jsPsych Spring Hackathon 2025

Overview

We're excited to announce our first-ever hackathon dedicated to extending the jsPsych ecosystem! This three day event will provide hands on training in contributing to open source software and building custom plugins for jsPsych. Participants will work in small teams to develop new plugins and extensions, with guidance from the jsPsych development team. This hackathon is supported by the National Science Foundation under Award 2346214

Event Details

When: May 12-15, 2025

Where: Vassar College's Heartwood Inn & Institute for the Liberal Arts, Poughkeepsie, NY

Target Audience

This event is aimed at researchers who have experience with using jsPsych for building experiments. We won't be teaching the basics of how to use jsPsych at this event. Instead, we will be focusing on how to develop and extend jsPsych itself. If you're interested in learning how to build your own plugins or you want to learn how to contribute your work to the jsPsych ecosystem this event is for you!

What We Offer

Full Coverage: Lodging, meals, and travel expenses are provided.

Developer Guidance: Support from the team that built jsPsych.

Collaborative Learning: Working to build your own plugins or modifications with a small team!

Day 0 (Monday, May 12) - Arrivals
Afternoon Participant Arrivals
Day 1 (Tuesday, May 13)
Morning BREAKFAST
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Intro to Open-Source Contribution & jsPsych Ecosystem
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM LUNCH (with brainstorming)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Brainstorming & Team Formation
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Work Session 1
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM DINNER
Day 2 (Wednesday, May 14)
Morning BREAKFAST
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Work Session 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Progress Updates with Q & A
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Work Session 3
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM DINNER
Day 3 (Thursday, May 15)
Morning BREAKFAST
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Work Session 4
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM LUNCH and SHARE
Afternoon / Evening Participant Departures