About the Hackathon

This is a 2-day Hackathon hosted by Digital Catapult, where teams of students across the UK will have access to Niantic's 8th Wall platform, to create unique augmented reality experiences. 

In order to participate and be eligible for prizes, you must have registered here by Wednesday 7th June. If you have not already done so, please contact the Digital Catapult team via Discord so you can be added to the 8th Wall Workspace.

Checkpoints

  1. Form your teams -by Wednesday 4.30pm
  2. Join the 8th Wall workspace (if you have not already) -by Wednesday 5.30pm
  3. Join the Discord & Slack channels 
  4. Submit team & concept presentations -by Thursday 11am
  5. Submit final presentations -by Friday 10am

 

Requirements

  1. Only one person per team needs to submit the team's project on Devpost, that person must add all other teammate(s) to the Devpost submission.
  2. 8th Wall projects must be published in order to be viewed by the judges. Test before final submissions!
  3. Include 8th Wall URLs and/or QR codes on your final submissions, accessible on your Project Dashboard.

 

What to Build

The aim of this Hackathon is to build an exciting and unique Augmented Reality experience using Image Markers, aligning with the theme of "Exploring the outside world, together".

What to Submit

  • Team Name (Team Lead + Individuals)

  • Project Name

  • Screen recording (30 seconds-2 minutes)

  • Project File (8th Wall URL and QR code)

  • Short description of the project (100 words or less)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

£8,500 in prizes
Winner
1 winner

Overall winning team of the hackathon will receive £5000

Top teams
2 winners

The top teams across the remaining sites will receive £700 each

2nd Place
3 winners

2nd Place across all sites will receive £450 each

3rd Place
3 winners

3rd Place across all sites will receive £250 each

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Jessica Driscoll

Jessica Driscoll
Digital Catapult

Sarah Burslem

Sarah Burslem
Niantic

Robert Morgan

Robert Morgan
Playlines

Judging Criteria

  • Submit all the required materials
  • Produce a concept that aligns with the theme
  • Implement exciting functionality and/or audiovisuals that work in AR
  • Use multiple image markers outdoors in an innovative way
  • Leverage what is unique to AR

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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