A UK-based charity is sponsoring a weekend hackathon, but those invited won’t be using their coding talents to advance any business causes. The 40 programmers, gamers, graphic designers and other specialists will spend the time designing a smartphone game that can let average users help with cancer research, and three of the world’s largest technology companies — Amazon, Facebook and Google — will be assisting in that effort. Cancer Research UK is organizing the event.
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Hackathon's Goal: A Smartphone Game That Scores Points for Cancer Research
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 2, 2013 05:00 AMA UK-based charity is sponsoring a weekend hackathon, but those invited won’t be using their coding talents to advance any business causes. The 40 programmers, gamers, graphic designers and other specialists will spend the time designing a smartphone game that can let average users help with cancer research, and three of the world’s largest technology companies — Amazon, Facebook and Google — will be assisting in that effort. Cancer Research UK is organizing the event.