About the Challenge
Welcome to the Hackatopia Hackathon! Hackatopia is your creative utopia organized by Youth Pioneers in STEM in collaboration with Codenovate. This is a space where there are no limits to what you can create. Whether you’re building websites, games, apps, or something completely unique, this is the place to bring your ideas to life. With little restrictions on topics, you have the freedom to explore whatever excites you. It’s all about innovation, fun, and unleashing your full creative potential—come join us and make something amazing!
We will be hosting weekly events (guest speakers, workshops, etc.) to help students find inspiration about their topic and pick up new skills that could aid in the creation of their prototype/design/idea.
Event Schedule: Workshops
Week 1
Weekend Workshops:
Sunday, February 23rd - Codenovate Workshop 1 - HTML/CSS
| Monday, 2/24 | Tuesday, 2/25 | Wednesday, 2/26 | Thursday, 2/27 | Friday, 2/28 |
| Codenovate Workshop 2 - JavaScript |
Week 2
Weekend Workshops:
Saturday, March 1st - Codenovate Workshop 3 - Java Week 1
Sunday, March 2nd - Codenovate Workshop 4 - Java Week 2
| Monday, 3/3 | Tuesday, 3/4 | Wednesday, 3/5 | Thursday, 3/6 | Friday, 3/7 |
| Codenovate Workshop 5 - Java Week 3 |
Codenovate Workshop 6 - Java Week 4 |
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Week 3
| Monday, 3/10 | Tuesday, 3/11 | Wednesday, 3/12 | Thursday, 3/13 | Friday, 3/14 |
| Codenovate Workshop 7 - Java Week 5 |
Codenovate Workshop 8 - Java Week 6 |
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Weekend Workshops:
Saturday, March 15th - Codenovate Workshop 9 - Java Week 7
Sunday, March 16th - Codenovate Workshop 10 - Java Week 8
Week 4
| Monday, 3/17 | Tuesday, 3/18 | Wednesday, 3/19 | Thursday, 3/20 | Friday, 3/21 |
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Week 5-6
Project Submissions Due: 4/5 @ 8:00 PM EST
Public Voting & Judging: 4/6 - 4/13 @ 5:30 PM EST
Project Tracks:
- Social Good
- Art/Entertainment
- Education
- Environment/Sustainability
- Healthcare
Requirements
What to Build:
This competition is open-ended, and competitors can submit projects relating to problems in the five fields of art/entertainment, education, environment/sustainability, social good and healthcare. Competitors can submit projects with any software they are comfortable with. If you need any project ideas, feel free to email us at competitions@ypstem.org!
What to Submit:
Project submissions will need to fall under at least one of the 5 project tracks listed above and one of these categories:
| Category 1 | Category 2 |
| A working prototype: website, functional demo, test build, open-source repository, etc. | A design or idea: written proposals (Google Docs, Word, PDF, etc.), 2d/3d designs, etc. |
- A fully functional prototype will be preferred!
- Submissions will need to include a URL link to the project.
- Submissions will need to include a short text description that explains the features & functionality of the application, along with the problem it addresses, in English.
- Optional: Include a video (about 3 minutes) that explains your project.
See rules for full requirements.
Prizes
Participation Prize
Certificate of Participation
1st Place Overall
• 7 day Interview Cake Full Access License valued at $50 (2)
• Certificate of Recognition 1st Place
• Opportunity to Become an App Developer for YPStem
2nd Place Overall
• 7 day Interview Cake Full Access Licenses valued at $50 (2)
• Certificate of Recognition 2nd Place
• Opportunity to Become an App Developer for YPStem
3rd Place Overall
• 7 day Interview Cake Full Access License valued at $50 (2)
• Certificate of Recognition 3rd Place
• Opportunity to Become an App Developer for YPStem
Most Potentially Impactful
• 7 day Interview Cake Full Access License valued at $50
Most Creative Idea/Design
• 7 day Interview Cake Full Access License valued at $50
Most Technically Polished Project
• 7 day Interview Cake Full Access License valued at $50
Popular Vote
• 7 day Interview Cake Full Access License valued at $50
Workshop Participation Raffle
• 7 day Interview Cake Full Access License valued at $50 (40 participants)
• Gift vouchers, mentoring session, certified workshop, internship opportunities @Hover Robotix (valued around $1,150)
• Desmos Swag pack (Valued at ~$45)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
YPStem Team
YPStem Team
Ramachander Thallada
Director, TTI
Peiyang Yu
Software Engineer in Production
Swati Goyal
Product Manager
Siri Vegiraju
Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Ashutosh Datar
Member of Technical Staff (Tech lead), Pure Storage
Raju Dandigam
Engineering Manager @ Navan
Zeqiu Xu
Machine Learning Engineer, Yahoo
Ramneet Bhatia
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix
Garima Agarwal
Application Programmer
Karan Alang
Software Engineer, Versa Networks Inc
Xiaochuan Xu
Software Engineer, DoorDash
Judging Criteria
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Quality of Idea (20%)
How creative and unique is the project? Is it well-thought out? -
Quality of Code (20%)
Does the project run smoothly with minimal errors? -
Quality of Project (40%)
Is the project detailed and organized? Is it visually appealing? -
Project Impact (20%)
Does the project effectively address a problem in one of the tracks? If implemented, how impactful would it be?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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