Welcome to MasseyHacks VIII, Canada's oldest high school hackathon! Join us on May 14th and May 15th, 2022 either virtually or in-person at Vincent Massey Secondary School for 24 hours of interactive workshops, lively activities, and countless opportunities to show off your creativity and innovation!
All middle and high schoolers are welcome to MasseyHacks, and absolutely no coding experience is needed to participate. Whether you’re new to programming or a seasoned hacker, there’s a place just for you!
Team up with your friends or fly solo - it’s completely up to you!
We hope you're as excited as we are for an awesome weekend packed with free swag, prizes, mentorship, and so much more! All you have to do is bring your ideas and get ready to make them a reality!
To participate in MasseyHacks VIII, apply at https://go.masseyhacks.ca/mh8-signup by May 12th. We look forward to seeing you there!
Requirements
Your submission must contain a 1-3 minute video demonstrating your hack. We highly recommend that you upload it to YouTube and link it in your Devpost submission.
Judges will be reviewing your Devpost submission, so please ensure that your Devpost is detailed and well-polished!
Prizes
Best Overall
For each team member:
- Nintendo Switch Lite
- Lifetime Upgrade to Taskade Unlimited Plan
- $25 Art of Problem Solving credits
- MLH Fellowship Fast Track & MLH winner pin
Second Best Overall
For each team member:
- Beats Studio Buds
- Lifetime Upgrade to Taskade Unlimited Plan
- MLH Fellowship Fast Track & MLH winner pin
Third Best Overall
For each team member:
- Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen)
- Lifetime Upgrade to Taskade Unlimited Plan
- MLH Fellowship Fast Track & MLH winner pin
Best Beginner Hack
For each team member:
- $25 Amazon Gift Card
- Automatic Admission to Hack the North
- Lifetime Upgrade to Taskade Unlimited Plan
Best Hardware Hack
For each team member:
- Raspberry Pi Pico Kit (includes Raspberry Pi Pico with pre-soldered header set, Breadboard, USB to Micro-USB cable)
- Lifetime Upgrade to Taskade Unlimited Plan
Best Game
For each team member:
- $25 Steam Gift Card
- Lifetime Upgrade to Taskade Unlimited Plan
Best Education Hack
For each team member:
- Star G430S Drawing Tablet
- Lifetime Upgrade to Taskade Unlimited Plan
Best Use of Altura
For each team member:
- $30 Cash Prize
- Lifetime Upgrade to Taskade Unlimited Plan
Best use of CockroachDB - MLH
Build your hackathon project on CockroachDB's open source and indestructible SQL database. Utilize CockroachDB in your hack for a chance to win a 3D printing pen for each team member.
CockroachDB will also be sending t-shirts to the following hacker groups while supplies last:
Hackers with a verified project submission & are a resident of the US.
Hackers who win the CockroachDB prize category regardless of location.
Please include a screenshot of your cluster activity in the Devpost submission
Best Domain Name from Domain.com - MLH
Register a .tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a PowerSquare Qi wireless phone charger.
Best Use of DeSo - MLH
DeSo is the official Web3 sponsor of the MLH Hackathon League and the first Layer 1 blockchain custom-built for decentralized social media applications. While blockchains like Avalanche or Solana cost $0.50+ to store just a 200-character post, the DeSo blockchain is built with custom indexing and storage optimizations which make it 10,000X cheaper to store social content on-chain! In order to qualify for the contest, you must launch an app that writes to the DeSo blockchain and/or implements DeSo identity. While social media apps are a great fit for DeSo, you can also build financial apps, marketplaces, and more on the DeSo blockchain. For inspiration on project ideas, you can check out some of the existing 200+ apps already live on DeSo at Bithunt.com as well as our DeSo APIs. The Best Use of DeSo gets $100 worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo branded tumbler, and a YubiKey security key!
Most Creative Use of GitHub - MLH
GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Best Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment! Winners will receive a GitHub Octocat Statue, Plushy, and Sticker bundle
Please include a screenshot showing you are a part of GitHub Global campus(especially if virtual), or show it at in person judging
Most Creative Use of Twilio - MLH
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using web service APIs. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe your application needs to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any one of Twilio’s APIs for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box and GameGo Console for you and each of your teammates!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Henry Tu
Board Member @ Hack the 6ix
Tailai Wang
Logistics Lead @ Hack the North
Anish Aggarwal
Project Developer @ UWBlueprint
David Hui
Web Director @ Hack the 6ix
Judging Criteria
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Technical Merit
Your project displays an exceptional level of skill, knowledge and expertise. It works complex and intricate problems in a simple and elegant way and exemplifies your mastery in the tech field. -
Originality
Your project shows an interesting and fresh approach on a new idea that has remained largely unexplored or even undiscovered. It is intriguing and can serve as a basis for further projects and concepts. -
Refinement
Your project presents an incredible visual sense of completion and polish, appearing as if it were made by a professional team. Users or viewers of the project are immediately and wholly impressed by its appearance. -
Utility
Your project effectively fulfills its intended purpose, working well and an expected manner in accordance with the user or player. -
Creativity
The project uses its integrated tools and components in an unexpected and interesting way, effectively serving as an innovative and potentially artistic piece of work.
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