ROWDYHACKS X
Is a free, weekend-long, overnight hackathon hosted at UTSA's San Pedro I Data Science Building! Students and recent college graduates* can join us at RowdyHacks to network, code, collaborate, and compete for a chance to win one or more of this year's amazing prizes! We welcome hackers from all disciplines, backgrounds, & technical levels!
*Recent college graduates of up to one year after their graduation date can participate as a hacker at RowdyHacks.
IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES
- Hacker Check-In will be from 9am to 11am on October 26th, 2024.
- Hacking Begins at 12pm - October 26th, 2024 and ends at 12pm - October 27th, 2024.
- Judging will be from 1:30pm to 3:30pm on October 27th, 2024.
- Closing Ceremonies will be from 4:30pm to 5:30pm on October 27th, 2024.
Requirements
WHAT TO BUILD
A project around any of RowdyHacks X's Tracks and/or Challenges!
Tracks
Either Beginner or Overall is something everyone will submit to but only one track per project.
Challenges
Hackers can submit to any of the challenges. If you think your project fits the criteria for a challenge, submit it for that challenge!
For more information on this year's Tracks and Challenges, please refer to the Hacker Survival Guide within Hackkit!
WHAT TO SUBMIT
- Your project's code
- This can be submitted through a platform such as Github
- A description of your project, its goals and process throughout the weekend
- Your entire team needs to be added to your Devpost
For more details regarding how to and what to submit with your Devpost, visit the Hacker Survival Guide available through Hackkit!
JUDGING
Judging will happen science-fair style and you will need to be present (in-person) to present your project to this year's panel of judges! You will have a presentation time of up to 3 minutes to show off your project per judging session!
Once all projects are submitted, the organizer team will setup table numbers and assign each submitted project to a number. Numbers will typically sort submissions by Beginner and Overall tracks so be prepared to move around!
Prizes
Overall Track: 1st Place
40in smart fire tv
Overall Track: 2nd Place
Gaming chair
Overall Track: 3rd Place
24in gaming monitor
Beginner Track: 1st Place
32in fire tv
Beginner Track: 2nd Place
Beats Solo 4
Beginner Track: 3rd Place
Portable Monitor
Best Cyber
RK ROYAL KLUDGE M87 Keyboard
Best Hardware
Arduino Kit
Best “Hack to the future”
Retro handheld console
Best Design
Wacom Intous Medium
[SWIVEL] Financial Inclusion
SWIVEL Values Tumbler + Custom SWIVEL Hoodie. Design a platform that provides banking and payment services to unbanked or underbanked populations, leveraging mobile technology.
[MLH] Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
Hack from Home Kit
GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains wireless earbuds, blue light glasses, selfie ring light and a pouch for easy transport.
[MLH] Best Use of Midnight
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Headphones
Midnight is a data protection blockchain that offers programmable data protection capabilities powered by zero-knowledge technology to address the delicate balance between data protection, ownership, and utilization. This ensures that developers can leverage blockchain technology without exposing confidential information or losing control over their data.
To build on Midnight, all you need is familiarity with TypeScript or a similar JavaScript based library. The service is free to use and their developer documentation has all the information you need to get started. Build a DApp using Midnight this weekend for a chance to win wireless headphones for you and each of your team mates!
[MLH] Sauce Labs Hot Sauce Raffle
Sauce Labs Swag Bag
Sauce Labs empowers you to develop, test, and deliver top-tier web and mobile apps quickly and efficiently. Their unified platform makes automated testing and error monitoring easy to do, enabling you to save time building your hackathon project! Let Sauce Labs help resolve any issues with your code so you can get back to building an award winning hack. Make sure your project is hackathon-tested by signing up for a Sauce Labs account!
To spice things up even more, we're running the Sauce Labs Hot Sauce naming raffle and selecting up to 4 individual winners at this event. To qualify come up with a cool hot sauce name and submit it to the Sauce Labs raffle form for a chance to win some awesome swag including a backpack, beanie, and a bottle of Sauce Labs hot sauce!
Best Use of Terraform
Hashicorp Swag Bag
HashiCorp Terraform is a source available infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that makes building, deploying, and managing your projects even easier! Whether you’re working in the cloud or using local resources, Terraform can make managing and configuring your application simple and organized. From deploying Machine Learning models to spinning up virtual containers for your web applications, Terraform supports a wide array of cloud providers and services, taking the guesswork out of your next hackathon project. Dive into the documentation and discover all the ways Terraform can take the way you hack to the next level!
Terraform’s community edition is free to use with no credit card required! Utilize Terraform in your hackathon project this weekend for a chance to win some awesome Hashicorp swag for you and each of your teammates!
[MLH] Best AI Project with Databricks Open Source
Assorted Lego Sets
Databricks is an open analytics platform that helps you build, deploy, and maintain large scale data & AI solutions! Whether you’re working with large language models using Mosaic AI, storing data with Databricks Data Lakes, or deploying GenAI powered applications using MLflow, Databricks Open Source software has the tools you need to make your hackathon project state of the art.
Build an AI powered project utilizing Databricks Open Source projects like the ones mentioned, or Databricks friendly Open Source projects like LanceDB and Llama Index, for a chance to win some amazing prizes for you and your teammates! Check out the following link to see all qualifying Databricks' Open Source technologies.
[MLH] Best Use of PropelAuth
Wacom Tablets
PropelAuth makes it easy for hackers to add authentication and user management to their projects. If you’re looking to save time and effort on building a signup and login feature for your hack, PropelAuth is a great option for you and your team. Customize your login’s User Interface, from the color scheme and logo, to the login options you present to your users! PropelAuth provides a ton of options for configuration. PropelAuth is also supported across more than a dozen popular frameworks and languages including React, Node.js, Python, Django, Go, Rust, and Flask among others. Get started today and integrate PropelAuth to your hackathon project for a chance to win some awesome prizes for you and your teammates!
Best Use of Groq
$500 Groq Swag Store Credit
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Rowdy
UTSA
Zaquariah Holland
SWIVEL
Jose Cardenas
SWIVEL
Melanie Garza
SWIVEL
Michael Shannon
SWIVEL
Judging Criteria
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TBA
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