RGUHack 2016 Hackathon – Tweet Summary

April 18, 2016August 22, 2016 Daniel C Doolan Photography Aberdeen, Code, Competition, Hackathon, Photography, Photos, Programming, RGU, Robert Gordon University, Scotland

Following on from my previous two posts, this one captures most of the Hackathon’s essence played out on Twitter. A few of the tweets may not be in chronological order as the tweets below are a collective from searches, hastags and @RGUHack tweets.

RGU Hackathon 2016 in Video (online)
RGU Hackathon 16-17th April 2016 – Event Photos (online)

@macannabelle Thanks for reaching out to us, Annabelle! We were so excited to participate! #RGUHack

— Brightree (@Brightree) April 18, 2016

This is great!! #RGUHack https://t.co/FufJOUxQk8

— Brightree (@Brightree) April 18, 2016

Overview of this weekends @MLHacks powered @RGUHack Hackathon (https://t.co/YKTTCkJezU) – Flickr: (https://t.co/sv1ufPDLT8)

— Daniel C. Doolan (@dcdoolan) April 17, 2016

A @LeapMotion controlled Basketball game developed at the @MLHacks powered @RGUHack https://t.co/sqwsnuEOOx

— Daniel C. Doolan (@dcdoolan) April 17, 2016

Gesture Controlled AR Parrot Drone – RGU Hack 2016: https://t.co/p3ekGQqcBv via @YouTube

— Daniel C. Doolan (@dcdoolan) April 17, 2016

Thanks again for coming and making the weekend a brilliant one which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Until next year… #goodnighthackers

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 17, 2016

The time-lapse of RGUHack 2016 is now live! How's that for quickness 😉 See if you can spot yourself!https://t.co/gXhc9Wz4mu

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 17, 2016

Thanks to everyone that attended #RGUHack, what a success and loads of fun had by all! Until next time… #GoodnightHackers

— I'm Rhys btw (@Blankeh) April 17, 2016

RGUHack is a wrap, until next year; thanks everyone! #RGUHack

— annabelle macleod (@macannabelle) April 17, 2016

Long weekend @RGUHack over, great to see all the effort put in by all our @RGUComputing students. You do us proud.

— John Isaacs (@wildfireone) April 17, 2016

Thank you Aberdeen and @RGUHack for having me! It was a top weekend, had so much fun and will be back soon – but for now – flight + sleep! 💤

— Bilawal Hameed (@bilawalhameed) April 17, 2016

Congratulations to rm -rf for winning Best Developer Tool by @GitHubEducation #RGUHack pic.twitter.com/8edP9viIET

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) April 17, 2016

Last day of #RGUHack (@ Robert Gordon University) https://t.co/1J0Oyx3xye

— Bilawal Hameed (@bilawalhameed) April 17, 2016

Not long left now hackers! #RGUHack

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 17, 2016

I want to be on the wall too #RGUHack

— Stanislav Hamara (@StanislavHamara) April 17, 2016

Congratulations to Cosmin Mare who won the !Light mini event at #RGUHack. Enjoy the @DellHome Bluetooth Speaker! pic.twitter.com/NKLW7VJA4h

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) April 16, 2016

First person to send me proof of beating Stan Hamara on Fifa gets a steam game worth up to £5. #RGUHack

— Lewis Cooke (@DrumCookies) April 16, 2016

Love it! Pizza and code…unbeatable combination! #RGUHack https://t.co/2aUyIvADIA

— Ryan Gibson (@RyanGibson_ACR) April 16, 2016

Shoutout to the #hackers at @codefestinfo @copenhacks @rguhack & #ninjahackscy! Get your free #domain at https://t.co/Nn19qLjTZh.

— Domain.com (@Domaindotcom) April 16, 2016

Breakfast is here hackers! #RGUHack

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 17, 2016

#droneflight @RGUHack pic.twitter.com/VInOwAdc1w

— John Isaacs (@wildfireone) April 17, 2016

it's so quiet… sleepy #RGUHack

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 17, 2016

An SQL statement walks into a bar and sees two tables. It approaches, and asks “may I join you?” #RGUHack

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 16, 2016

We've started the !Light mini-event at #RGUHack. Can't wait to see what you all submit after 20 minutes! pic.twitter.com/2eNVI2tBKh

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) April 16, 2016

Story time to get through #RGUHack with Ms Stewart! pic.twitter.com/Tvr1uLg3X5

— Brad Thomson (@Brad_Thomson97) April 17, 2016

Accidentally found like 3 API keys on 1 website during research #RGUHack @dasomeone

