Join USC Annenberg VRSC, Hack Program, Annenberg Innovation Lab, Annenberg Media, and Apple for a hackathon!

Participants will need the latest version of Xcode (version 9+) running on a MacBook. Further details around ARKit requirements are here. There are sample Xcode projects on this page (under developer documentation, to the right) that will help people get started. 

In order to preview ARKit apps on an iOS device, participants will need an iPhone 6s (or newer), iPhone SE, iPad (2017 or newer) or iPad Pro. If they haven’t already done so, they should set up an Apple ID to download the Xcode developer tools, SDKs, and resources for free on the downloads page.

Speakers

Andrew Currah

Dr. Andrew Currah is an Education Development Executive with Apple Inc, where he provides strategic thought leadership around the transformation of teaching and learning with technology. Based in San Diego, he works with higher education institutions across the US and internationally, with a focus on coding and app development across the liberal arts, humanities and business education. Prior to joining Apple, Andrew served as faculty in the Center for the Environment, University of Oxford, with parallel appointments in the Oxford Internet Institute and the Oxford Reuters Institute of Journalism. He holds an MA, MPhil and Ph.D. in economic geography from Downing College, University of Cambridge, England.

Trevor Sheridan

Trevor is an engineer on Apple’s Consulting Engineering team. He spends his time working on new ideas and solving problems for Apple’s customers in enterprise and education. With over 10 years of programming experience, Trevor has spent the last three at Apple where he’s enjoyed working on some exciting projects. Prior to joining consulting engineering, he worked on researching and developing experimental software for Apple’s Product Management group. While he’s devoted much of his career to developing on Apple’s platforms he also has a keen interest in machine learning, electrical engineering, and 3D graphics.

This program is open to all eligible individuals. USC Annenberg operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.