Join us for the 10th Annual DandyHacks, affiliated with the Computer Science Undergraduate Council (CSUG) at the University of Rochester! At DandyHacks, we are fully committed to being an accessible and beginner-friendly hackathon, to mentor, have fun, inspire, and encourage attendees to find joy in building awesome things throughout the 42-hours.
This year, DandyHacks will be IN-PERSON, from October 14th, 6:00pm to October 16th, 2:00pm EDT at Feldman Ballroom, Douglass Commons at the University of Rochester (Presentations start at 11am on October 16th).
Please submit your projects at 10am EDT!
A full schedule and further information on the event is available on our website, https://dandyhacks.net/
We hope that regardless of your experience and background in coding, you will learn something new, and have fun all the while!
Requirements
Hackers may only submit projects they started on Friday the 14th. This year we will have a soft deadline of 10am EDT, October 16th, though submissions will be CLOSED at 11am.
This allows for a grace period of about an hour where Hackers should be submitting projects and going over their project page for final touches.
To have their project considered for the contest and tracks, hackers must submit their project and present in front of our judges in Feldman Ballroom starting at 11am EDT October 16th, 2022.
Please check off the tracks you'd like your projects to be considered in when submitting your project.
Prizes
Productivity Track Prizes
• 1st place prize will be 1TB harddrive
• 2nd place prize will be the Google Mini smart speaker
• 3rd place prize will be the moveable laptop stand.
Community Track Prizes
• 1st place prize will be a Mini Portable Projector
• 2nd place prize will be a Wireless Mini Printer
• 3rd place prize will be the Tile Tracker.
Video Game Track Prizes
• 1st place prize will be JBL speaker
• 2nd place prize will be a mechanical keyboard
• 3rd place prize will be LED lights.
Raffle Prizes
Total: $120
Participants can enter the raffle by attending special events throughout the hackathon. The raffle prize winners can win a portable charger, charging dock, and amazon firestick.
MLH Sponsored Prizes
Total: $500
Rewarded for winning MLH's side challenges
Side Track: Best UX/UI
User experience (UX) is how effective your project is, how efficiently someone can use it, and how satisfying the overall experience is. A good UX has a good user interface (UI), making it easy for someone to navigate the screen. The winning team will receive cute mugs that ironically do not have the best UX, but they’re very cute nonetheless!
Side Track: Most Dandy Hack
The project that wins Most Dandy Hack will exhibit the values of creativity and innovation. The winning team will receive a cute squishy lamp.
Side Track: Best Use of Echo3D
Total: $100
Echo3D is a cloud platform for 3D/AR/VR that provides tools and network infrastructure to help developers quickly build and deploy 3D apps, games, and content. Instructions for how to use this will be provided soon! The winning team will receive a $100 Amazon gift card split among teammates, ie 4 people would receive $25 each.
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
Best Use of Velo by Wix
We know how difficult it can be to create a phenomenal website in a short period of time, especially when it comes to hackathons. Velo by Wix cuts down your development without sacrificing on functionality! With a built-in database and fully customizable JavaScript front-end and back-end, you can develop a full-stack application directly in your browser. With Velo, all the tools you need are conveniently located in one platform! Build your hackathon project with Velo by Wix for a chance to win Wacom Drawing Tablets for you and each of your teammates.
Most Creative Use of Twilio
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console ! Get started with $50 in free credit
Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity
Fidelity Branded Wireless Charger At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach to all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!
Best Blockchain Project Using Hedera
Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboard Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Joseph Loporcaro
CS Professor at UR
Andrew Read-McFarland
CS 170 Professor at UR
Adam Purtee
CS 171 Professor at UR
Daniel Munoz
UR Alumni, Microsoft Employee
Jackie
From MLH
Judging Criteria
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Completion and Functionality
Did the hack work? Did the team manage to achieve at least 60% (or more) of what they want? Does the project solve the problem that was initially presented by the team? Does it work as stated in their demo? -
Implementation of the Project
How good is the end-product? Judges analyze the quality of the developed code/project/prototype based on the project details. Is it the "best" way to implement the program? -
Quality of the Idea
How original or creative is the idea? -
Design
Did the hacker put enough thought into user experience? Are the expectations of the user clearly articulated and met? Does the user have full power over the working of the User interface? (More lenient due to the short time of hackathon)
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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