23rd issue

CKY Hackathon Participants' reflection
Through this Hackathon, we were able to gain more knowledge
about prototyping, branding, marketing and presentations. The
workshops inspired us to consider more features we may add
to our user interface. If we had more time or planned to
continue working on our product, the secret to winning is
teamwork and playing to our strengths, like pieces of a puzzle
joined together.
Team 1: Health Ninja (Freeman Lo, Cedric Hung,
Michael Yung, Elliot Sun)
One thing we can say is that the product is not the heart of the
project, the people are. We learned the importance of considering
the target audience when developing products and their needs. Time
management is also very important. We were lagging behind at first
since we did not plan out a schedule. But later, we realised that this
was a serious issue and decided to plan out a timetable, following it
strictly.
Team 6: Cot Care (Terry Wong, Thomas Wong, Kyle Lee,
Mike Lau)
This competition was something new for
me. Although some of us are already
versed in technical skills taught, we got to
make a new friend which I think is a much
better payoff than anything we could have
received. The Hackathon is a great
competition experience for me. Not only did
we learn to work as a team, but also
practised our presentation skills
We learned a lot about STEM perspectives and applications
regarding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths. We
have the knowledge of how to apply these concepts in our
daily lives and solve problems. We felt thrilled during the event
as we got to work with our friends and can make a prototype of
our own. When we knew that we won an award, we were
excited because it meant that our idea was approved and
validated. We look forward to participating in next year's
competition again and hope we can get a better result next
time and be the champions.
Team 7: Borg (Heiden Chan, Gavin Wu)
Team 8: Fuzzball (Nathan Kwok, Marcus
Lam, Jay Law, Isaac Ngan)
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