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Code Camp

Code Camp is a learning and hacking experience. The code camp approach can be defined as a collaborative learning setting that aims to promote profession-oriented skills. In code camp, the term camp refers to a situation where students assemble and stay a while together. The term code refers to coding, i.e. writing computer programs. During a code camp, students write programs together, solve problems related to their work together, eat together and even might relax together in a sauna.

This page is a portal that compiles information about all the Code Camps that are going on at LUT and cooperating universities. Usually at LUT there is one or two Code Camps for each semester (fall, spring and summer). Course signup method depends on the arranging organisation and persons. Please read more information and the find the sign up link about each Code Camp in its individual section. Also, check out our Facebook community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/lut.tech/ !

2015-2016 Code Camps

Upcoming Code Camps:

  • Gamification Protocamp, 18.4.-22.4.2016 (Independent part of CT60A8000 Game Development Project, 2 cr) - A short, one week protocamp where the concept is to design a gamified service or product, or application for Serious Games or Games for Health, and develop the first proof-of-concept prototype either by programming work, visual design, paper mockups, interactive play, balladic rock-opera, or any other way you consider feasible!
    • No prior programming experience needed!
    • No pre-signup, just show up on the introduction lecture and start designing!
    • Recommended especially for the student enrolled on the course CT30A5110 Gamification - from Concepts to Implementations
    • More info at “CT60A8000 Game Development Project” Noppa-pages.
  • Sustainability Code Camp / Spring 2016 (Code Camp on Platform Based Application Development, 4 cr) - Code Camp on sustainability. More information upcoming. Keep an eye on this page! Sign up will open in 2016.


Past Code Camps:

  • Otso Case Code Camp, 7.12.2015 - 11.12.2015 (CT30A9301 Code Camp on Platform Based Application Development, 4 cr) - A business case -based Code Camp with a local company, LTC Otso. Short task description coming up on late November and course pages open in early December. Keep an eye on this page for more information! Date, rough topic and course description are already confirmed.
  • 25.5. - 29.5.2015 - Otso Case CodeCamp. Solve a business case with LTC-Otso about the future of customer management in a paperless environment. More information at the course info page.
  • 7.8. - 9.8.2015 - Gadget CodeCamp
  • 19.10.2015 (Gadget Code Camp - Hacking Technology, 1 cr) - Internet of Things & Slush Ultra Code Camp. Come to learn about the Internet of Things with a workshop event and then join a Code Camp to create new designs for an increasingly wireless future. After our event you can join Slush’s Ultra Hackathon with your project!
    • CodeCamp starts with an Internet of Things workshop day by Microsoft and Tieto on the 19th. After that you will have a week of independent working time with your team until the next week's presentation day on 27th.
    • See more information and sign up on the course info page


Upcoming Code Camps and Courses

Registration for these Code Camps is open or going to open soon

Otso Case Code Camp - Winter 2015

CT30A9301 Code Camp on Platform Based Application Development (4 cr)
Week 50, 7.12.2015 - 11.12.2015
Location: LUT computer lab 6218
Start: 7.12.2015 at 10AM

More information and schedule in the the course wiki.

Topic and theme: Otso Case CodeCamp! Solve a business case with LTC-Otso about the future of customer interaction for businesses.
Platform: PhoneGap and mobile devices.



Previous Code Camps

Code Camps that have been finished this year

Gadget Code Camp - August 2015

Gadget Code Camp – Hacking Technology (1 cr)
72h weekend: 7.8. - 9.8.2015

More information and schedule: Gadget CodeCamp 2015 pages

Signup is open. Sign for the course HERE

There's a weekend-long Gadget Code Camp at Lappeenranta University of Technology! Brainstorm and bring out your most creative ideas! Develop for all sorts of gadgets from Arduinos to brainwave scanners. We will bring out all the exotic gadgets that the IT department has collected into its storage through the years. What's the most creative you can implement with these devices? The weekend event will be held at the university beachfront sauna.

Course arrangements and news, in brief:

  • Location: LUT Beachfront Sauna
  • Main contact persons are Antti Knutas / Rasmus Halsas (firstname.lastname@lut.fi)
  • The course is held after the LUT Summer School on the weekend. The course arrangements and awarded credits are separate.
    • The code camp is open to all university and polytechnic students, not only summer school or LUT students. All Finnish and foreign students are welcome!
  • More information from Antti Knutas / Rasmus Halsas (firstname.lastname@lut.fi)
  • Confirmed devices:
    • NEW Google Glass
    • NEW Raspberry PI
    • MindWave brainwave scanner
    • Oculus Rift, 1st gen
    • Leap Motion motion tracker
    • TheEyeTribe eye tracker
  • Possible devices:
    • Kinect devkit for PC
    • .NET Gadgeteer platform (equivalent to Arduino)
  • Consider bringing your own laptop (limited amount of programming PCs available)

See the summer school description at http://www.lut.fi/web/en/admissions/lut-summer-school/academic-guidelines/courses . (For summer school participants - everyone can sign up for the Gadget Code Camp, even if you are not participating in the summer school!)

