powered by Thinkin'Rocks* and Future Interfaces Lab
Build new human–computer interfaces with AR, biosignals, and spatial computing.
March 18 · 12:00
April 1 · 18:00
Ideas, teammate matching, and early lab testing.
April 23 · 23:59
Registration Deadline
April 24 · 16:00
Forum Kickoff
Partner demos, founder advice, and team alignment.
April 24-26
Main Hackathon
Build and iterate into a working demo.
April 26 · 16:00
Final Showcase
Stage demo and judging.
Join the Frontier Interfaces Hackathon to explore new ways to interact with machines — building interfaces driven by brain waves, biosensing, and augmented reality. The event is open to engineers, designers, and business students, with an emphasis on creative technology combinations that can find practical use in the real world. Hosted by Thinkin' Rocks, which runs an applied engineering lab at Startup Sauna. Challenges are revealed at the soft start.
Dates: April 24–26
Location: Startup Sauna, Garage
Four tracks revealed at the soft start. Build a working demo on one of them.
Track 1
Turn emotional and motion data into live visuals. Use biosignals like heart rate, electrodermal activity, and accelerometer streams to drive expressive outputs in real time. Build meaningful mappings between internal states and visual expression for media, well-being, or performance.
Track 2
Design interfaces that respond to where users are looking. Use gaze tracking to detect attention patterns like fixation duration, and surface contextual information dynamically on a display. Aim for responsive, intelligent systems that augment user interaction without being intrusive or distracting.
Track 3
Design user interfaces for AR displays, considering perception, alignment, color, and safety. Explore the constraints of optical waveguides and propose solutions for robust AR interaction. Push beyond flat overlays toward spatial layouts that feel intentional, legible, and grounded in the real world.
Track 4
Build systems that let users control interfaces with brain signals or biosignals, focused on accessibility. Use OpenBCI as the primary input; other devices may extend or validate the interaction. Aim for clear, robust signal-to-action mappings that work in realistic conditions, not just ideal demos.
A series of workshops to help participants get the most out of the hackathon experience.
Workshops will be posted on Luma soon — check back shortly.
Participants will have access to a variety of hardware interfaces and sensors at the lab, including:
