GOOGLE HACKATHON

What does SnapChat, Khan Academy, and Rovio (Angry Birds) have in common?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17PtS1Qx8kU

They all use Google's Cloud Platform to develop and launch their products. Whether it's IOS apps to websites with millions of pageviews, Google Cloud Platform supplies developers with a highly scalable backend infrastructure that's global, redundant and uses cutting edge technologies like MapReduce, BigTable, and Dremel. Google just recently dropped their prices to be extra competitive when compared to AWS.

Are you interested now? Come join HiCapacity, theBoxJelly, and Google Developer Relations in a joint Hackathon where developers can play around Google's Cloud Platform FOR FREE!. We'll give you the keys to the entire set of tools. All we ask is that you build something awesome with it. This is a great opportunity to get familiar with Google's offerings to see if it matches your business needs. Or to just add another tool to your toolbelt. We'll also have Google Developer Experts on hand to show you how to use some of the tools and to offer support when the docs are not enough.

Participants are not required to use Google's Cloud Platform to compete in this Hackathon. Nor are they required to use any Google product. Although I'm not sure why you would want to ... most of the prizes are Google Cloud Platform credits.

AGENDA OF THE HACKATHON:(These events are not required. You may find them helpful though. )

FRIDAY:
6:00-7:00pm: Networking
7:00-8:00pm: Idea Pitching and Team Formation
8:00-9:00pm: Team meetup and idea discussions

SATURDAY:
8:00-8:30am: Networking
8:30-9:30am: Main Feature Prototyping (Paper&Pen)
9:30-10:50am: Infra architecture, Data Modeling, UI Design
10:50-11:00am: 1st Stand-up Meeting
11:00-12:00pm: UI Development, Backend setup
12:00-12:30pm: Peer to Peer Demos

12:30-1:30pm: Retrospective (Lunch Time)

1:30-2:30pm: Backend and Middle Layer development
2:30-2:40pm: 2nd Stand-up Meeting
2:40-3:30pm: UI tuning, Backend, Middle Layer develop
3:30-4:00pm: Peer to Peer Demos
4:00-4:15pm: Retrospective & Stand-up Meeting
4:15-5:15pm: Bug Fixes and Final tuning

5:15-6:00pm: Final presentations and Judgments

Lunch will not be provided but we will take orders sometime around 10 and pick up food for participants.

PERKS FOR THE WINNERS:

• $500 Google Cloud Platform
• 1 month JumpSchool.co Free
With more on the way.

DEVELOPERS EXPERTS:

Alline Oliveira - Official Google Developer Expert 2014 - Cloud Platform
Edward Kim - Chrome Expert and JavaScript (Angular.js, Node.js, JQuery,...)
Alan Solidum - Arduino

Jesse Thompson - 3D Design
Android
Google APIs

LOCAL SPONSORS:

Google BoxJelly HICapacity HTDC