It’s official! Come join us at RowdyHacks as we build apps, games, and any other neat projects in 24 hours. Whether you’re a seasoned hacker or new to the hackathon community, we’ve got your back through the whole hacking experience.

 

If you aren’t familiar, a hackathon is where you turn your crazy ideas into real projects. Plenty of your fellow peers gather to build something they’re passionate about so get involved in making incredible things.

Requirements

The following items will be expected for the submission:

  • Team members, including contact information.
  • Application name and its description and purpose.
  • A 2 minutes max video demonstrating the hack can be helpful, but is not required.
  • URL to live demo of the application if applicable.

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Prizes

$1,792 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

Quadcopter Drone with HD Camera for each member of the first place team (up to four).

2nd Place
1 winner

Pebble Smartwatch for each member of the second place team (up to four).

3rd Place
1 winner

Google Chromecast for each member of the third place team (up to four).

Best Hardware Hack
1 winner

Raspberry Pi for each member of the best hardware hack team (up to four).

Best API Usage
1 winner

Amazon Echo for each member of Best API Usage team (up to four).

Side Event Prizes
4 winners

$25 Amazon Giftcards for each Side Event winner.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Mark Robinson

Mark Robinson
UTSA

Matt Gibson

Matt Gibson
UTSA

Larry Clark

Larry Clark
UTSA

Bryan Deloeste

Bryan Deloeste
ACM

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    Is the project unique, interesting, and original?
  • User Interface
    Could a user navigate the product with minimum instructions? Is it user friendly?
  • Practicality
    Does this project solve a problem or impact a large amount of people?
  • Technical
    How difficult was this project? Were learning curves overcome?
  • Completion
    Was significant progress made on this project? Is it complete?
  • Presentation
    Did the team present the project clearly? Was the team enthusiastic about the presentation?

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