Hackathons are "time-bounded participant-driven events that are organized to foster specific goals or objectives. [...] People that participate in an event often have different backgrounds and bring different expertise. Their primary motivation to join an event is to work on a shared team project that interests them [...]. During the event, teams attempt to create an artifact that can be shared with other participants."

Falk, J., Nolte, A., Huppenkothen, D., Weinzierl, M., Gama, K., Spikol, D., Tollerud, E., Chue Hong, N., Knäpper, I., & Hayden, L. B. (2024). The future of hackathon research and practice. IEEE Access 12, 133406 - 133425. (PDF)

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