24 hours from now, INTX kicks of INTXHACK at 1871, Chicago’s entrepreneurial hub for digital start-ups. INTXHACK is a24-hour hack-a-thon where developers will be asked to create new, innovative ways to produce, present and experience TV, movies, games and other digital entertainment.
Finalists will be chosen after the challenge and will advance to the INTXHACK Finals, which take place Wednesday, May 6 in Imagine Park, the live events stage in the INTX Marketplace, where they’ll compete for the $10,000 grand prize. Finalists will also be featured in a special INTX showcase exhibit providing access to thousands of media, entertainment and investment executives and the opportunity to present their ideas throughout the three-day event. Local start-up companies presently housed at 1871 and looking for connections to the Internet & Television industry will join them. So far, well over 100 hackers have registered for INTXHACK.
Never been to a hack-a-thon? No problem! NCTA will be present at INTXHACK, filming and documenting the event live so you can jump right into the action once the INTX show floor opens. Look out for videos, tweets, instagrams (@intxNCTA) and more action live from 1871 starting at 8 am Saturday morning all the way until finalists are declared at 8pm Sunday evening.
See you in Chicago!