Wearables and Augmented Reality Project Course - Spring 2015

CT10A9520 Research project in software engineering (1-5 cr)

Course news

  • Site open! Create your own team page.
  • Technical day was held on 17.3. 10AM. Classroom will be the Innovation Factory (building 2, floor 3).
    • Technical day slides have now available HERE.
  • Deadlines, checkpoints and checkpoints have been updated.


Upcoming deadlines

  • When the course pages become available (by the 13th of February), create your team page (ready by 20.2.)
  • First team checkpoint in 2nd week of April (6.4. – 10.4.)
  • Second team checkpoint in early May (starting with exam week 4.5.)
  • Final returns in early to mid-May (later if agreed)


What do I need to do right now?

  • Team activity has been low. Contact the course assistant by email about the deadlines.


Course description
There's an upcoming project course about wearable computing, where the Google Glasses and Android smartwatch will be available as platforms! Introduction lecture will be on 6.2.2015 at 9.00 in Innovation Lab 2527. The course name is CT10A9520 “Research project in software engineering” and the credits vary depending on the selected project scope. Please enroll by clicking the “ENROLL” link on the course page. Course instructor will be Jari Porras.

If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask Antti Knutas . (firstname.lastname@lut.fi)

Access course pages at Wearables and Augmented Reality Project Course 2015

Otso Case Code Camp - Summer 2015

CT30A9301 Code Camp on Platform Based Application Development (4 cr)
Week 22, 25.5. - 29.5.2015

Otso Case CodeCamp. Solve a business case with LTC-Otso about the future of customer management in a paperless environment. More information at the course info page and the course wiki.



Open Data and Green IT CodeCamp - Spring 2015

CT30A9301 Code Camp on Platform Based Application Development (4 cr)

Week 10, 2. - 6. March 2015

  • Location: Computer lab 6218 (Linux basement classroom)
  • Course pages opening by 27th of February.
  • Registration is open. ENROLL to the course right away!
  • PERCOM program students - Please also register at the link above! We need student details in order to give ECTS credits at the end of the course.
  • Return requirements have been updated! Please see exact details from the course page. (also remember to register for the return day)


Important Dates (all in December and in classroom 6218, except for sauna)

  • Course starts on Monday 2nd of March at 10:00AM.
  • First idea presentations are at 5PM on Monday at the LUT beach sauna
  • There will be a sauna and social event on Monday at the LUT beach sauna, after the project presentations
  • Project returns at 9AM on Friday (in the Code Camp week)
  • Group project final returns on the following week (start of week 11)

Course topics: Learn to develop in a web and JavaScript environment and innovate on using open data sources or develop ideas on how IT could be green! Get a first touch on what the so called “big data” might mean. Create new data input environments or harness exisiting data sources for web mashups! This year's Open Data CodeCamp has a different topic from previous year, so both courses can be included in your curriculum (if your curriculum allows you to include multiple CodeCamp courses).

If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask Antti Knutas . (firstname.lastname@lut.fi)

Access course pages at Open Data and Green IT CodeCamp 2015

FGJ Lappeenranta Game Jam Code Camp - Winter 2015

Part of CT60A8000 Game Development Project (3 cr) (https://noppa.lut.fi/noppa/opintojakso/ct60a8000/etusivu)

Design and make games in 48h. No previous experience needed, on the spot training. Course “Fundamentals of Unity” (part of Game Development Project) recommended, but not necessary.

Game Jam weekend 23.-25.1.2015

Copypaste Game Code Camp - September 2014

CT30A9301 Code Camp on Platform Based Application Development (4 cr)
Starting lecture & meetup mon 15.9
Midweek madness meetup wed 17.9
Code campu fri 26.9 - sun 28.9

Signup opens soon(ish)!
More information and schedule: Copypaste CodeCamp 2014 pages

Gadget Code Camp - August 2014

CT10A9701 Summer School on Software Engineering (2 cr)
72h weekend: 1.8. - 2.8.2014

More information and schedule: Gadget CodeCamp 2014 pages

There's a weekend-long Gadget Code Camp at Lappeenranta University of Technology! Brainstorm and bring out your most creative ideas! Develop for all sorts of gadgets from Arduinos to brainwave scanners. We will bring out all the exotic gadgets that the IT department has collected into its storage through the years. What's the most creative you can implement with these devices? The weekend event will be held at the university beachfront sauna and will connect through a video wall to a concurrent event that is held in Wernigerode, Germany. You will be able to use this international connection to discuss and present your projects.

