Schedule
PlayfulNYC Creative Hackathon
Sign up for workshops!
3D Modeling Workshop for Games and Interactive Projects
Tuesday, March 24th, 12 – 1:30PM ET, in person, 6 E 16th Street, 12th Floor
Arduino Workshop: Making Interactive Objects
Wednesday, March 25th, 4 – 5:30PM ET, in person 6 E 16th Street, Room 1204A
Unity Workshop: Build Your First Interactive Prototype
Friday, March 27th, 3:30 – 5PM ET, in person, 6 E 16th Street, Room 611
Designing for XR: Tools, Deployment + Experience Lab
Friday, March 27th, 5 – 6:30PM ET, in person, 6 E 16th Street, Room 603 + Innovation Center Hub
Collaboration Lab: Designers + Engineers
Sunday, March 29th, 5:30 – 7PM ET, in person, 6 E 16th Street, Room 1204A
Hackathon Days
Date: Friday–Sunday, April 3–5
Location: Parsons School of Design, 6 E 16th St, New York, NY 10003
Design & Technology (12th Floor) + Innovation Center (6th Floor)
Friday, April 3rd
Kickoff & Team Formation
5:30 pm – 11:00 pm
- Doors open + creative energy builds
Welcome + framing the spirit of PlayfulNY
Theme introduction + design provocations
Track overview (Game Dev + Alternative Controllers)
Meet some of the mentors
Rapid idea pitches
Team formation + early concept sprint
Logistics + weekend expectations
Saturday, April 4th
Build Day
9:00AM – 11:00PM
- Morning kickoff + community check-in
Optional design/tool boost sessions
Open hacking blocks (with mentor circulation)
Dedicated hardware / alt-control support window
Structured breaks for meals + reset
Extended evening build session
Late-night iteration energy
Sunday, April 5th
Final Day
9:00AM – 6:00PM
- Final build window + pitch practice
Code freeze
Live project demos
In-person judging
Awards + recognition
Community close
