ICHack '13 Prep Presentation

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HACKING THE HACKATHON @peterejhamilton www.inspiredpixel.net Tips and tricks for ICHack ’13

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HACKING THE HACKATHON

@peterejhamilton www.inspiredpixel.net

Tips and tricks for ICHack ’13

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DIVIDE AND CONQUER

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AVOID THIS SCENARIO

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PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE

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CHOOSING A PROJECT

•Solve a problem

•Low-level harder to demo

•Play to your strengths

•Try something new?

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GETTING STARTED

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AVOID THIS

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ITERATE FAST & OFTEN

•Build something

•Show your team

•Show your friends

•Show your mum

•Improve it

•Repeat

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IT’S A HACK, NOT COURSEWORK

•Do one thing well

•Hack it till it works

•I’m not marking your code...

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BUT...

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SLEEP SEMI-COLONS

•Spot the signs

•Show someone else!

•Power-naps vs Coffee/Redbull

•Eat constantly

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MY TECHNIQUE...

Google Interactivism Hackathon - 2012

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DEMO DAY!

•Leave at least 1 hour for prep

•Run through at least once

•Tangible Demo > Tech Talk

•Watch the other demos!

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TO AVOID THIS

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GO HACK!