opening talk, why we hack \ analogfolk hack festival
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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?TRANSCRIPT
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HOUSE KEEPING �
How can we use digital technology to make the analog experience of music
festivals even better?
THE BRIEF�
PROBLEMS WITH MUSIC FESTIVALS�
TRAVEL�
LINE UP CLASHES�
SOUND QUALITY�
7) Being able to see the stage
HEY YOU!�I CAN’T SEE �
WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS? �
TOILET QUEUES & CLEANLINESS�
THE WEATHER�
MOBILE PHONE RECEPTION AND BATTERY�
WATCH IT, DON’T RECORD IT! �
WHERE’S MY TENT? �
WHO DID I SEE AGAIN? �
Why We Hack������
Ian Brennan \\ Head of Technical Concepting
Head of Technical���Concepting
@nannerb \\ ibrennan.co.uk
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History Lesson
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History Lesson��
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Google Cardboard�
Things will go wrong.
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DON’T WAIT FOR PERFECT�
• How quickly can you get to the 1st prototype? • How many prototypes can you make?
There is no such���thing as failure
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Hacking is fun
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Devices
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How can we use digital technology to make the analog experience of music
festivals even better?
The brief
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JUDGES�
MATT DYKE �Co-Founder AnalogFolk Looking for: Something that genuinely makes people’s 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 that’s not immediately obvious.
TANYA COMBRINCK�Digital Editor net mag Looking for: Potential. I’m not looking for perfect
How we’re going���to do it
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How we’re going to do it�
• Get yourself into teams
How we’re going to do it�
• Get yourself into teams
• Your team should be a mixture of disciplines
How we’re going to do it�
• Get yourself into teams
• Your team should be a mixture of disciplines
• Register your team at reception, you’ll need a good team name!
How we’re going to do it�
• Get yourself into teams
• Your team should be a mixture of disciplines
• Register your team at reception, you’ll need a good team name!
• You’ll be assigned a Folk, who will take you to an area of the
office where you can start hacking
How we’re going to do it�
• Get yourself into teams
• Your team should be a mixture of disciplines
• Register your team at reception, you’ll need a good team name!
• You’ll be assigned a Folk, who will take you to an area of the
office where you can start hacking
• Don’t worry if you’re not in a team, we’ll help you find people
with complementing skills
Folk
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Go hack������
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