We will provide a series of educational workshops on coding, 3D printing, and product design while industry experts and mentors share insights on global innovation and technology with participants during the 24-hour hacking/ building/creating session.
What you will hear:
Inspirational talks on the evolution on wearable technology, opportunities for fashion and tech, and creativity in process design and production.
Key note speakers:
Tom Emrich, founder We Are Wearables - "One Canadian's Journey into the World of Wearable Technology": the evolution of technology and importance of fashion in wearable tech.
Renn Scott, strategic design thinker - "Opportunities in Fashion + Tech": the adoption of wearable technology, and challenges and opportunities associated with them.
Adriana Ieraci, founder Conveyor Built - "Process Design and Aspects of Production": the process design of creating new technologies and psychological aspects to consider during the production and development.
What you will learn:
Workshops on Basics of 3D printing provided by Hot Pop Factory (hotpopfactory.com); and Coding hosted by People & Code (peopleandcode.com)
What you will do:
We have created a safe environment for you to experiment, make new friends, collaborate and create amazing stuff. You will be given 24 hours to come up with the idea, develop it and present it to the panel of industry experts to get valuable advice and feedback.
For more information and a full schedule, visit www.hackntalk.com
Eligibility
- Anyone interested in fashion & tech
- Makers
- Students
- Entrepreneurs
Requirements
The topic: Fashion x Tech
Deliverables: Apps, images, mockups, prorotype
Categories: Wearable Technology, Fashion Apps, E-commerce, Innovation, Fashion x Tech for social innovation
Prizes
Nominations
No monetary
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
All are welcome. Please, read the Terms & Conditions on the main website (www.hackntalk.com)
There is $15 ticket for the participants and $10 for observers.
Participants are those who take part in the open hacking session and have full two-day access to Talks, workshops and mentors. They will also need to pitch their idea/ showcase their prototype during the demo session on Sunday night, followed by the closing party.
Observers are those who want to attend the Talks, workshops on Saturday and demo session with the closing party on Sunday.
Judges
Olga Okhrimenko
Fashion Zone at Ryerson University
Judging Criteria
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Ease of Use
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Design
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Innovation & Application
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