Hack Attack: Games for Lung Health

Studio Lambert

<H2>Event is at Vinyl Cafe, in Tileyard Rd - we're opposite numbr 39 Tileyard Rd.</H2>
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<H2>We now have an IDEAS WALL for videogame ideas to support CF Physio - get the brainstorming started early, or contribute ideas remotely: <A HREF="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-MqaV-imH8FsRgTE_C6fQgjW3XD5hiB1MtMmfmajAwo/edit?usp=sharing" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-MqaV-imH8FsRgTE_C6fQgjW3XD5hiB1MtMmfmajAwo/edit?usp=sharing</A></H2>
 
Follow us on Twitter for all the latest Updates: <A HREF="https://twitter.com/hackattackgames" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@HackAttackGames</A>
Use our Hashtag for the event: <A HREF="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cfhack" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">#CFHack</A>
 
<H2>Come join the Hack Attack, April 16-17 !</H2>
We need your help to make Cystic Fibrosis physiotherapy fun…. Come join our Hack Attack for Lung Health by creating games that transform Cystic Fibrosis physio into a fun, engaging experience. Over the weekend we will be hacking CF devices to turn them into inputs to video games. There will be fantastic prizes up for grabs and great people from the games industry to work with.
The event is part of a new prime time science series for BBC2 called Big Life Fix (working title), so you could also appear on tele.
 
<H2 CLASS="p1">What's this all about?</H2>
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that primarily affects the respiratory and digestive systems. CF clogs the internal organs (especially the lungs and digestive tract) with thick sticky mucus, which makes it very difficult to breathe and digest food.
CF patients take on a twice daily routine of physiotherapy, involving blowing into a device that creates a resistance force. This routine becomes part of daily life at an early age and over the years can become incredibly boring and frustrating to stick with - esepcially for kids.
We're creating a device that turns CF physiotherapy devices into game controllers - now we're involving you to make games. These can be as simple as Flappy Bird, a fun visualisation app, or as complex as a Minecraft Mod. (At this event we are targeting kids 12-18 years old)
Closer to the date we will be releasing project briefs of what we think could work as games or apps.
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<H2 CLASS="p1">What will be provided?</H2>
At the Hack Attack we'll provide the devices that already transform CF devices into game controllers, we will have a plugin for Unity to do game development in. But we're open to other environments and ways for the hardware to talk to a computer.
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<H2 CLASS="p1">Minecraft, Minecraft, Minecraft</H2>
One of the teams will be building games INSIDE Minecraft - so we're looking for some Minecraft Builders & Gurus to join us next weekend.
 
<H2 CLASS="p1">What is the outcome?</H2>
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The games and apps developed at the Hack Attack will be made open source.
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We are aiming to turn some of the projects into tablet apps (iOS or Windows)
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The games and apps will be deployed with CF patients, who will receive the device and start to play them as part of their daily routine
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The Hackathon will covered by a BBC film crew who are making a new prime time science series for BBC2 called Big Life Fix (working title). 
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<H2 CLASS="p1">How can I help?</H2>
Register for the Hack Attack! At the moment we have a capacity of 30 people.
Do you have a passion and experience in Game Design, UI or UX? Are you a games developer with experience in Unity? Are you a 3D artist or animator? Are you a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to hardware and software hacking? Are you a CF Expert or Physiotherapist?
We're looking for:
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Game Designers
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Artists & Animators
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Game Developers
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Technologists
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Makers
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Creatives
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CF experts & community
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**Book your spot at the Hack Attack Weekend and tell us what you’re interested in doing. 
**Due to the risk of cross-infection, we will only be bringing in CF patients via Skype. Please contact us if you have CF and would like to participate in some way.
 
<H1 CLASS="p1">Schedule</H1>
Here is the current schedule for the weekend:
Saturday
9:00 – Space opens, breakfast served
9:30 - Welcome & kickoff
10:30am – Teams Signups!
10:45am – 12:30pm – Teams Brainstorming
12:30pm – LUNCH
1:30pm – Teams present initial ideas 
2:30pm – HACK! 
7:30pm – DINNER 
9:00pm – Close up space
Sunday
9:00am – Space re-opens
12:30pm – LUNCH
4:00pm – FINAL PRESENTATIONS
 
<H2 CLASS="p1">What is CF?</H2>
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that primarily affects the respiratory and digestive systems. CF clogs the internal organs (especially the lungs and digestive tract) with thick sticky mucus, which makes it very difficult to breathe and digest food.
More than 2.5 million people in the UK carry the faulty gene, around one in 25 of the population.
There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis but many treatments are available to help manage it, including physiotherapy, exercise, medication and nutrition.
However, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 50% of patients affected with chronic disease are not doing their therapy or do it wrong.  Therapy exercises may be tedious and boring, especially for young people, who forget that maintaining their therapy from an early age increases life expectancy. 
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BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES – Big Life Fix 
The Hackathon will covered by a BBC film crew who are making a new prime time science series for BBC2 called Big Life Fix (working title). The series follows a group of seven inventors, engineers and programmers as they develop innovative solutions for people with disabilities and communities with unique challenges. 
*NOTE: If you are taking part in the hackathon you should be happy to potentially appear on camera.
 
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