An example of gating access to a future merch purchase by using @causalitynow to provide access only to those who currently possess pre-existing merch/swag (a whole new model for rewarding loyalty). Great work @liamstorydev!
That's a wrap on our first hackathon! 12 teams, 12 @causalitynow-powered solutions answering the question (paraphrased): In a world where physical-digital connections are so important, how would redefine consumer experiences? [Awareness, Engagement and Conversion]
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๐ The Merge Hackathon 2024! ๐
This past weekend, @cginc_ (creators of @causalitynow) and @betaworks brought together several dozen people across 12 incredible teams for its very first hackathon in NYC.
The challenge? Redefine immersive consumer experiences by seamlessly blending physical and digital worlds using causality.
Participants had half a day to put their creativity to work before presenting their builds to a team for scoring, including:
* Guest judges @REALbyNIGHT (@thesyndotcom, Marketing and Experiential) and Shai Limonchik (@AnthropicAI, Tech )
* Official @cginc_ staff and support members @StrawberrySith, @TheHazelBrown and Jordan Zapakin
* Special guest (PowerStation Studios, Licensing and Product Experiences).
Competition was fierce, with three victors emerging to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes:
๐ฅ 1st Place: Clever Coffee
A causality-powered loyalty program replacing traditional paper stamp reward cards, โClever Coffeeโ turns every coffee tap into a rewarding experience. It perfectly blended digital innovation with tangible enjoyment, which is always our goal for causalityโs use and evolution.
๐ฅ 2nd Place: Forager
A retail-oriented scavenger hunt combining causality's ability to enable interaction with the physical space for end-users and AI which generates stories and prompts on the fly, making each experience unique (even in the same store).
๐ฅ 3rd Place: PlateShare
Social good meal-cards, powered by causality, which can be handed out to the needy and loaded on the fly with meals from participating restaurants.
A massive congratulations to the grand prize winners, the two runner up teams and of course to all 12 groups who brought creativity, passion, and cutting-edge thinking to our challenge.
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐!
Want to learn more about how Causality is transforming experiences? Visit our website, contact us, and stay tuned to see more of our winners' full project and explore the future of physical-digital innovation.
https://t.co/XVHG4Ru8T0
#Hackathon #Innovation #TechCommunity #causality
The Merge Hackathon: Introducing our judges!
Shai Limonchik is a member of the technical staff at @AnthropicAI (creators of #Claude), where among other domains he focuses on improving Claude's capabilities for end-user tasks. His previous work has included roles at @Roblox and @Meta.
The Merge Hackathon: Introducing our judges!
Josh Goldfeder (@REALbyNIGHT) is a @The_Clios award-winning Senior Marketing Manager for @thesyndotcom; a boutique marketing agency. For the past 10 years, he has specialized in immersive experiences for IPs, brands and music acts in both the physical andย digital space.
Dear collectors of @RTFKT merch,
We've heard you were horribly abandoned today, but we have a plan.
It will require some brainstorming and community cooperation.
Please join us on @XSpaces and hear us out.
Tuesday, 03 December (8 PM EST):
https://t.co/3hsZp4atIF
We have a shiny new @discord server!
Join us here: https://t.co/jDjmJaTTXN
Root on participants of our upcoming hackathon (https://t.co/1JRPEEH1JZ), get the latest information about the Causality platform, discuss integrations with other users, live interaction with the team, and more. All in one place.
Shoutout to @nyc_b2b for the mention of our hackathon in today's newsletter!
NYC B2B is an excellent tech community serving NYC and their weekly news is top notch.
Read the latest issue and sign up below.
https://t.co/kNDV5aFDMS
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* @causalitynow is a @cginc_ product
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐! ๐
A new version of the causality ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ is live, our ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ are filling up, and a bit of strategic ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด has commenced. Oh my, let's dig in.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ
For strategic reasons, we have begun to intentionally separate between:
* @cginc_, the name of our company, and
* @causalitynow, the name of our flagship product
You may need only one guess as to why... (hint: it's a very fun reason).
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป - ๐ก๐ฌ๐, ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ
We've got a bunch of signups already for our first hackathon (also our first event ever!), still a few weeks out.
Full details ๐๐ป https://t.co/Nr2ImMPsAL
(Thanks again to our amazing partners at @betaworks )
As coding is required during this event, a handful of you have written to ask if we can help with team matching. We'll open up a thread on each of our socials to help with that, possibly also time to open a Discord server.
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ - ๐๐ฎ.๐ฒ
We've taken and applied almost every bit of feedback we got from our activation at @gamescom over the summer. Stability and UX improvements all around. I am extremely proud of how polished causality has become. It's primed and ready for all of our Hackathon participants and everything that comes after...
Download it here:
iOS - https://t.co/FqDu5LyQ2C
Android - https://t.co/sWCTJ1og7J
Last but not least, as a bit of winter spirit we pushed a new app icon (this is our first time doing so since our creative redesign in March). I hope you like it and that it puts you all in the mood for winter break, the holidays and the New Year ๐ฅ
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We are thrilled to partner with @causalitynow for their first ever hackathon (hosted by @cginc_ ) !
Be there: Betaworks NYC - 07 December 2024 โ
Let's end the year coding together! ๐ฅณ
Sign up now!
https://t.co/ieeX3bSu8l
Join 'The Merge'!
Presenting the first @causalitynow hackathon (hosted by @cginc_ in partnership with @betaworks).
NYC - 07 December 2024
โ* $2,000 in prizes
* โFOOD! Music! Friends!
* โSpecial guests and judges
Let's end the year coding together! ๐ฅณ
https://t.co/1JRPEEHzzx