The World’s Premier Experiential Technology Hackathon returns to MIT!

January 23-27, 2025

All results out by Dec 23 or 24

We’re looking for volunteers!

“...my favorite industry event.” - Past Sponsor

"This hackathon changed my life." - Past Hacker

"...one of the most innovative events in modern history." - Past Mentor

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At a Glance

About MIT Reality Hack

MIT Reality Hack is an annual phenomenon that coalesces thought leaders, brand mentors, engineers, designers, and entrepreneurs around experiential technology: participants of diverse backgrounds attend from all over the world to form new teams and hack out working software and hardware prototypes, resulting in novel integrations and content developed for XR devices and platforms. Participants also explore the uncharted realms of deep tech, making inventive use cases for cutting edge hardware and AI enablers.

It is held at MIT in Cambridge, MA co-hosted by a team of community volunteers (alumni, friends, and others) with the Reality Hack Organization 501(c)3 and VR/AR@MIT. We all share a common goal: educate, empower and enable people to be part of the experiential technology industries. We invite participants to spring into action through technology education with a shared intention to build a more sustainable and equitable world for everyone. We mint creators.

Our Mission

Learn

Presentations and tech workshops prepare participants with the fundamentals for creating any experiential technology experience, not to mention the organic discussions, fireside chats and more!

Create

Reality Hack participants are artists, creatives, domain experts, storytellers, designers, students, and experts in fields such as AI, ML, robotics, and edge computing. The event facilitates the chance to collaborate with people from various cultures and skill levels, with the aim to expand networks of friends and colleagues who are passionate about creativity and experiential technology.

Connect

This is where dream projects are made! Participants practice creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, time management, and problem solving while boosting skill sets! Many Hack projects have also turned into start-ups.