizes as they meet other developers and learn more about wearable devices.
This free event – produced in partnership with Augmate and sponsored by Epson and Arqetype – is open to all developers, both novice and advanced, and takes place at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California from 9 AM on Monday May 26th to Tuesday May 27th at 5 PM. Teams will spontaneously form to work on the new applications that most interest the developers. Attendees are invited to show off their hackathon applications on the May 27th between 3-5pm. The judges will vote for their top picks. The winning teams will receive prizes for the best applications, and the top Wearable hack will receive the coveted Auggie Award™. In addition, the top 10 hacks will be awarded a table in the Startup Alley at the AWE EXPO on May 28-29th, 2014. All participants in the hackathon who complete their hacks will be granted a deep discount for the conference tickets.
The Wearable Hackathon provides a great venue for programmers and Wearable enthusiasts to meet others that share their interests. It has also attracted the attention of companies who are eager to engage with developers in the dynamic market surrounding wearable products.
The following hardware and software providers will be providing resources for the wearable hackathon onsite: Google Glass, OculusVR, Arqetype, Vuzix, Epson, Wikitude, Metaio, Catchoom, Meta, Softkinetic, ARPA Solutions, Leap Motion, Pebble, Samsung, Rdio, Digital Ocean, and more.
This free day-long event is the result of work from dozens of volunteers and sponsors in the Wearable community. The hackathon has been organized by AWE in partnership with Augmate to provide joint activities among their members and developers across the nation.
The latest information on the Wearable Hackathon is available at its web site at awehacks.challengepost.com and on its Twitter channel at @AWEHacks. Information on how to sign up is available at its web site at awehacks.challengepost.com.
More about Augmented World Expo
Augmented World Expo, now in its fifth year, is the world’s largest international event for augmented reality, wearable computing, gesture devices, and the Internet of Things. This year’s show will take place Tuesday, May 27th through Thursday May 29th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. AWE 2014 will boast over 200 exhibits from elite brands like Epson, Qualcomm and Intel to pioneering startup such as Daqri, Arqetype, Ngrain, and many more. Attendees will also experience a FashionWare show produced by Living in Digital Times, the Auggie Awards, a wearable tech Hackathon, the Glass Class: Designing Wearable Interfaces by Mark Billinghurst and 100 additional talks.
The mind-provoking headliners Robert Scoble (Tech Evangelist) and Hiroshi Ishii (MIT Media Lab) as well as over 130 industry innovators are confirmed as speakers in the super-intense schedule. Samsung, Intel, Qualcomm, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon. Microsoft, Epson, Bosch, Boeing, GE, Nvidia and Plantronics are among the hundreds of leading companies confirmed to exhibit and speak
For more information and to register to attend, please visit www.augmentedworldexpo.com. Please follow Augmented World Expo on twitter at @ARealityEvent and #AWE2014.
In addition, Meta, creator of the hotly anticipated and upcoming Meta Pro augmented reality glasses, will host the Official VIP Party of Augmented World Expo, from 6 pm to 9 pm on Tuesday May 27th at its campus in Portola Valley. Please use the contact information above to request an invitation.
More about Augmentedreality.org
AugmentedReality.org is a 501 (c) non-profit organization with institutional supporters and individual members from across the world. It unites hundreds of companies, and thousands of entrepreneurs, engineers and designers – committed to advancing Augmented Reality – an emerging technology that digitizes interaction with the physical world.
Members tap into valuable members-only resources: major discounts to industry events, networking opportunities with industry leaders, up-to-date educational programs and technical training, unparalleled market research, exposure in extensive promotional programs, and representation in the voice of the industry.
AR.ORG also owns and produces Augmented World Expo (AWE) – the world’s largest international event for augmented reality, wearable computing, gesture devices, and the Internet of Things. All profits from AWE are reinvested into AR.ORG’s industry services.
Augmentedreality.org and Augmented World Expo are led by its co-founders, Executive Director Ori Inbar and Chief Content Officer Tish Shute.
