Howdy current & future brain-computer interfacers,
We are embarking on the final push. We have under 3 days left in our campaign and you have helped us come so far. It was amazing how quickly we accelerated past the… accelerometer… and now, we’ve decided to add one final (and very ambitious) stretch goal. If we make it to 200K, we will coordinate 1 domestic and 1 international hackathon in addition to those funded through the Kickstarter rewards. The hackathons will be fully-funded by OpenBCI (not including travel/lodging expenses of participants) and be scheduled for next summer like those sponsored via the reward levels!
Because we want to give EVERYONE a fair chance to have a hackathon near them, we will include an optional section in our post-Kickstarter survey to give all backers the opportunity to recommend a local hackerspace/makerspace, educational facility, or other meetup location for us to venture to. The OpenBCI team will then review all of the submissions, choose the most deserving applicants, and work with the appropriate parties to bring the hackathons to life!
We know 200K is a very ambitious target for Wednesday at 8pm, but we really believe it’s possible based on the amazing support we’ve had as of late. If you have friends that you’d love to hack brain waves with who might not know about OpenBCI yet, or maybe they’re still on the fence, convince them to jump on board (killing it with the puns today). We really want to teach the world about the possibilities of OpenBCI through hands-on learning, and we’d love the final push to help make it happen.
The finish line is in sight. Let’s finish strong!
Sincerely,
The OpenBCI Team