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Hackathon
Hackathon
From a task to a VR/AR prototype in just 24 hours – in interdisciplinary teams of designers, coders and experts from many other fields. That is the Places _ Hackathon. We at the Places _ VR Festival believe that the technologies of Extended Reality (VR, AR, MR) are particularly suitable for discussing solutions to particular challenges facing our society, for bringing visions to life and for planning the future. At the Places _ Hackathon, participants have 24 hours to develop and prototype a VR/AR/MR application that will help to master the challenges of our time a little better.
From a task to a VR/AR prototype in just 24 hours – in interdisciplinary teams of designers, coders and experts from many other fields. That is the Places _ Hackathon. We at the Places _ VR Festival believe that the technologies of Extended Reality (VR, AR, MR) are particularly suitable for discussing solutions to particular challenges facing our society, for bringing visions to life and for planning the future. At the Places _ Hackathon, participants have 24 hours to develop and prototype a VR/AR/MR application that will help to master the challenges of our time a little better.
The Places _ Hackathon showcases the full innovative power of Extended Reality!
Procedure
- Presentation of the challenges, teambuilding & set-up of the workstations.
- Start of Coding
24 hours of coding
- End of Coding and subsequent jury tour
- Presentation at the Festival
- Centre and award ceremony
- A cosy evening on the festival grounds
Topic 2021
How can VR, AR & Co make the digital world safer?
How can VR, AR & Co make the digital world more secure?
Whether it’s hacker attacks, espionage or security gaps – problems around the topic of IT and data security occupy corporations and start-ups, municipalities and ministries. During the 24 hours of this year’s Places _ Hackathon, the teams will therefore deal with IT security challenges. How can IT infrastructures be better visualised? How can people be better trained in the safe use of computers and servers? What risks does VR technology itself actually pose?
Topic 2021
How can VR, AR & Co make the digital world safer?
How can VR, AR & Co make the digital world more secure?
Whether it’s hacker attacks, espionage or security gaps – problems around the topic of IT and data security occupy corporations and start-ups, municipalities and ministries. During the 24 hours of this year’s Places _ Hackathon, the teams will therefore deal with IT security challenges. How can IT infrastructures be better visualised? How can people be better trained in the safe use of computers and servers? What risks does VR technology itself actually pose?
Our Hackathon Winnerteams 2021
Watch it again now: The Hackathon award ceremony in re-live video
Our theme sponsors 2021
The IT security company with offices in the middle of the Places Festival site is working on smart authentication solutions without a password – among other things for smarter administration.
With forgery-proof certificates based on blockchain, TrustCerts contributes to a more secure digital data exchange.
How do I sensitise my company’s employees to IT security issues? Aware7 has the answer to this question and offers penetration tests and live hacking shows, among other things.
Jury
Farina Hamann
Farina Hamann is an interaction designer and VR artist from Bremen. She works at nextReality.Hamburg e.V., an association that supports and networks companies, start-ups and universities working with VR and AR. As founder of the Bremen XR community BREMERSIV and co-organiser of the Germany-wide VR Meetup Virtual Germany, she continues to drive the networking of the VR scene throughout Germany.
Wolfgang Jung
Wolfgang Jung is co-managing director of the Science Park Gelsenkirchen. The physicist, who studied in Heidelberg, has been managing the company since 2017. Before that, he was deputy managing director of the Science Park and responsible for the “Future Energies” project.
Norbert Pohlmann
Norbert Pohlmann is Professor of Cybersecurity and Head of the Institute for Internet Security – if(is) at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in Gelsenkirchen as well as Chairman of the Board of the German IT Security Association – TeleTrusT and on the Board of the Internet Association – eco.
The Places VR _ Hackathon 2021 is supported by:
Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen supports the Hackathon _ 2021 by sponsoring the prize money for the best prototype. (2500€)
The prize for the best idea is provided by the IHK Nord Westfalen. (1000€)
Ceconomy sponsors the audience award at the Hackathon _ 2021. (500€)
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