Blu's Hacks is the place to let your wildest ideas shine. Whether you're a complete newbie or a seasoned hackathon veteran, you'll find the resources and environment you need to thrive at Blu's Hacks. We have over $30k of prizes to hand out to our exceptional teams, including prizes for Cybersecurity event winners and our best beginner team. Come write code and make memories at Blu's Hacks 2024!

Requirements

  • Your submission MUST have been designed and developed completely within the project creation period
  • Your submission MUST include ALL of the following
    • A short video demo (<90 seconds) demonstrating the complete functionality of your project
    • A brief description of the project, including the problem being addressed, the target audience, and the proposed solution
    • A public link to the finalized source code of your project (GitHub and Google Drive are fine)
  • Your submission can OPTIONALLY include a published website link or app download for judges to test your project

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$5,200 in prizes
1st Place Winner
1 winner

* $1000 Cash from the 1517 Medici Grant
* $10000 AWS Credits from the 1517 Medici Grant
* 4x X-camp course credits ($800)
* 4x Wolfram Pro Subscriptions ($1500)
* Apple Airtags 4 pack
* 4x Stanley Quenchers
* 4x Mini Thermal Paper Printers
* 4x $150 X-Camp Vouchers

2nd Place Winner
1 winner

* $1000 Cash from the 1517 Medici Grant
* $10000 AWS Credits from the 1517 Medici Grant
* 4x X-camp course credits ($600)
* 4x Wolfram Pro Subscriptions ($1500)
* 4x Hydro Flasks
* 4x Arduino Unos
* 4x $100 X-Camp Vouchers

3rd Place Winner
1 winner

* 4x X-camp course credits ($1600)
* 4x Wolfram Pro Subscriptions ($400)
* 4x $25 Amazon Gift Card
* JBL Flip 5 w/ Hard case
* Polaroid Go 2 Starter Set
* 4x Anker Charger Bundle

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

* 4x Wolfram Pro Subscriptions ($1500)
* 4x KTBYTE Vouchers ($1200)
* $100 Deno Merch Gift Card

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Joy Zhao
Magikid Robotics Lab San Jose

Steven Turner
Branham High

Barbara Schremp
Branham High

Alex Goldberg
UC Berkeley | Cal Hacks

Haylee Johnson
1517 Fund

William Gardner

William Gardner
Counter LLC

Judging Criteria

  • Creative Idea
    Does your project make new progress in the problem it's trying to solve? Does your project demonstrate an unexpected or novel approach that deviates from the status quo?
  • Complex Program
    Does your project use modern technologies that are well-suited for the situation? Does your project require technical skill in order to implement? Does your project avoid compromises in functionality that would result from a less complex solution?
  • Prompt Relevance
    Does your project directly solve an issue related to the prompt? Does the majority of your program's functionality relate to the prompt?
  • Prompt Usefulness
    Does your program make a large impact in solving the problem? Can your project solve the problem stand-alone? Could your project be utilized by others with little modification?
  • Overall Functionality
    Did you implement all of the intended features of your project? Does your project run and perform expected functionality without manual intervention? Does your project consistently function as intended?
  • Presentation
    How well did your video presentation showcase the other rubric categories (creativity, complexity, relevance, usefulness, functionality)? Is your project visually appealing? Is your user interface easy for users/judges to understand?

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