BeachHacks is CSULB's annual and biggest hackathon where students collaborate and strive to create innovative projects. Our mission is to cultivate the next generation of innovation. BeachHacks 6.0 would like to unite the CSULB Computer Science and Stem community for 24 hours of hacking, workshops, games, and prizes!

Requirements

  1. Project name and elevator pitch
  2. Team member's names [if working with a team]
    1. All teammates must be added as collaborators
  3. Prize categories your project is competing for
  4. Project story
    1. Inspiration? What does it do? How did you build it? What challenges did you come across? What are you proud of? What did you learn? What comes next?
  5. GitHub Repository of your project
  6. Video demonstration of the project
    1. Youtube is preferred

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Prizes

$4,285 in prizes
1st Overall
1 winner

All qualified submitted projects will automatically be considered for this category. Each member of the winning team will receive:

Apple iPad (9th Generation) 64 GB
or
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 64 GB

2nd Overall
2 winners

All qualified submitted projects will automatically be considered for this category. Each member of the winning team will receive:

MSI Optix 27" Class FHD IPS Gaming Monitor

Best Game
1 winner

The team's project must be a game. Each member of the winning team will receive:

HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

All team members must all be first time hackers.

Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Mouse

Funniest Hack
1 winner

The team’s project must be funny :) Each member of the winning team will receive:

JBL Clip 4 Portable Mini Bluetooth Speaker

Best Use of Google Cloud
2 winners

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud.
See full list of products here: g.co/cloud.

1st place: Google Cloud branded backpack
2nd place: Google Cloud swag box

(Sponsored by Google Cloud) * - U.S. Shipping Only

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Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Fit
    The project perfectly fits the category(s) that it was submitted to.
  • Uniqueness
    The project is a new and creative idea.
  • Presentation
    All required details are included in the video + description.
  • Design
    The design of the project is aesthetically pleasing.
  • Functionality
    The project is fully functional and complex.

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