We are pleased to announce that Enflux and Microsoft are organizing a "Future of Sports Technology" hackathon for Developer Week in San Francisco at the Microsoft Reactor in downtown San Francisco the weekend of Feb 17-19.
About the Hackathon
This "Future of Sports Tech" Hackathon is designed to bring together the best minds in technology and sports to solve real problems for athletes, coaches, sports companies, and fans and create the future of sports technology. Developers are encouraged to use the latest technology in performance tracking, sensors, video, and VR/AR to advance the science of sports and athletic performance. We will have some technology and equipment available, and developers are encouraged to bring their own to the event as well!
Who should attend
Attendees include developers who want to advance the latest software and hardware in sports technology, leaders in the sports technology community, and companies on the cutting edge in sports technology.
Prizes
Best Sports Performance
12 month training membership to group classes for the San Francisco location (Franklin & Bush) of Kwan Um Do Kwang, (zensword.org), a "cutting edge" martial arts training gym in San Francisco. Divisible amongst team, or transferable to friends and family.
Criteria:
-Demonstrate an innovation in training simulation that could be used in competitive training by athletes, coaches, and staff
-Bonus points for the use of AR or VR
Best Fan Experience
Free API Access for 12 months or an entry into the Sportradar Acceleradar program.
Criteria:
-Demonstrate an innovation in fan experience that bring fans closer to their teams and fans
-Bonus points for use of VR or AR
Best Augmented Reality
a. 2 complimentary passes to the LEAN Sports Technology Conference, held by the ISTA in Colorado Springs at One Olympic Plaza March 8-10
b. 24 bottles of Bodyarmor
c. Enflux t-shirts for each team member
Criteria:
• Demonstrate an innovation in sports performance that could be used in competitive training by athletes, coaches, and staff
Best Virtual Reality
a. Free demo space for "Virtual Reality in Sports" at UploadVR
b. Exclusive interview with VR Fitness Insider
c. Enflux t-shirts for each team member
Criteria:
• Must use a VR or AR headset
• Demonstrate an innovation in VR, AR and MR that impacts sports,
health and fitness
• Bonus points for use of additional hardware for tracking of
hands, body, feet, and biometric data
Best of Show
a. Exclusive visit to the U.S. Olympic Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista
b. Private meeting to present your work to coaches, athletes, and staff at the Training Center
c. Lifetime elite membership to Starters (value $99 each member)
d. 24 bottles of Bodyarmour
e. Two Free Enflux Suits (Value $798, ship in May)
f. Enflux t-shirts for each team member
Criteria
• Must solve a true need for US Olympic coaches, athletes, and staff
• Target sports - gymnastics, track and field, golf
• Open to any type of technology
Resources:
• http://www.philcheetham.com/
Best drink experience with Bodyarmor
a. Post picture on Facebook during Hackathon. Tag #SportsHack2017 #GetEnflux #Bodyarmor
b. Bodyarmor drink must be visible in picture
c. Show clip of doing something at Hackathon with Bodyarmor
d. Most creative clip wins
People's Choice Award
One Free Enflux Suit- voted on by everyone who attends the hackathon
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Phil Cheetham
Senior Technologist-US Olympic Committee
Tyler Gibson
Microsoft
Matt Brown
Chief of Software-Enflux
Craig Cannon
Director of Marketing- Y-Combinator
Akif Malik
Chief Executive Officer-Sports CoLab
Judging Criteria
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Fulfill 1 or more of the Prize Categories
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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