JUNIOR PARTICIPANT

HACKATHON 2016 INFORMATION

PACK
WHEN ENTRANCE
12 NOVEMBER 9am-3pm FREE
Doors open 8.45am for registra3on

WHERE SUPPORTORS
IMDA PIXEL Labs
111 Middle Road,
Na3onal Design Centre, #03-04,
Singapore 188969

Please refer Notes to Parents on Page 2

Enquiries: hello@mycreatelab.com
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 INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION

2. HACKATHON THEME

3. AGENDA

4. DUTIES

5. JUDGING CRITERIA

6. LOCATION

7. APPENDIX A - PROJECT IDEAS

NOTE TO PARENTS
• This is a drop-off, pick-up event. However, parents are encouraged to be
present for the final pitching and judging session starHng 1.30pm
• Please arrive on 3me at the venue and complete the registra3on and team
assignment process. Doors open at 8.45am. There are no wai3ng facili3es at
IDA PIXEL Labs for early drop off or late pick-up.
• Remember to pack some snacks and drinks – it’s going to be a long day! We
will also be serving a pizza lunch
• Please ensure laptops are fully charged. There will be charging points but not
enough for all par3cipants
• Do take a look at Appendix A to sign up for a free Scratch account as well as
some project ideas to share with your kids for the event
• Please pack a sweater or jumper as the event venue can get cold

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 WELCOME!

We are really excited that you are taking part in Singapore’s first Junior Hackathon!

We are sure that you will build something awesome during the event together with your teams.
We hope this will become a stepping stone for a lifelong journey of crea3ng, imagining and
discovering!

Now go change the world!

Good luck!
The Create Lab Team

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

During the event par3cipa3ng teams will be challenged to iden3fy a problem under the event
theme of “My Future Singapore” and work together in devising a solu3on. The output should
include:
• A graphical representa3on of the concept using illustra3ons, flow charts etc.
• A simple solware prototype to demonstrate full or part of the concept

Once completed, teams will par3cipate in a pitching session of around 5-6 mins each where judges
will award points. The top 3 highest scoring teams will be declared winners.

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 HACKATHON THEME

“Our vision is for Singapore to be a Smart Na5on. A na5on where people live meaningful and
fulfilled lives, enabled seamlessly by technology, offering exci5ng opportuni5es for all” – PM Lee
Hsien Loong

Singapore has embarked on a vision of building a Smart Na3on to prepare itself for the digital
future. The country is leveraging on its small size, strong infrastructure and connec3vity and
investments in educa3on and R&D to drive this vision home. This is expected to result in bener
living standards, more opportuni3es for ci3zens and stronger communi3es.

“My Future Singapore: How do I make Singapore a Smart Nation in
my home, school and neighbourhood?”

We believe today’s children have an important role to play. The above theme for this hackathon is
aimed at empowering children to take an ownership role in bringing technology enabled solu3ons
to their homes, schools and neighbourhoods.

We want children to embrace technology as a powerful medium of expression and develop an
interest around it. With 65% of primary schoolers expected to do a job that’s not even invented
yet, encouraging children to develop a lifelong interest in technology is a need that should be
addressed urgently.

Under this theme we will look for par3cipa3ng teams to choose problem statements and solu3ons
under three broad categories: Home, School and Neighbourhood.

See more at: hnp://www.smartna3on.sg/about-smart-na3on#sthash.cfB5fMmN.dpuf

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 SMART NATION @ HOME

• How do I make my home life more efficient and contribute towards bener living standards
for my family though technology?
• Can solu3ons be found to make every day experiences with appliances, ligh3ng, hea3ng,
ven3la3on, air condi3oning etc. bener and more useful, through connec3vity, data or
monitoring?
• Can I make my home safer and bener prepared for emergencies?

SMART NATION @ SCHOOL

• How can my classroom be improved with technology? Can informa3on be bener shared
and captured?
• How can I use technology to learn bener? Can we use technology tools to refresh and
gamify lessons, so that the learning process becomes more interes3ng and engaging?
• How can technology contribute to making lives bener for the school community: including
teachers, service staff and parents?

SMART NATION @ MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

• Singapore has people of different genders, ages, ethnici3es, religions and backgrounds.
How can I increase interac3vity and connec3ons amongst them, through technology?
• How can I help to keep my neighbourhood safe?
• A neighbourhood is not just people, but also gets its character from the local environment
and culture. How can I use technology to improve the neighbourly experience?

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 AGENDA

TIME TOPIC

8.45 AM Doors open for registration

9:15 AM Welcome address by Founders of Create Lab

9.20 AM Ice Breaker

9:35 AM “How to bring ideas to life through Design Thinking”
By. Prof. Suranga Nanayakkara
Suranga is the inventor of the Eyering and Stickears - enabling devices designed
to improve the quality of life amongst the hearing and visually impaired
communities. He is also the Head of the Augmented Human Lab at the
Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) and a visiting faculty at
MIT. His work has earned him several global awards including the innovators
under 35 award by MIT technology review, INK Fellow & TEDx speaker
10:00 AM Event theme introduction

10:10AM Analysis and identification of problem statements by teams together with their
mentors
10:40AM Designing and developing solutions

12:00PM Lunch is served

12:00PM Prototype and development of other presentation materials

1:30PM Pitching session

Parents are encouraged to be present for this segment
2:45PM Award ceremony

3:00PM End of event

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 JUDGING CRITERIA
Teams will be assessed on 4 key criteria:
• CreaHvity: How unique was the iden3fied problem statement and/or solu3on? Does it
adequately reflect the event theme?
• Design: Was the solu3on simple, logical and easy to understand? Was the solu3on well
thought through and relatable in a real-world context?
• Effort: Is there clear evidence that the members worked as a team? Are the judges sa3sfied
that the output is the best that could have been delivered within the 3meframe?
• PresentaHon: Did the team present their ideas clearly and concisely?

CRITERIA WEIGHTING
Crea3vity 25%
Design 25%
Effort 40%
Presenta3on 10%
Total 100%

Pitching
• Each team will have 3 minutes to pitch their idea to the judging panel
• The Judges will then proceed to Q & A for 3-5 minutes and score

The Judging Panel
• Mr. Vance Ng - Deputy Head of Smart Na3on Programme Office, Singapore
• Mr. Ishi Singh - Global Head of New Business Incuba3on, Educa3on at Google
• Prof. Ken Khan - Senior Research Scien3st, University of Oxford, NUS Visi3ng Professor,
Computa3onal Thinking Pioneer

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 LOCATION
Address: IMDA Labs, 111 Middle Road, Na3onal Design Centre Level #03-04, Singapore 188969

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- Nearest Bugis MRT or Bras Basah MRT
5mins Walk from MRT
Walk From Bugis MRT / Bras Basah

PRIVATE TRANSPORT (Parking)

-WATERLOO CENTRE, 261 Waterloo Street, -Lee Kong Chain Reference Library
SG: 180261. Per Minute Charging. (NLB) 100 Victoria Street, SG: 188064
$1.07 for the first 30 mins, $0.035 for every
subsequent minute from 7AM - 7PM
$0.017 per min from 7PM - 11:29AM

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 APPENDIX-A
PROJECT IDEAS

Please sign up for a free Scratch account through the link below. Scratch is a visual block based
programming language developed by MIT and it is ideal for young children to learn coding. This is
the preferred programming language for the event.
hnps://scratch.mit.edu/

Once you have signed up for an Account, you can visit the Hackathon Scratch Studio for some
inspira3on for projects!
hnps://scratch.mit.edu/studios/3540562/

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