We're hosting an OpenSocial Hackathon.
by Eiji
Timed nicely with the launch of the goo Home Sandbox, goo, the OpenSocial Japan Community, and Recruit Media Technology Lab are co-hosting an OpenSocial Hackathon.
A hackathon is a portmanteau of "hack" and "marathon," where participants are divided into groups and build software by coding right on the spot.
A few hackathons have been organized in the past, primarily by Google, but this time around we'll be building on top of the goo Home Sandbox as our container.
Organizers: goo Home, Recruit Media Technology Lab, OpenSocial-Japan Community
Date & Time: Friday, April 24, 2009, 10:00–18:00 (Doors open at 09:30)
Location: Recruit Media Technology Lab
Capacity: 35 attendees
Requirements:
- Interested in OpenSocial
- Experience programming in JavaScript
- Experience developing OpenSocial gadgets
(Going through the tutorial below will help you get up to speed smoothly)
http://code.google.com/intl/ja/apis/opensocial/articles/tutorial/tutorial-0.8.html - Able to bring your own laptop
Note: Participants are also asked to attend a preliminary meeting on April 14.
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 18:30–20:30 (Doors open at 18:00)
Location: Recruit Media Technology Lab
Agenda: Team formation and logistics for the Hackathon, brainstorming ideas
If you would like to participate, please register at both of the following sites:
http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-hackathon-0424
↑ Please make sure to read the details posted here carefully.
On the day of the event, Yoichiro-san and Yusuke Kawasaki-san, authors of OpenSocial入門, folks from Google, and of course myself will be participating as tutors.
If you're interested in OpenSocial, please come and join us!