Course arrangements and news, in brief:

  • Location: LUT Beachfront Sauna
  • Main contact person is Antti Knutas (firstname.lastname@lut.fi)
  • The course is held after the LUT Summer School on the weekend. The course arrangements and awarded credits are separate.
    • The code camp is open to all university and polytechnic students, not only summer school or LUT students. All Finnish and foreign students are welcome!
  • More information from Antti Knutas ( firstname.lastname@lut.fi )
  • Confirmed devices: Microsoft PixelSense, motion detectors (Leap Motion, Kinect, Wii..), virtual headsets (Oculus Rift), brainwave scanners, embedded systems (Arduino), tablet and mobile devices (Android, iOS, Windows 8, Windows Phone).
  • Consider bringing your own laptop (limited amount of programming PCs available)



24h Android Code Camp - Spring 2014

CT10A9701 Summer School on Software Engineering (2 cr)

The main theme of the Code Camp is to innovate on location services: What can you do with GPS and/or mapping services? Learn to utilize maps, locations and geocoding in your software and implement a new, innovative app based on those features.

Week 19, 6. - 7. May 2014

  • Location: Computer lab 6218 (Linux basement classroom)
  • The course will be arranged if six or more people sign up.
  • Consider bringing in your own Android phone.
  • PERCOM program students - Please also register at the link above! We need student details in order to give ECTS credits at the end of the course.
  • SIGN UP HERE

Important Dates (all in May and in classroom 6218, except for sauna)

  • Course starts on Tuesday 6th of May 10:00AM.
  • First idea presentations are at 4PM in the classroom.
  • Project returns at 10AM on Wednesday
  • Group project final returns on the following week (end of week 20)

If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask Antti Knutas . (firstname.lastname@lut.fi)

24h Android Code Camp pages

Jolla Code Camp - Winter 2014

CT30A9301 Code Camp on Platform Based Application Development (4 cr)

Week 9, 24. - 28. February 2014

  • Location: Computer lab 6218 (Linux basement classroom)
  • Course pages opening by 3rd of February.
  • Consider bringing in your own laptop.
  • PERCOM program students - Please also register at the link above! We need student details in order to give ECTS credits at the end of the course.

Important Dates (all in December and in classroom 6218, except for sauna)

  • Course starts on Monday 24th of February at 10:00AM.
  • First idea presentations are at 5PM on Monday at the LUT beach sauna
  • There will be a sauna and social event on Monday at the LUT beach sauna, after the project presentations
  • Project returns at 9AM on Friday (in the Code Camp week)
  • Group project final returns on the following week (end of week 10)

We have verified that we will get actual Jolla phones for development and that we will get a Jolla developer to introduce the platform. Sign up! This is an unique opportunity to learn from the people who developed the platform.

Learn to develop on the new Sailfish operating system and use your development skills to harness open web data from around the world! Challenge yourself and provide useful services to the users: Bus schedules, traffic information, weather.. Can you figure out new, innovative ways to combine the freely accessible data to make new services?
Get more information and get started with developing by downloading the Sailfish OS development tools at https://sailfishos.org/develop.html and read the tutorial at https://sailfishos.org/develop-overview-article.html . You can use JavaScript, QT or Android Java to develop for the platform. We have Jolla personnel arriving to the event, with phones, lectures and tutorials!

If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask Antti Knutas . (firstname.lastname@lut.fi)

Jolla CodeCamp 2014 Pages

Finnish Game Jam Code Camp - Winter 2014

January and February 2014, main event at 24.-26.1.

.NET Code Camp - Winter 2013

CT30A9301 Code Camp on Platform Based Application Development (4 cr)

Week 50, 9. - 13. December 2013

  • Location: Computer lab 6218 (Linux basement classroom)
  • Course pages opening by 9th of December.
  • Sign up for the course HERE
  • Consider bringing in your own laptop!

Important Dates (all in December and in classroom 6218, except for sauna)

  • Course Signup opens on 19th of November
  • Course starts on Monday 9th of December at 10:30AM.
  • First idea presentations are at 5PM on Monday, in 6218
  • There's sauna at the LUT rooftop sauna roughly 6pm on Monday 9th of December.
  • Project returns at 9AM on Friday (in the Code Camp week)
  • Group project returns 9AM - 3PM on Tuesday (17.12.)
    • Reserve your group project return time HERE

This course helps you prepare for the Imagine Cup 2014 or getting your own Windows 8 or Windows Phone 7/8 application prepared for publication in the marketplace. Two teams in past years from past Code Camps have gone to represent Finland in the world wide category in Egypt and Australia!

If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask Antti Knutas . (firstname.lastname@lut.fi)

Participate in the study, get pizza! Download the Belbin Team Role test HERE and email it to antti.knutas at lut dot fi!

dotNET 2013-14 Code Camp Course Page





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