Mission: To inspire, train, and connect the next generation of collaborative problem solvers to design and implement effective solutions for social impact around the world.
#UniteAustin 2017 conference is here! October 3 - 5, Austin, Texas
Join us at the annual developer conference for Unity–the market leading platform for creating video games, simulations and other interactive 3D, 2D and VR/AR content.
#Artists, #developers, #educators, #filmmakers, #researchers, #storytellers –anyone interested in or creating with Unity will gain valuable insight and inspiration at Unite Austin. The conference takes place at the Austin Convention Center located in downtown Austin, TX with the expo floor opening from 12-5pm on October 3rd followed by the Opening Keynote happening at 6pm. Two full days of breakouts and expo to follow on October 4th and 5th.
Collaborating with the City of Austin, Mayor Steve Adler on #affordable housing solutions in Austin, TX
The Mayor of Austin, Steve Adler and I discussing #Affordable #Housing initiatives, building communities and #Hackathons in #Austin #2017
5 Buses, TinyHackerHouse launch - 7 Days, 7 States, cross country on #Startupbus #Hackathon #Startup competition
@Startupbus #Makerbus #2017 Cleveland, Ohio > New Orleans, Louisiana :
This year #Buspreneurs crossed 7 states in 7 days! Along with mentoring teams, I launched the #TinyHackerHouse campaign.
#Austin > #Akron > #Columbus > #Charlotte > #Decatur > #Jackson > #NewOrleans > #Houston > #Austin
Hugh Forrest announces SXSW #PanelPicker Deadline, This months #HackadayPrize 2017 challenge, #StartupBus 2017 and #TinyHackerHouse
Hugh Forrest discusses Panelpicker application process, with some tips on what your up against, how to enter your application to get more votes and panel vs solo presentations.
Submit your idea before July 21st 2017 and have a chance to talk about your passions. panelpicker.sxsw.com
We also discuss Hackaday Prize 2017 July theme and Startupbus 2017 heading to New Orleans end of July
Video will be coming soon.
STARTUPBUS TEXAS 2017 : ARE YOU CRAZY ENOUGH TO JUMP ON A BUS, CONCEIVE, BUILD AND LAUNCH A STARTUP WITH A TEAM OF STRANGERS IN 72 HOURS?
YOUR MISSION
Jump on a bus, conceive, build and launch a startup with a team of strangers in 72 hours at 70 mph!
DESTINATION: NEW ORLEANS
This Summer the best and the brightest will come together to compete in StartupBus Americas 8, the continent’s most epic competition – combing the magic of a hackathon and a road trip to create the ultimate adventure on wheels.
We’ll be hitting all the raddest hot spots and tech shops as we make our way to down to New Orleans, where buses from 2 countries will converge in the quest for StartupBus glory.
Austin Makerfaire 2017
MAKER FAIRE AUSTIN RETURNS TO PALMER EVENTS CENTER MAY 13th & 14th
Tickets on sale now
Maker Faire Austin will host over 200 makers from Texas and beyond at the Palmer Events Center (900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704) on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
With over 11,000 tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, food artisans, hobbyists, engineers, artists, students, and general curiosity-seekers in attendance in 2016, this event is one of nineteen featured Faires across the world being produced in collaboration with Maker Faire .
Connecting with investors for TinyHackerHouse at Collision Conference 2017
Following 2 years hosting the Collision conference in Las Vegas, NV and now this years event in New Orleans, Louisiana, I joined the Collision team to support the next wave of Startups, Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Communities. With a surprise from Alexis Ohanian Co-founder @Reddit
Calling all #Hackers #Makers #Creators #Innovators #Entrepreneurs #Scientists #Disrupters to #WorldCreateDay
Here's a quick recap of our #WorldCreateDay #Austin #Community #2017 event this weekend.
Excited to be spearheading #WorldCreateDay #2017
Excited to be spearheading #Austin in this years #WorldCreateDay #2017 #Hackaday.
The Hackaday community around the world will meetup and spend time building together on Saturday, April 22nd. If you’re like us you have a long list of projects you want to do ‘some day’, this is the day. Pack up your current build (or grab gear to start a new one), get together with some old and new friends, and hack on your projects with each other.
Project TinyHackerHouse has officially entered the 2017 Hackaday Prize challenge
I'm super excited to announce that project TinyHackerHouse has entered this years 2017 Hackaday Prize Challenge. This years #HackadayPrize offers $250,000 in cash prizes for ideas that change the world. And we're off to a racing start with 2,000 views and 800+ followers. We entered the competition 4 days ago and have currently raised $5 in the past 5 days to address affordable housing and building a community.
Camping out on the ampitheater stage closing SXSW 2017
My friends John, Anthony and I set up camp on the amphitheater stage where bands will be performing the following week.
SXSW 2017 Hackathon @Techspace #Austin #Texas March 14th - 15th
The theme of this hackathon was exploring innovations in #Music #VR #AR. Each team had 24 hours to build and demo their #Hack with an opportunity to win up to $10,000 in cash prizes.
Global Service Design Jam at IBM
This weekend 3 teams were invited to participate in Global Service Jam. A 48 hour journey into conceptualizing an idea and creating a prototype.
My team and I worked on an idea to help new people connect over fun new experiences.
Won a $100 cue in a local pool tournament
I decided to get back into pool and started thinking about getting my own cue, but which cue to get? and how much should I spend?
I signed up for a local pool tournament that cost $1 and ended up defeating 6 players (that were better than me) to win a $100 pool cue.
'Lessons learned, money can take you so far, but Strategy, Skills and Passion can take you much further.'
Now I teach kids and adults in the local community how to play like a professional by developing their pool and chess skills using strategy during gameplay.
Planned workshop introducing kids to programming concepts through Scratch Animation.
I volunteer a Saturday class teaching kids to learn programming through Scratch. The class allows kids to build a character which can be animated and the more advanced group design the level as part of a video game.
Hackathon at #Nickelodeon in Burbank
In partnership with YMCA, We did our first Hackathon at #Nickelodeon in Burbank and it was a great success for our younger creatives.
