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a hack club ysws

july 14-15th, 2026

create a project that turns your boring webcam into interactive art

we ship youcameras and stickers

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what am i supposed to make?

have you ever seen those cool webcam graphics, filters and interactive projects made with touchdesigner? instead of using visual programming, use text code to make them!

there are 2 tiers of prizes based on your project's complexity!

  • A - stickers
  • B - fujifilm quicksnap flash 400

don't know what to make?

make a camcorder filter, or motion-control lyrics, maybe even airdrums. see some of the example projects!

submit here

what can i make it with?

p5.js / ml5.js / mediapipe / three.js / opencv / openframeworks / tensorflow.js / processing

here are some tutorials!

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frequently asked questions

who can do this?

any teen between 13 and 18

what are the submission requirements?

your project has to use a live webcam feed so stuff like video filters, ar overlays, motion stuff or other cool generative visuals. there isn't a strict time requirement but i can only accept projects with 1 or more hours on them!

when is the deadline?

in !

i need more help!

join the #flickr-ysws slack channel or dm @lou on slack!

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