RevolutionUC is a student hackathon in which we invite students from across the midwest to partake in a weekend of code, community, and self-improvement. You don't have to attend the University of Cincinnati and you don't have to be a computer science major or engineering student. We're looking for people who share our passion to do awesome things with technology.
Eligibility
- Participants: Any University or High School Student that has registered for RevolutionUC. You must be present to be eligible.
- Teams: 1-4 Members
Requirements
Build something awesome. The hack must be a finished submission and have not been worked on prior to RevolutionUC.
Prizes
1st Place
Dell Venue Tablets, Courtesy of MLH
2nd Place
Bluetooth speakers, courtesy of Bearcat Hackers
3rd Place
Spark Core development kits, courtesy of Bearcat Hackers
Hacking UC, by UC Engineering Tribunal
Chromecasts, courtesy of UC Engineering Tribunal. The winner of this prize will be chosen by members from the Engineering Tribunal.
Best Use of AWS
Dell Portable Offline S3 Instance (1TB External Harddrive), courtesy of MLH
Best use of Strap API
$100 Gift Cards, courtesy of Strap
Best High School Hack
Portable Battery, courtesy of Bearcat Hackers. This prize will have preference to teams with high schoolers as the majority of the team.
Best Newbie Hack
Amazon Firesticks, courtesy of Bearcat Hackers. This prize will have preference to attendees who are attending RevolutionUC as their first hackathon.
Best Mobile Hack
Mini Quadcopters, courtesy of Bearcat Hackers
Best Pebble Hack
Pebble Steel Smartwatches, courtesy of MLH
Finalist Position for the 2016 KPCB Fellows Program
Criteria for the KPCB Fellows Challenge:
- Clearly addresses one of the Build for Good challenges
- Submitted to RevolutionUC challenge post and to kpcbfellows.com/challenges
- Offers a really scalable solution to the challenge
- Realistic and implementable by the nonprofit
- Creative approach to the problem
- Gives the nonprofit a good starting point to run with the solution
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Russel
Software Developer @ Intuit
Clark
Co-Founder @ Neep
Marcelle
Software Developer @ Strap
Drew
Software Developer @ Zipscene
Candice
CEO @ HelloParent
Judging Criteria
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Impact
Would the application have real social impact? Can it change the world, or at least help someone in your community? Does the project have a wow factor? -
Innovation
Is the solution novel? Does it solve a problem in a creative or never-seen-before way? -
Technical Achievement
Did the participant(s) solve a hard technical problem? Did they get a working demo completed within the allotted time?
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