— Jack Wilson (@iJackWilson) April 16, 2016

FEED ME MORE PIZZA #RGUHack pic.twitter.com/8shyvHq2nn

— Roger (@Grrrrrrroger) April 16, 2016

And the sandwiches are out @RGUHack pic.twitter.com/Zh5AN7bCAl

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 16, 2016

Somebody got a nice badge @RGUHack @redgate 🙂 pic.twitter.com/xSLrm6F8PW

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 16, 2016

All the mind control @RGUHack pic.twitter.com/VtvDGq4AKb

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 16, 2016

Love it! Pizza and code…unbeatable combination! #RGUHack https://t.co/2aUyIvADIA

— Ryan Gibson (@RyanGibson_ACR) April 16, 2016

@Dominos_UK I present to you the leaning tower of Dominos Pizza Boxes! #RGUHack pic.twitter.com/P9apLzfmEw

— I'm Rhys btw (@Blankeh) April 16, 2016

Pizza time @RGUHack #RGUHack pic.twitter.com/hT6fGkhZT1

— annabelle macleod (@macannabelle) April 16, 2016

A picture of the tweet wall… ON THE TWEETWALL?! #tweetwallception @RGUHack #RGUHack pic.twitter.com/2DupFBspux

— I'm Rhys btw (@Blankeh) April 16, 2016

when drones go wild #RGUHack

— BigSpud (@SpudGaming97) April 16, 2016

#RGUHack Is underway @LeapMotion

— CORRIΞ GRΞΞN (@corriejgreen) April 16, 2016

Already a few hour in for a cracking hackathon at #RGUHack. The teams are all quiet while we are too busy playing fifa.

— Rubeus Hagrid (@hagrid1994) April 16, 2016

It should be a crime to go to Scotland and not have a drink of @irnbru! #RGUHack pic.twitter.com/Sev12noVj4

— Bilawal Hameed (@bilawalhameed) April 16, 2016

All the things @rguhack @rgucomputing pic.twitter.com/L92iBYbAXp

— John Isaacs (@wildfireone) April 16, 2016

The opening ceremony for #RGUHack has officially kicked off! pic.twitter.com/3C2a7V96CG

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) April 16, 2016

Hackers are really enjoying the free @GitHubEducation, @AWSCloud, @Domaindotcom & MLH swag at #RGUHack pic.twitter.com/i2U3tKEKoD

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) April 16, 2016

Just arrived in Aberdeen, Scotland! We can't wait for #RGUHack to kick off in a couple of hours! pic.twitter.com/EWRyl8J5dZ

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) April 16, 2016

Just arrived in Aberdeen! I'm so pumped for #RGUHack tomorrow! 🔥🔥🔥

— Bilawal Hameed (@bilawalhameed) April 15, 2016

About to board a flight to Aberdeen for #RGUHack. Super excited for this weekend ♥️

— Bilawal Hameed (@bilawalhameed) April 15, 2016

Video from last year's #RGUHack event. Looking forward to this weekend! https://t.co/1dLSSLR7kJ

— Brightree (@Brightree) April 15, 2016

Who's ready for another big weekend! In the EU we're kicking off FOUR events! Will you be there? #ninjahackscy pic.twitter.com/84Ke8jg3Bs

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) April 15, 2016

It's another one of those crazy @MLHacks EU weekends again! Have fun @RGUHack @CopenHacks #NinjaHacks #CodeFest! See you see Copenhagen 😉

— Joe Nash (@jna_sh) April 15, 2016

Just in: another very generous sponsor for RGUHack: Thank you Graduate AI pic.twitter.com/vZkjCJwF8T

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 13, 2016

Less than 48 hours left until RGUHack starts in our beautiful building!!! Are you ready? @RobertGordonUni @MLHacks pic.twitter.com/cMg8kRc91i

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 14, 2016

The @RGUHack hack is going down on April 18th-19th in the #UK. Don't miss it! https://t.co/3onqHDB84d

— Hackathons (@hackathons) April 13, 2016

Look at all the cool swag we have ready for you! Only 5 days to go! @RGUComputing @TeamCodify @redgate @MLHacks pic.twitter.com/N7ei6wRQph

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 12, 2016

Who's excited for @RGUHack this weekend? What will you make? https://t.co/dyVfAQqD8A

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) April 12, 2016

@ProductForge In case you've not heard about this – sounds like a good one! @RGUHack https://t.co/3Tsk5Rq2IC @RGUComputing

