Workshops & Sessions
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Session: Hacky Hour
Friday 1/6, 5:00PM-6:00PM ET
Get to know your fellow participants in this team-building session! There will be icebreakers, games, and important introductory information especially for first-time hackers.
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Session: Using User Experience 🖌️
Friday 1/6, 6:30PM-7:15PM ET
Do you want to enhance the look and feel of your product? Join this session to learn all about how UX teams help create the best possible experience for users!
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Session: Choosing a Tech Stack 🧪
Friday 1/6, 7:30PM-8:00PM ET
Learn how to think like an architect and decide the perfect stack for your project in this advanced technical session!
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Workshop: Building a Website 🚀
Friday 1/6, 8:00PM-9:30PM ET
Jump-start your development and create a unique website using HTML & CSS! This workshop steps through the basics of web development, as well as some of the tools and processes you can use to turn your team's idea into a reality.
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Workshop: Introduction to Git 🧪
Friday 1/6, 8:00PM-9:30PM ET
Learn how you can use Git and GitHub to store and collaborate on the code for your project in this advanced technical session! You'll see how Git is used in the real world, and get a chance to practice using it on your own.
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Workshop: Creating Pixel Art 🚀🖌️
Saturday 1/7, 11:00AM-11:45AM ET
Design your own characters, logos, and other graphics using Piskel, an online pixel art editor! You'll learn how to use the tool, and get a chance to add your creations to an existing game (or export them for other uses)!
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Workshop: The Power of the Command Line 🚀🧪
Saturday 1/7, 2:00PM-2:30PM ET
If you want to hack like a pro, you'll need to get comfortable with command line interfaces. This session introduces the command line terminal, and presents an interactive game where you can practice the commands!
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Session: Eye-opening OpenAI Session 🚀🖌️🧪
Saturday 1/7, 3:00PM-3:30PM ET
"Let's talk about A.I." ~SZA
Get ready to be blown away by the incredible capabilities of artificial intelligence! OpenAI is at the forefront of the AI revolution, and we're excited to bring you a special session at the hackathon. You'll get a chance to see demos of the cutting-edge tools and technologies that are helping knowledge workers be more efficient and effective, and be inspired to create your own AI-powered projects. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from the experts and see the future of work firsthand!
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Session: Programming Synthwave Music 🚀🖌️🧪
Saturday 1/7, 6:45PM-7:30PM ET
*stranger things music starts playing* Are you an aspiring musician, or even just a music fan? Listen in and help build a track from scratch in this interactive session! You'll learn how to use functional programming to make synthwave music (like the stranger things theme song).
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Workshop: Presenting Presentations 🖌️
Sunday 1/8, 2:00PM-3:00PM ET
Do you need present better? Not good word doing? Nervous stage fright and spelign mstakes? Join this session for some presentation tips and tricks, as well as a chance to practice presenting with a fun Slideshow Shuffle activity!