The Muther! of all Hackathons: A Resounding Success!

Posted by Carlo on 06 July 2011   |   Tags: wipjam, hackathon, muther
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We've finally caught our breath after the Muther! of all Hackathons a couple of weeks ago in Mountain View. The event was a huge success, thanks to the 300+ attendees who showed up and all of our excellent sponsors! Almost 50 apps were presented on Saturday, and I was blown away by what the developers were able to accomplish in just 24 hours. The creativity shown, as well as the polish on the apps, was amazing.

I wasn't sure what to expect -- or what I'd gotten myself into -- with an all-night event with so many people. But I was impressed by the spirit of all the participants, the supportive, fun and focused atmosphere, and also the work of all the sponsors and the WIP team to pull it off! We had a wide range of attendees, from people just getting started in mobile development to very experienced and polished devs, and I think that we were able to create a place where they all could take something away from the event.

I really enjoyed sitting through the pitches and being wowed by the apps. A few favorite moments were: seeing the Electrify and Virtual Buddy apps, developed by a couple of brothers in the 7th and 9th grades, respectively; the enthusiasm with which developers attacked the Best Disaster Relief App category; and, of course, the unique sleeping arrangements some of the all-nighters took.

There have been lots of great blog posts about the event, so check them out for some different perspectives on things:

fitml.com elected And there are plenty of photos and video, too:

Well done to everybody who participated, but particular kudos go to the winners of all of the categories and prizes:

Best In Show
Air Guitar Move

Best Sustainability and Accessibility Apps, sponsored by AT&T
Hand Things Down
Electrify
ViBe
Tap Shake Messenger

Best Interactive App that Quakes, Quivers, or Trembles, sponsored by Immersion
Tap Shake Messenger
Pocket Parking Meter
City Explorer
ViBe
Touch Chess

BlueVia - Best API / Service Integration 
Alert4U
Tap Shake Messenger
Rescue Me

Best Cross-platform Implementation, sponsored by HP webOS
ZipTop
Disaster Radio
Local Surround

Best Mobile Web App, sponsored by fitml.com
Best Mobile Web Mashup - GeoFanPage
Best Mobile User Interface - Idea Incubator

Best Location App, powered by NAVTEQ
Pocket Parking Meter
Virtual Buddy
Rescue Me

Brand Scrum - Best CTIA Show App
CTIA Show App - Base 2 Applications

Best Disaster Relief App, sponsored by WIP
Network Tracker
DiRT

Mobileapps 2.0, sponsored by WIP
Take My Junk

Best Use of Nuance Dragon SDK
Rescue Me
Hand Things Down
Wikityo

Best Use of AppsGeyser
CaterMyParty
Find Me

Best Use of AppMobi
Electrify
Disaster Radio
GeoConnect

Best Use of Rhomobile
Searchquest

Best Use of Viafo
Movie Collector

Best Use of Viafo/Retailigence
GeoFanPage

Best Use of Sencha
ZipTip

Best Use of deCarta
Tap Shake Client
A2B

Best Use of Canappi
Wikityo

Best Use of Crittercism
Touch Chess
Air Guitar Move

If you were at the event and would like to send over a link to your app so we can post it along with the others, or you've got photos or a blog post to share, please get in touch!