Codimeo, comprised entirely of 13-year-olds, was one of 33 teams to participate in Saturday’s 24-hour hackathon at the Forum Geesseknäppchen.

They coded their way into third place in the “Distorted Reality challenge”, focusing on augmented and virtual reality. First place went to “New Folder”, from Epitech, Ncancy and second to “Division Zero” from Docler Holding.

"The teams of young developers, including the CoderDojo and the Code Club, gathering children of the average age of 12, have proven their talents with inventiveness and ingenuity,” Docler Holding PR head Melanie Delannoy said after the event, adding: “Training future generations in coding and IT is a key element of Luxembourg's success.”

Around 150 developers and designers attended the third edition of the event, which was organised by IT One, Docler Holding and Digital Lëtzebuerg.

The Open Data Challenge was won by “Whatever” from Docler Holding, followed by “Semantic Club” from arhs Cube and in third place the team from intercommunal IT management firm Sigi.