Android @RUB Hackathon 2019

We are the Institut für Kommunikationsakustik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum or IKA for short. You can find out more details about us, and about our projects by following the link: https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ika .

Lea Schönherr, Alexandru Nelus, Rainer Martin, Dorothea Kolossa - Institut für Kommunikationsakustik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

<H2>Registration extended until <SPAN>the </SPAN><STRONG>24th of January!</STRONG></H2>
<H2>What is "Android @RUB Hackathon"?</H2>
<P>Come and show off your Android developing skills, maybe learn some new tricks and meet likeminded people in a full-day programming challenge, where the winners take home the big prize.</P>
<P>You will be developing Android apps under the general theme: <STRONG>Games <STRONG>&amp; </STRONG></STRONG><STRONG>Audio with Android.</STRONG></P>
<P>Just <STRONG>register</STRONG> until the <STRONG>24th of January,</STRONG> using the button to the right and that's it, you're in!</P>
<H2>When and where?</H2>
<P>The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 26.01.2019 from 09:00 to 21:00 in the ID building of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, at level 2, room 2/201. </P>
<P>You can also find more details on how to get there using this link: <A HREF="https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ika/kontakt.html" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ika/kontakt.html</A></P>
<H2>Who can participate?</H2>
<P>Everyone is welcomed to the event, from coders to graphical designers, from project managers to creative people, in general, anyone who is interested in helping create an Adroid App. You don't necesarily need any previous Android development experience, our main idea is to form teams where everybody cand fit in, and bring their own contribution.</P>
<H2>Should I prepare?</H2>
<P>This hackathon is aimed at begginer developers, so if you want to be the coder in your team but you haven't started with Android yet or you just want to refresh you knowledge, you can follow the tutorials bellow and you will have enough skills to enter our event:</P>
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<LI><A HREF="https://goo.gl/ULSkuz" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://goo.gl/ULSkuz</A> (info about setting up the SDK and the IDE)<BR></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://goo.gl/d1pjGS" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://goo.gl/d1pjGS</A>(build your first app)<BR></LI>
<LI><SPAN><A HREF="https://goo.gl/cMZ8MN" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://goo.gl/cMZ8MN</A> (speech to text)</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN><SPAN><A HREF="https://goo.gl/BPJ7qS" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><SPAN>https://goo.gl/BPJ7qS</SPAN></A>(speech to text - video tutorial)</SPAN></SPAN></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://goo.gl/gMLusk" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://goo.gl/gMLusk</A> (maze game)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://github.com/tiko2012/ModifiedBallDroid/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/tiko2012/ModifiedBallDroid/</A> (modified maze game)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rDETzaiYoUS0egMDBuI_0Z0n1-4K094C" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rDETzaiYoUS0egMDBuI_0Z0n1-4K094C</A> (tutorials and code)</LI>
</UL>
<H2>How does this work?</H2>
<UL>
<LI>You first have to register for the event, using the register button to the upper right.</LI>
<LI>You must show up to the event, preferably on time, as we start no later than 09:00.</LI>
<LI>On the morning of the event, you will group yourselves into teams of your choosing.</LI>
<LI>For those of you without a pre-planned team, random teams will be created.</LI>
<LI>We recommend that each team is no larger than three members and we also encourage gender diversity.</LI>
<LI>You will then get specific details about the Android app that you will develop.</LI>
<LI>Developing starts at 10:00.</LI>
<LI>You can choose any programming language and environment you like.</LI>
<LI>You can use any means available for developing.</LI>
<LI>Developing ends at 19:00.</LI>
<LI>Teams present their apps, and the judges designate the winners.</LI>
<LI>Award ceremony and party.</LI>
</UL>
<H2>Did someone say prizes</H2>
<P>The best performing teams will receive prizes from the ones listed bellow. We have planned three items for each team considering the recommended three members per team. We will also be offering prizes for <STRONG>gender equality</STRONG> within teams!</P>
<UL>
<LI>BOSE Quietcomfort 25 Over Ear Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones</LI>
<LI>JBL GO Schwarz Ultraportabler Bluetooth Speaker</LI>
<LI>Raspberry Pi 3B+<BR></LI>
<LI>TIMEBOX-Evo</LI>
<LI>Elegoo Arduino Robot, Penguin</LI>
<LI>Vocuhers for https://notebooksbilliger.de</LI>
<LI>other goodies</LI>
</UL>
<H2>Who are the current sponsors?</H2>
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.rub.de/ika" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Institute of Communication Acoustics </A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.appcom-interactive.de" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">appcom interactive GmbH</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://bo-i-t.de" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bochumer Institut für Technologie gGmbH</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.volkswagen-infotainment.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Volkswagen Infotainment GmbH</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://9elements.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>9elements GmbH</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://kempermusic.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kemper GmbH</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.vde-rhein-ruhr.de" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">VDE Rhein-Ruhr</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://ruhr.impacthub.net/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Impact Hub Ruhr</A></LI>
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<DIV CLASS="dbg0pd" ROLE="heading"><A HREF="http://www.brace-enterprise.de/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brace Enterprise GmbH</A></DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="dbg0pd" ROLE="heading"><SPAN>What should I bring?</SPAN></DIV>
<UL>
<LI>A computer, preferably with preinstalled development tools (<A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-k5gwz_91o" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-k5gwz_91o</A>).</LI>
<LI>Android smartphone or tablet (at least one for each team) to deploy the project on.</LI>
<LI>The charging cable of the smartphone or tablet, so that you can connect it to the computer.</LI>
<LI>A HDMI cable if you want to connect your laptop to the external monitors that we will provide.</LI>
</UL>
<H2>What can I find there?</H2>
<UL>
<LI>WiFi and LAN Internet.</LI>
<LI>Coffee, water and soft drinks.</LI>
<LI>Snacks and pizza.</LI>
<LI>A panel of judges from industry and academia.</LI>
</UL>
<H2>Was last time fun?</H2>
<P>Have a look at the video from our previous Android @RUB Hackathon from 2017 and judge for yourself:</P>
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="https://vimeo.com/224753617" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://vimeo.com/224753617</A></LI>
</UL>
<H2>Want to contact us?</H2>
<P>You can do so by using the Contact button at the bottom of this page, or by directly e-mail to alexandru.nelus@rub.de or lea.schoenherr@rub.de. We're happy to answer any question that you might have.</P>

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