CTRL Hacks '23 has now ended. Thank you to everyone who participated, and everyone who helped make this event possible, including our judges, admin team, and student outreachers.
Looking to participate next year? Join the discord server! (https://discord.gg/ZDnksTUQdm)
About the challenge
Are you a high school student in Calgary, Alberta, Canada? We welcome you to join CTRL Hacks!
CTRL Hacks is a beginner-friendly hackathon (coding competition!) where individuals will participate in a 96-hour coding marathon based on a theme. All you have to do is code something-anything!-that matches the theme. Plan! Code! Collaborate! Build! Submit! The best submissions will receive exciting prizes...
Get started
Check out our website at https://ctrl-hacks.github.io/ to learn more and join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/ZDnksTUQdm. Also follow us on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ctrl.hacks?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==. The hackathon will begin with a virtual opening ceremony at 6 PM MDT on Thursday, September 21st!
Participation Prizes
All participants will earn awesome prizes, just for competing and submitting a project, including:
- echo3D 1 month FREE access to Premium plan ($99 value)
- FREE 30-day access pass to Interview Cake's full coding interview prep course
- FREE Postman Student Expert certification! Click here: https://bit.ly/ctrl-postman
- FREE Participation Certificate courtesy of Certopus
Requirements
What to Build
Build any project involving code that relates to the theme. Even no-code projects can be submitted, provided you supply design and a great marketing pitch. Of course, we encourage all individuals to try their hand at coding! Our organization will provide workshops during the hackathon to help you gain the requisite skills.
What to Submit
You will need to submit:
- A link to your code, such as on GitHub or Replit
- A maximum-6-minute YouTube video (public or unlisted) explaining your project and what problem it solves
Prizes
First Place (In Calgary)
$100 CAD Cash Prize by Postman
1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375)
1 free .xyz Domain for 1 year ($10)
1 Certopus First Place (In Calgary) Certificate
Second Place (In Calgary)
$75 CAD Cash Prize by Postman
1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375)
1 free .xyz Domain for 1 year ($10)
1 Certopus Second Place (In Calgary) Certificate
Third Place (In Calgary)
$50 CAD Cash Prize by Postman
1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375)
1 free .xyz Domain for 1 year ($10)
1 Certopus Third Place (In Calgary) Certificate
First Place (Out of Calgary)
$100 CAD Cash Prize by Postman
1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375)
1 Certopus First Place (Out of Calgary) Certificate
Best Presentation Project
1-year Subscription License of Axure RP Team Edition (one person) ($504)
1 Certopus Best Design / Pitch / No-Code Certificate
Popular Choice
1 free .xyz Domain for 1 year ($10)
1 Certopus Popular Choice Certificate
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Vladislav Bilay
Cloud DevOps | Tech Lead at Aquiva Labs
Adnan Karim
Software Developer @ Attabotics
Hamza Afzaal
Haptic Researcher @ UofC
Dmitrii Slabko
Lead Software Engineer @ EPAM Systems
Armando Zavaleta
Off-Campus Coordinator/Teacher
Matthew Zhang
CTRL Hacks Executive
Denis Kondratev
Senior Software Engineer at My.Games
Judging Criteria
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Impact/Pitch (6 points)
Does it play a part in the real world? What is the potential positive impact of this project? Was the impact effectively and clearly explained in the pitch? -
Theme/Creativity/Design (5 points)
Does it effectively fit the theme? Is it a creative and original idea, or is it a copy of an existing product? Also, how well is it designed - does it have good UI and UX? Is it easy to use and work with? -
Project Condition (3 points)
Does the project work, or is it full of bugs? Does the demo effectively showcase the full functionality of the project? Is there a live demo? How much of the project is flagged as “incomplete and patched in future versions”? -
Technical Skill (6 points)
How much technical and programming skill was showcased? Did the project utilize several moving components and advanced libraries, or was it just a basic HTML wrapper page for text?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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