Sponsors
Mosaic Technology has generously sponsored this VR/AR/MR Forum and Hackathon!
Where
Becker College Campus Center 964 Main St. Leicester, MA 01524
When
Saturday April 15th.   8am  —  Sunday April 16th. 6pm
Press
Please let others know about the Forum/Hackathon! Do you know designers, developers, creatives, and entrepreneurs who love cutting edge technology and development challenges? Help spread the word: URL, Twitter, PDF

Why

Becker College is host to one of the top Game Design & Development programs in the world, and our faculty and students have been working with VR/AR/MR in a number of arenas from gaming to simulation for several years. Becker College's School of Design and Technology is excited to be in a position to promote these emergent technologies and to foster collaboration, ingenuity, and entrepreneurship within this growing field.

What

We start with a round table of VR/AR/MR experts in both games and serious titles from industry and academia. Followed by an open forum to kick off the next 24 hours of development! Sunday, we conclude with a community showcase and prize announcements.
  • Consider the potential of VR/AR/MR in under-explored fields
  • Consider untapped playing grounds for VR/AR/MR development
  • Explore an area of VR you haven't worked with before:
    • 360 video
    • Mobile VR/AR
    • Art
    • Gaming
    • Architecture
    • Education/Training
    • Advertising
    • Film
    • Medicine
    • Therapy
    • Product Design
    • Business Collaboration
    • Tourism

Who

Who you are: Groups of developers of any level of experience who are interested in gathering together to learn, experience, and actively engage in designing and developing for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality [profiles can be added but will probably be on another page] Who we are: The Becker College School of Design and Technology is hosting the forum and hackathon with generous sponsor, Intel. [links and profiles] Opening Panel: Profiles for the speakers will be here. Opening Demos: Profiles for the demo software during the opening event will be here. Judges: Profiles for the judges will be here. VR Squad: Profiles for the volunteer experts who will assist teams during the 24 hour Hackathon will be here.

Home

Becker College is excited to host the area’s first Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality forum and weekend Hackathon this Spring.

The forum will showcase various VR/AR/MR experiences as well as provide an expert panel to discuss current development trends and future forward visions in the field. Open discussion, Q&A, and group networking and brainstorming will be facilitated during this period — the hackathon kick-off.

The Hackathon will provide 24 hours for participating groups to break out into campus spaces, hunker down and develop exciting new applications in the VR/AR/MR space. A volunteer VR-Squad formed from members of our community will be available to answer questions about best practices, VR design, hardware issues, and other challenges for the entire Hackathon period. Breaks for meals, impromptu gaming, and of course reciprocal group testing will occur throughout the hackathon — many options exist at our new Campus Center or head to one of Leicester’s cafes or eateries just around the corner!

A showcase, open to the community at large will conclude the forum, during which time judging will occur. The judging panel will be looking for innovation, concept, and potential! We will conclude with the awarding of cash prizes for the top three submissions.

How

To participate, you must register as a group. Registration is on a first come, first server basis as we are limited by space to a set number of participants. There are key guidelines for your group to qualify:
  1. You must have a group of 1 to 6 members and all members must be 18+.
  2. You must have have your own VR/AR/MR hardware to develop with.
  3. You must do the majority of the work for your submission at the hackathon.
  To register your group, please fill out this form: Register Group To register as a Panelist, Mentor, or Judge or to Showcase, please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/Q3wLE9BF1wpit67D3