Build w/ AI Hackathon | Google x NYU Tandon Engineering School - Day I
Details
RSVP for Day 1 here :
https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-nyc-presents-nyc-build-with-ai-hackathon-nyu-tandon-engineering-school-part-of-nyc-open-data-week-day-i/
March 27th 2026 | Hackathon Kick Off Event
Empowering New Yorkers through Open Data and Artificial Intelligence!
🎤 Keynote & Labs Evening Session
Get ready to build! This evening session is designed to provide the technical foundation and inspiration needed for a successful hackathon. Attendees will receive direct guidance on Google Cloud tools and Gemini APIs.
Agenda:
6:00 PM – 6:15 PM: 👋 Check-in & Refreshments
Networking music, high energy.
6:15 PM – 6:45 PM: 🎤 Keynote: The Multimodal Frontier
Intro to Gemini Live API & Agent Development Kit.
The "Anti-Project" Brief: Explicitly show the slide of what NOT to build (No basic RAG, No Medical/Mental Health bots).
Introduction of Judges and Mentors.
6:45 PM – 7:00 PM: 🛠️ Environment Setup & API Access
Distribution of Google Cloud Credits.
Verification of API access (ensure every laptop is ready for Sunday morning).
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM: 💻 Introduction to Gemini Live Agents and Anti-gravity
Technical deep-dive: "From 0 to Hello World" with Live API.
Technical deep-dive: How to master Antigravity for your coding projects
8:30 PM – 9:00 PM: 🤝 Speed Networking & Team Formation
The Rule: Teams of 3–4 preferred.
Activity: "Pitch your skill" (e.g., "I'm a backend dev looking for a creative storyteller").
Solo hackers are grouped or encouraged to join existing ideas to maximize credit usage and project quality.
Workshop Guidelines:
https://codelabs.developers.google.com/way-back-home-level-0/instructions#0
https://codelabs.developers.google.com/way-back-home-level-1/instructions#0
https://codelabs.developers.google.com/way-back-home-level-3/instructions#0
https://codelabs.developers.google.com/way-back-home-level-4/instructions#0
Step out of the traditional "text box" paradigm and build AI that truly connects. This hackathon challenges you to create immersive, multimodal AI agents using Google Cloud and Gemini.
Participants will leverage the speed of the Gemini Live API and the power of Google’s GenAI SDK/ Agent Development Kit to build solutions in benefiting NYC as part of the NYC Open Data Week
The Mission: Don’t just build a chatbot. Build an experience that sees, hears, speaks, and creates.
### Prizes:
Up to 4 tickets to Google I/O on May 19-20 in Mountain View, CA
The winning team will receive an exclusive, private pitch session with the founders of Google’s AI Futures Fund
Register for the waitlist and our team will review and approve shortly.
### Register for Day 2: