hacksense

participants will compete alone or in teams of 2-4. You can indicate that you would like to be matched to a team on the registration page.

objectives

1. bypass sensory deficiencies

projects in this category allow a person with a missing or impaired sense to receive information that they otherwise would not be able to.in other words, the goal is to reroute sensory information to other functional sensory inputs.one example is the brainport vision pro - a device that allows vision impaired people to perceive moving objects in their environments through electrical stimulation on their tongues.another is electrotactile sensory substitution for limb prosthetics, allowing amputees to perceive pressure as electrical stimulation on the residual limb.

2. augment senses

the goal with this category is to grant the user of your project the ability to perceive things that they otherwise would not be able to.this can mean enhancing a sense, or using a sense as an input to enable access to arbitrary information directly and intuitively.for example, an implant that lets you feel electromagnetic fields directly, or a wearable that changes its tightness around your arm based on your blood sugar levels.

bring a laptop and any hand tools or hardware you might need.

breakfast and dinner will be provided. the hacking period will continue during meal times.contact us at [email protected] to let us know about any dietary restrictions, we may be able to make accommodations.

prizes will be $300+ in value.

wifi will be available on site

tickets

$20 for participantsregistration deadline is june 10, 2026.

venue partner

our thanks go to the tech valley center of gravity makerspace for sponsoring and hosting hacksense.they have also graciously offered participants 20% off of their first month of makerspace membership.*hacksense is not affiliated with the tech valley center of gravity.all questions and concerns regarding this event should be directed to the team at [email protected].