This past weekend I photographed a 24-hour hackathon in downtown Reno outside the Pioneer Center. The event, Hack4Reno, was a contest where teams of developers, designers, journalist, techies, geeks, etc. conceived and built apps that would somehow benefit the local community; many even used data made available by the city.
The event was sponsored by I swear, everyone, but organized primarily by Reno Collective, reno.rb and the City of Reno. I wasn't there for the whole 24 but did manage a few trips downtown. Although most of the apps are still under construction, I can't wait to use some of the final projects.
Here are a few of the pics documenting the day (and night and following day).
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The hackathon was held outdoors... |
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...at the Pioneer Center. |
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Some teams went home early... |
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Most, didn't. |
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Hacker fuel. |
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More supplies: water, power, sleeping bag, beer. |
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"Gee Brain, what do you wanna to do tonight?" |
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Winning teams received a gold "statue" of Reno Mayor Bob Cashell. |
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Team gooutsi.de... |
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...outside. |
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17 teams and more than 40 people participated. |
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