Wolfjam Hackathon is a weekend Hackathon that will take place in November where developers, innovators and designers from Upstate New York come together in Troy, NY to share ideas, form teams, and build awesome products!

We'll host the event in-person and virtually so teams can participate and collaborate wherever is easiest for them.

Venue

500 Federal Street, Suite 540, Troy, NY 12180

Discord

https://discord.gg/KnUEcA7mY6

We're honored to announce that Tech Valley Game Space will be kicking off their Pixels for Progress Game Jam during the Wolfjam Hackathon.

Pixels for Progress is a new civic engagement game jam from Tech Valley Game Space! The goals of the jam are:

• Fostering collaboration and interdisciplinary cooperation among artists, developers, and community activists
• Encouraging participants to think critically about civic issues and explore creative solutions through game design
• Creating interactive games that inspire social consciousness and civic action
• Promoting community engagement and inclusivity by involving underserved areas and culturally diverse communities

Big shout out to all of the sponsors that have helped make this event possible!

• Tech Valley Game Space
• Pixels For Progress
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Center for Economic Growth
• College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany
• Clarkson University

• Originality
  We will be judging how unique your idea is. This can include the idea or the approach to solving the problem you've set out to solve.
• Functionality/Technical Implementation
  We'll be looking to understand the technical decisions made, along with any challenges (if any) faced and how you overcame them. Please be sure to include a short write up describing the tech decisions you made. (languages, frameworks, etc.)
• Polish & Completion
  This category will judge how close you came to completing your project. In general, it will be better to submit a smaller, more complete project rather than a large, complex project that is incomplete.