Fivium Hack Day

Friday 24th April 2020
from 9am

The Fivium Hack Day is an opportunity to experiment with new technology, build something useful, and win great prizes.

Prizes

...will be announced soon, but in the past we've given out Amazon Echos, Sennheiser headphones, Fitbits and GoPros

Schedule

Friday 24th April

9am Get set up in the Floral room/kitchen
10am Introduction A brief introduction, with a reminder of what to do and what not to do to produce something demoable
10:15am Hacking begins
12pm - 1pm Lunch
6pm Food TBD, but usually pizza - let Matt know if you have any dietary requirements
8pm Demo time Show off what you made (5 mins per demo)
10pm Voting/Prizes Vote for the demo you liked best, prizes given out
10:30pm Home/Pub

FAQ

I want to come, what do I need to do?

Please respond to the calendar invitation so that we can get an idea of numbers. We'll send out a separate poll later to get t-shirt sizes.

What should I bring?

Project ideas, a laptop, power supply, any other hardware you might want to make a hack with

I'm not a developer, can I take part?

Yes! You can buddy up with a dev, try your hand at programming yourself with our help, contribute project ideas, or test other people's projects.

Hack Ideas

Check out the Trello board for some ideas to get you started - or come up with your own and add it to the 'claimed ideas' column so no-one steals your glory