Welcome to MasseyHacks IX, Canada's oldest high school hackathon! Join us on May 6-7, 2023, at Vincent Massey Secondary School for 24 hours of workshops, activities, and innovation.

All middle and high schoolers are welcome at MasseyHacks, and you don't need any coding experience to participate. Whether you’re new to programming or a seasoned hacker, we invite you to join us for an awesome weekend packed with free swag, prizes, mentorship, and so much more! Bring your ideas and get ready to make them a reality!

FAQ: https://masseyhacks.ca/#faq

Hope to see you there!

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Prizes

$CAD 41,460 in prizes
Best Overall
1 winner

For each team member:
- Beats Studio Buds
- $25 Art of Problem Solving credits

Second Best Overall
1 winner

For each team member:
- Divoom Ditoo

Third Best Overall
1 winner

For each team member:
- Echo Dot (5th Gen, 2022 release)

Best Beginner
1 winner

For each team member:
- Charmast Portable Charger
- Admission to Hack the North

Best Hardware
1 winner

For each team member:
- A2 LENRUE Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

Best Educational
1 winner

For each team member:
- Star G430S_B Drawing Tablet

Best Game
1 winner

For each team member:
- VersionTECH. Gaming Mouse

Best Unity Project for VR CAVE - Invest WindsorEssex
1 winner

The winning team members of the “Best Unity Project for VR CAVE” competition will not only receive a $50 Best Buy gift card each, but they will also have the exclusive opportunity to access a demo in the Windsor Essex VR CAVE. In addition, the team will have the privilege of deploying their submission into the VR Cave. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for the winning team to showcase their innovative VR project and experience it in a fully immersive and interactive environment.

Submission Guidelines: https://bit.ly/iwesub

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

James Xu

James Xu
Co-Director @ HackDuke

Rahma Gillan

Rahma Gillan
Advisor @ Hack the North

David Hui

David Hui
Co-Chair @ Hack the 6ix

Nithin Muthukumar

Nithin Muthukumar

Usama Mir

Usama Mir
University of Windsor

Judging Criteria

  • 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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