As a participant of the hackathon organized by the OpenGuild community, reading and understanding this guidebook is required. In summary, the guidebook provides all information you need to know about the format of the hackathon, success tips & tricks and resources to support you during the hackathon. Before diving deeper, please take a look at these materials to learn more about OpenGuild:
- About us: Learn more about us
- Website: OpenGuild Website
- Github: OpenGuild Labs
- Discord: Openguild Discord Channel
- What is the hackathon?
There are two types of hackathon format you need to clarify before joining:
- Ideathon: Hacking is creative problem solving. (It does not have to involve technology.)
- Project-based Hackathon: A hackathon is any event of any duration where people come together to solve problems. Most hackathons I’ve run also have a parallel track for workshops.
Participants typically form groups of about 2-5 individuals, take out their laptops (if the event is technology themed), and dive into problems. Training workshops are a great parallel track especially for newcomers but also for all participants.