On the second of August, 2013, iDEA, a Nigerian innovation centre, will be launching its hub at the Tinapa Knowledge City, Cross River State. Before the launch, there would be a 42-hour app-building hackathon. The purpose of the Hackathon is to give developers, designers, and entrepreneurs the chance to create applications that showcase the vibrancy of Nigeria’s entertainment industry and our rich cultural heritage.
Developers will be challenged to come up with ideas, form teams and build a prototype of their app – be it mobile apps, web apps, widgets or games. Teams have full ownership of everything they build at the event and are free to do with it as they wish. The prototype would then be presented to the hackathon judges and three winners will be selected to win cash prizes, devices and software.
To apply for the hackathon, interested participants nationwide should visit the iDEA Facebook page and register. Fifty eligible contestants would be considered and invited for the hackathon in Tinapa Knowledge City. Eligibility of interested participants will be based on the ability of the participant to answer correctly the assessment conducted during registration.
HACKATHON RULES
1. You can prepare wireframes, outlines, notes, idea validation, digital mockups, etc. But no coding can be done until Tuesday 30 July
2. Teams must consist of at least one person and at most five people
3. Each team must submit their entry by 3pm on Thursday, August 1, 2013 in order to demo their application to the judges.
4. Presentations will start at 4pm on Thursday, August 1, 2013. Each team will have two minutes to present their idea to the panel of judges and then have a 60 second Q and A session. (a microphone, VGA cords, and projector to display application will be made available). The judges would want to see demos of the idea/application, not power point presentations.
5. Each team and app will be judged based on four criteria:
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Innovation/Ambition
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User Interface/User Experience
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Overall Quality
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Quality of Pitch/Impact
Are you a Nigerian developer who is interested in this opportunity? Apply on their website or through the Facebook page for a chance to be part of the hackathon.
We will be be bringing you updates from Tinapa, Calabar via posts on here, and our twitter handle – @OTEKBITS and hashtag #iDEATinapa.
