Glass Foundry was a two-day event held in San Francisco and New York for developers to experiment with Google Glass
Senior Developer Advocate at Google Timothy Jordan speaking to the room of eager developers
Only developers who signed up to be part of the Google Explorer Program could participate
Google broke the developers into teams
Developers had to keep the event top secret
They spent two days working with Google Glass and its API
All these developers shared a passion for wearable technology
Developers seemed to be having a blast
The developers were able to work alongside Google engineers
It didn't matter if you used a Mac, as long as you were hacking away at Google Glass
The teams ended up building more than 80 ways to use Glass
Everyone who showed off new ways to use Glass received a special bar of glass that read "Pioneer"
Google covered the cost of the eight winning teams' Glass Explorer Edition
Google says the feedback from developers is already helping it improve the platform. That's why it plans to host more events in the future.
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