— AJ Enterprises (@ajentscotland) April 12, 2016

.@RGUHack brings students together to code, create, and network. More in our blog: https://t.co/9x17Q1gQX5 #tech #hackathon

— Brightree HH&HO (@BrightreeHHHO) April 11, 2016

Excited to be a sponsor of this weekend's @RGUHack. More in our blog: https://t.co/8zIRZbMEnO #tech #hackathon

— Brightree (@Brightree) April 11, 2016

New, well to me, toys @RGUComputing may be seen @RGUHack soon. #hackathon pic.twitter.com/RgjgAJ1nBm

— John Isaacs (@wildfireone) April 11, 2016

Hey guys, thanks to all the support from you and our sponsors we have even made it to the P&J! Not long to go now! pic.twitter.com/8RPHFASDmi

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 7, 2016

Fancy getting involved in a 24-hour #hackathon at RGU next weekend? https://t.co/yVP2IDseDQ @RGUHack pic.twitter.com/uqnu5NbUl8

— RobertGordonUni (@RobertGordonUni) April 7, 2016

And yet another sponsor announcement!!! @redgate will be at RGUHack so make sure you get a ticket!!! pic.twitter.com/yYDLcEl7tw

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 4, 2016

Very excited to announce @ThePropAngel as our next sponsor for @RGUHack!!! @MLHacks @RGUComputing pic.twitter.com/ZOcmgVrZ8K

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 4, 2016

Will you be joining for us for @RGUHack? Now part of the Spring Season – sign up now! https://t.co/tubGgMVsd7 pic.twitter.com/8VftTBvdBy

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) March 31, 2016

@RGUHack @RGUComputing We can't wait!

— Major League Hacking (@MLHacks) March 31, 2016

Waiting for the massive email chain from the @RGUHack email since they didn't use BCC

— Jack Wilson (@iJackWilson) March 31, 2016

@PaulHoskisson @genotripe if you know CompSci students pass on the word #RGUHack https://t.co/Wknj2nLAGq

— annabelle macleod (@macannabelle) March 31, 2016

RGUHack! https://t.co/ScYS4tTMbF

— Colin Beagrie (@cbeagrie) March 26, 2016

Interested in sponsoring or suggesting a challenge for @RGUHack 16/17 April? Great recruitment opportunity! Rguhack.uk

— John Isaacs (@wildfireone) March 26, 2016

@RGUHack – See more about Hack the Burgh at https://t.co/gogR8a1ua7

— Daniel C. Doolan (@dcdoolan) March 20, 2016

@RGUHack – Hack the Burgh 2016 Presentations taking place now – See the Live Stream https://t.co/FimNP2kK5h

— Daniel C. Doolan (@dcdoolan) March 20, 2016

One more announcement for today:) Very excited to announce Qcode Software as our another sponsor @RGUHack 2016 pic.twitter.com/hQVibyylT6

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) March 17, 2016

Following with an introduction of our another awesome sponsor: Here comes @_sie_ , excited to see you @RGUHack 2016 pic.twitter.com/DXJCEpvNZV

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) March 17, 2016

@RGUHack is happining again, 16&17th April and is looking for sponsors to make this event even better. full details rguhack.uk #hackathon

— John Isaacs (@wildfireone) March 16, 2016

Excited because I'm going to be in Aarhus, Denmark 🇩🇰 for AUHack and Aberdeen, Scotland 🇬🇧 for RGUHack next month!

— Bilawal Hameed (@bilawalhameed) March 16, 2016

Really excited to announce codify as our first sponsor for @RGUHack 2016! @RGUComputing @TeamCodify pic.twitter.com/GxJ3DtDf9Y

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) March 17, 2016

Back for a fun filled week-end 16&17th April. #rguhack visit us at https://t.co/W4ny2fbBJn

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) March 16, 2016

And we got tons of food for you!!! @RGUHack pic.twitter.com/pLmMIUbg9g

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 15, 2016

Making sure our hackers will not be thirsty! Only 24 hours to go for @RGUHack pic.twitter.com/RAymhIhEwF

— RGUHack (@RGUHack) April 15, 2016

#RGUHack is back on the 16&17th April. Visit https://t.co/CDRAqb3dF8 and get your tickets! https://t.co/mqpYskVa5p pic.twitter.com/KLEwzNJq0f

— RGU:Union (@rguunion) March 16, 2016

RGU Hackathon 2016 in Video

April 17, 2016April 18, 2016 Daniel C Doolan Photography Aberdeen, Code, Competition, Hackathon, Photography, Photos, Programming, RGU, Robert Gordon University, Scotland

Following on from my previous post highlighting events of the RGUHack 2.0 Hackathon (Online). This post focuses on some elements of video captured during the event. First up is a time-lapse of the 24 hour hackathon, this is followed by some interesting apps that are controlled by a Leap Motion. A Youtube playlist of these videos may be found (Online).

