ABOUT THE CHALLENGE

vsHacks is a beginner friendly hackathon open to all high school students in the Greater Vancouver area. It's an excellent opportunity for participants to show off their skills, learn new skills, and meet like-minded individuals. From August 22-24, teams of up to four people will collaborate to build and present a project from scratch. Throughout the event, the vsHacks team will host workshops and fun events such as party games in the Discord server.

GET STARTED

To get started, register for this hackathon and join our Discord.

Additional information can be found on our website.

Requirements

WHAT TO BUILD

As this hackathon is very beginner friendly and open-ended, there are no particular restrictions on what projects can be submitted. However, this year's theme is "Improving our environment" and projects relating to it will be eligible for a special prize! Note that "environment" does not necessarily have to relate to nature.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

  • Provide an easy way to access your project for judging and testing (e.g., a public website.) Code must be open source.
  • A paragraph that briefly describes your project.
  • A Video (posted on Youtube or Google Drive), this should include all information that is important to your project, as this will be account for the majority of your score. MAX 3 minutes.
  • Your code (can be submitted as Github Link, or uploaded as a .ZIP file)
  • A brief paragraph on your thought process (OPTIONAL)
  • A brief paragraph on your challenges and success (OPTIONAL)

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Prizes

$6,210 in prizes
First Place Prize
1 winner

$200 Amazon Giftcard
4 one-year 1Password family subscription

Runner Up Prize
1 winner

$100 Amazon Giftcard
4 one-year 1Password family subscription

Most Creative
1 winner

$60 Giftcard of Choice (Amazon/Steam/Google Play/Apple)
4 one-year 1Password family subscription

Theme Prize
1 winner

$100 AoPS Gift Card
4 Months Discord Nitro
4 one-year 1Password family subscription

.xyz Domains
50 winners

Stickers
50 winners

Interview Cake Subscription
50 winners

1Password Family Subscription
14 winners

Steve's Poké Bar Discount
100 winners

Panago Pizza Raffle
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

vsHacks Judges

vsHacks Judges

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    Does the project present something novel and innovative?
  • Design
    How good is the UI/UX? Are there any user-facing bugs?
  • Theme
    How well does the project follow this year's theme of "Improving Our Environment"?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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