About the challenge
Participate in the 9th installment of Vanderbilt's premier annual hackathon, VandyHacks IX!
Build projects that will serve as a springboard to your career in tech, learn new skills from workshops, meet friends from all around the world in our hacker-focused mini-events, and get your foot in the door by directly connecting with industry sponsors.
Oh and, did we mention we have the coolest swag? Grab a set and see for yourself!
Requirements
You will be submitting your project online via Devpost. All submissions are due by 9:00AM Central Time on Sunday, October 23, 2022. No exceptions allowed.
You will be asked to write a title, write a short description about your project, and include a link to a public GitHub repository.
We do not allow duplicate submissions to other hackathons and will disqualify such projects. We will verify commit history to judge that the project is indeed completed during VandyHacks IX. In order to do so, we will only judge projects with public repositories on GitHub.
If your project is submitted to Devpost before 9:00 am Central Time, you will be notified of a time slot and location at our expo to present your project. Presentations will take place in the Engineering and Science Building starting at either 10:00am or 11:30am Central Time on October 23, 2022. Failure to present your project renders the project ineligible to win prizes. Projects may be selected for a highlight at the closing ceremony in the Langford Auditorium at 1:30pm Central Time.
To be clear, the project you create at VandyHacks is something you can show off to recruiters, family, and friends in the future!
Prizes
1st Overall - First Mate
Underwater GoPro
2nd Overall - Second Mate
Mini Projector
3rd Overall - Third Mate
JBL Flip 6
First Time Hackers - Hacker's First Voyage
Mini Polaroid Camera
Best Workshop Tech Used in Project - Chief Engineer
Waterproof Backpack
Environmentally Friendly - Biggest Splash
Donation to Project Wet
Dean's Challenge
Merchandise from the Vanderbilt Bookstore
Best Financial Hack - CapitalOne
Gift Card
Best Use of Google Cloud - Google Cloud
Google Cloud Swag Bag
[MLH] Most Creative Use of Twilio
Prize: Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!
[MLH] Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Prize: Domain.com Branded Backpack
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded backpack for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
[MLH] Best Use of Velo by Wix
Prize: Wacom Drawing Tablet
We know how difficult it can be to create a phenomenal website in a short period of time, especially when it comes to hackathons. Velo by Wix cuts down your development without sacrificing on functionality! With a built-in database and fully customizable JavaScript front-end and back-end, you can develop a full-stack application directly in your browser. With Velo, all the tools you need are conveniently located in one platform! Build your hackathon project with Velo by Wix for a chance to win Wacom Drawing Tablets for you and each of your teammates.
[MLH] Best Use of Appwrite
Prize: Fitbit Inspire 2 Tracker
Building a full-stack application can be time consuming, especially if you’re more of a frontend developer or lack experience with things like databases or authentication. At hackathons you want to make every minute count, which is why Appwrite is the missing ingredient to your recipe for a successful hack. With all the core backend functionalities you need already pre built and ready for customization, all you’ll need to do is make an API call to take advantage of an Appwrite database, media storage, user auth, and even custom compute functions. Use Appwrite in your hack this weekend for a chance to take home some Fitbits for you and your team.
[MLH] Best Use of Microsoft Cloud for Your Community
Prize: LinkedIn Premium 12-Month subscription and Xbox Ultimate 3-Month Game Pass
Bring your idea to life using the Microsoft Cloud - automatically build and deploy a full stack web app from a code repository, create and train a Machine Learning model, develop business applications with little to no code using Power Platform, and more! View our recommended popular solutions in the Education Hub at https://aka.ms/startedu.
Build your hackathon project with the Microsoft Cloud that tackles a social impact issue of your choice, and have a chance to win a LinkedIn Premium 12-Month subscription and an XBox Ultimate 3-Month Game Pass.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Sri Harsha S.
FortyAU
Richard Alan Peters
Vanderbilt University
Jeremy Austin Mattingly
Twin Sun
Aniruddha Gokhale
Vanderbilt University
Shilo Anders
Vanderbilt University
Tyler Derr
Vanderbilt University
Ray Arceneaux
The SONS
Brian Xu
Mollie Goforth
Zach Karas
Richard Schultz
William Burgess
Judging Criteria
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WOW Factor
First Impression/Overall Score -
Presentation
Quality of UI and presentation of your project at the Expo -
Creativity
The originality of the project idea as well as of the solution to the identified problem -
Technical Complexity
The technical difficulty level and risk factors associated with the project -
Impact
The expected or demonstrated amount of real world impact or business value
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