The first of these is a game of basketball, as you can see it takes a bit of practice to get the hang of it, however it makes for a really interesting way of interacting with a 3D environment and is really fun to play.

The other videos available below show the use of a Leap Motion to control the flight of an AR Parrot 2.0 Drone. Its is quite responsive and is easily controlled, – closing your hand will start it up, while raising or lowering your hand will have a corresponding effect on the drone as you could expect. Tilting your hand will result in the drone moving forward / back. It was really quite fun to fly, and would recommend that everybody should have a go at flying a drone via gesture control.

RGU Hackathon 16-17th April 2016 – Event Photos

April 17, 2016April 18, 2016 Daniel C Doolan Photography Aberdeen, Code, Competition, Hackathon, Photography, Photos, Programming, RGU, Robert Gordon University, Scotland

On Saturday and Sunday 16th – 17th April 2016 the Second RGUHack Hackathon (RGUHack 2.0) took place with 51 participants coding for a 24 hour period starting at 13:00 on the Saturday afternoon.

Setup on the Saturday began a little before 08:00 to ensure the venue was ready to go for registration, kicking off at 10:00. The various challenges were presented at 11:00 followed by a spot of lunch. Then at 13:00 the main event kicked off with 24 hours of solid coding and problem solving.

One of the key ingredients of code generation is fuel, therefore at 18:00 a supply of around 45 pizzas from Dominos arrived to keep the coders going well into the night. Further refueling took place again around midnight with plenty of snacks in between until Breakfast around 07:00 – 08:00 on the Sunday morning. Then it was into the final stages of testing and debugging before getting ready to present the work.

Coding time eventually came to an end at 13:00 on Sunday and once again it was time to refuel in preparation for the presentations and prize giving. After that it was time to say farewell to the Coders/Hackers around 15:45, finishing up with some Group Photos. Then it was time to tidy up after the event, all this was done and dusted by around 17:00. Just a few little bits remained to be packed up and posted off to MLH, with the last person leaving the building at 17:45.

Its likely that over the next few days some more photos, videos and the like will be made available online. As a few people were involved in taking pictures during the event & we had 3 GoPros setup around the venue recording a time-lapse at 30 second intervals. I hope you enjoy the 2^7 pictures available below and via the flickr album (Online).

The photos below and (Online) via flickr, should give a good sense of what the event was like, starting with the final group photo and working back to the the very start and the display of the hardware devices available to explore. One can get a good sense of what last years Hackathon was like by taking a look at the following Blog post (Online).

A big word of thanks goes out to all the Sponsors – ThePropertyAngel, Codify, GraduateAI, QCode, Sie, Redgate, Brightree, MLH & the School of Computing Science and Digital Media. In particular ThePropetyAngel and Brightree whom had representatives present during the afternoon of Saturday and again on the Sunday to view the presentations at take part in the judging panel. Myself @dcdoolan, John Isaacs @wilefireone and Sean Sturley @TheBitShepherd were present from the School to help ensure the event could take place & help out the student team with the logistics of running the Hackathon on campus.

You may wish to checkout the RGU Hackathon Website (Online), Twitter Feed (Online), or Facebook page (Online) to see more.

A big round of applause should certainly be paid to the team of half a dozen students who were instrumental in making this event a reality. Hopefully this annual Hackathon event will go from strength to strength. I’m sure we all can’t wait to see what RGUHack 3.0 will be like next year.

Crathes Castle & Gardens 041

November 2, 2015October 4, 2015 Daniel C Doolan Photography Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Architecture, Banchory, Castle, Crathes, Design, Flowers, Gardens, History, Photography, Photos, Plants, Scotland

Crathes castle is located near Banchory roughly 16 miles west of Aberdeen. The estate has about 530 acres of woodland and fields including around four acres of walled garden. The castle dates back to the 16th century. During some excavations roughly a decade ago several pits were discovered that are estimated to date back around 10,000 years. An outdoor adventure center called Go Ape is to be found set in the grounds of the castle.

More info (online)