Here’s a glimpse at what the first outdoor I/O was like

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Published 20 May 2016

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This year, did something entirely different with I/O than it has in years past. Rather than host it inside the stuffy, fluorescent-lighted halls of the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco, it took place 40 miles away at an outside concert venue in Mountain View. The result—for me, at least—was a horde of sunburned developers slogging through 90-degree heat.

But regardless of the weather, the massive venue afforded plenty of space to set up tents for sessions art installations. Its other products were also on display, like oject on the self-driving car, there were even tents devoted to some of the smaller, lesser-known programs, like .org’s Impact Challenge.

After hours, the Shoreline transformed into a very mild rave of sorts, with neon lights galore delicious food trucks on stby to feed hungry developers. This year’s I/O felt like less of a developer’s conference, more like a developer’s festival. Take a peek at the video above to get more of a glimpse at how much fun this year’s I/O attendees had.