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MaTHiSiS Hackathon

MaTHiSiS Hackathon

MaTHiSiS Hackathon

 

The second hackathonof Project MaTHiSiS - Managing Affective-learning THrough Intelligent atoms and Smart InteractionS, financed by the European Commission as part of Programme Horizon2020 ICT 2015 – Information and Communication Technologies will be held during the 12thInternational Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technology (September 4-6, 2018), organised by the University of Nottingham. [For further information on the first hackathon, see the following news: Learning Games and The Mathisis Challenge].

 

The challenge is to develop games that can be used as learning material to help individuals with intellective disabilities and autism learn more efficiently. In order to reach this objective, it is necessary to create learning materials that are interactive, technological and with different levels of difficulty.

 

To participate you must have coding experience with Java, Python and Unit.

 

Registration is open on EventBrite. Deadline: August 24, 2018.

 

Why participate?

·       It’s an opportunity to learning something new about a tool that brings together emotions and learning.

·       You can meet individuals with special needs and industrial partners to co-develop solutions through an agile methodology. (i.e., see Extreme Hacking: A Recipe for Success in Hackathons)

·       Winners receive a monetary award!

 

For further information: Don't miss the second MaTHiSiS Hackathon Event!!

 

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