Let's get lost together
WildHacks is Northwestern University's annual 36 hour hackathon.
Prizes
WildHacks 2017 1st Place Prize
$2000
WildHacks 2017 2nd Place Prize
$1500
WildHacks 2017 3rd Place Prize
$1000
Best use of Cisco API
Canakit Raspberry Pi and in touch screen displays
Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device
Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c + power source
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
$250 Amazon Web Services Credit
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit
1517 Fund Scholarship
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Marisa Gomez
Coach, MLH
Michael Marasco
Director, Farley Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Brad Boven
VP of Engineering, Uptake
Zack Johnson
VP of Business Development, Visier Inc.
Rebecca Miller-Webster
Chief Practice Officer and Director of Engineering, DevMynd
Bridget Hardy
Uptake
Neal Sales-Griffin
CEO, Starter League
Mark Bertrand
Senior Product Manager - Growth, Sprout Social, Inc.
Jake Albaugh
Engineer, Codepen
Trevor Austin
Director of Engineering, Civis Analytics
Matt DeNapoli
DevNet Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems
Mert Iseri
CEO, SwipeSense
Zeke Linares
Contrary Capital
Ravi Bakhai
Contrary Capital
Leslie Jones Dove
Contrary Capital
Daniel Bingyou
Contrary Capital
Andy Kaminski
Senior Developer, Ford
Judging Criteria
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Originality
The hack should be unique and interesting. This can range from a new spin on a known idea to completely outlandish ideas. The hack should be something damn cool you’ve never seen before. -
Utility
Doesn't have to be business-ready, but should have the potential to be a useful in everyday life. Should also be intuitive and easy to use -
Technical Complexity
The hack should be technically impressive for 36 hour project. They should have code and a functioning prototype. Anything from frameworks, apis, algorithms to interesting languages can add to the technical difficulty of the project. -
Polish/Design
Should look or work beautifully. The closer it looks and feels to a professional-grade application, the better.
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