analogfolk hack festival - opening talk, why we hack

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The opening talk from the AnalogFolk Hack Festival, presented by Matt Dyke (Co-founder), and Ian Brennan (Head of Technical Concepting). Examine the history of hacking, how it became what it is today, and why we use hack days now to collaborate and work on great ideas. Brief: How can we use digital technology to make the analog experience of music festivals even better?

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  • 1. Fire exits there are 3 fire exits. 1 in reception and 2 in the main office by the window. Fire & emergency assembly point is located on the corner of Warner St and Eyre St Hill. Opposite left hand side of the office. Toilets are located in reception and at the back of the building. Harriet is our resident first aider if required. Wrist must be keep on for entire hack weekend and needed for re entry. HOUSE KEEPING

2. How can we use digital technology to make the analog experience of music festivals even better? THE BRIEF 3. PROBLEMS WITH MUSIC FESTIVALS 4. TRAV EL 5. LINE UP CLASHES 6. SOUND QUALITY 7. 7) Being able to see the stage HEY YOU! I CANT SEE 8. WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS? 9. TOILET QUEUES & CLEANLINESS 10. THE WEATHER 11. MOBILE PHONE RECEPTION AND BATTERY 12. WATCH IT, DONT RECORD IT! 13. WHERES MY TENT? 14. WHO DID I SEE AGAIN? 15. Why We Hack Ian BrennanHead of Technical Concepting 16. Head of Technical Concepting @nannerbibrennan.co.uk #AFHackFestival 17. History Lesson #AFHackFestival 18. #AFHackFestival 19. History Lesson #AFHackFestival 20. #AFHackFestival 21. #AFHackFestival 22. Google Cardboard 23. Things will go wrong. #AFHackFestival 24. DONT WAIT FOR PERFECT How quickly can you get to the 1st prototype? How many prototypes can you make? 25. There is no such thing as failure #AFHackFestival 26. Hacking is fun #AFHackFestival 27. Devices #AFHackFestival 28. How can we use digital technology to make the analog experience of music festivals even better? The brief #AFHackFestival 29. JUDGES MATT DYKE Co-Founder AnalogFolk Looking for: Something that genuinely makes peoples lives better. DES HOLMES Creative Technical Director AnalogFolk London Looking for: A simple solution where technology is invisible. IAN BRENNAN Head of Techinical Concepting AnalogFolk London Looking for: Someone who takes technology and applies it in a way thats not immediately obvious. TANYA COMBRINCK Digital Editor net mag Looking for: Potential. Im not looking for perfect 30. How were going to do it #AFHackFestival 31. How were going to do it Get yourself into teams 32. How were going to do it Get yourself into teams Your team should be a mixture of disciplines 33. How were going to do it Get yourself into teams Your team should be a mixture of disciplines Register your team at reception, youll need a good team name! 34. How were going to do it Get yourself into teams Your team should be a mixture of disciplines Register your team at reception, youll need a good team name! Youll be assigned a Folk, who will take you to an area of the office where you can start hacking 35. How were going to do it Get yourself into teams Your team should be a mixture of disciplines Register your team at reception, youll need a good team name! Youll be assigned a Folk, who will take you to an area of the office where you can start hacking Dont worry if youre not in a team, well help you find people with complementing skills 36. Folk #AFHackFestival 37. Go hack #AFHackFestival #AFHackFestival