High school students from across the Midwest will come to GlassHacks to learn and build. 

Saturday Oct. 15th

10:30-12:00 in Kasperzak Center (through main entrance)
10:30 Check in, team building
11:00 Opening remarks
11:10 Rob Franco, Principal Program Manager, Sharepoint and OneDrive For Business at Microsoft
11:30 Seksom Suriyapa, CFO and General Manager at DWA NOVA
11:45 Sponsored prizes, MLH talk

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Noon Saturday - Noon Sunday in Johnson-Bayer Gymnasium
12:00 Hacking Starts
1:00 Lunch

2:00 Workshop: "The anatomy of the modern internet"

2:00 Workshop: "Learn to integrate the Cycle platform"

3:00 Workshop: "Learn to build a chatbot"

4:00 Workshop: "Introduction to JavaScript"
7:00 Dinner
8:30 Capture The Flag
12:00 Midnight Snack

Sunday Oct. 16th

1:00 Cup Stacking
7:00 Breakfast
11:00 Hacking Ends

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12:00 - 12:45 Demos
12:45 - 1:00 Judging
1:00- 1:30 Awards, closing remarks

Eligibility

 

- Teams may include up to four members.

-All team members must be under the age of 19 and above the age of 12.

- All hacks must be built at GlassHacks by registered participants. Unregistered hackers will not be allowed to participate.

- Remote participation is not allowed.

Requirements

Projects must fit into one of the following categories:

    • iOS
    • Android
    • Web Development
    • VR/Game Design
    • Hardware
    • Miscellaneous

At submission, participants are required to include a brief note outlining how their projects fit into one of the above categories. 

 

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Prizes

9 non-cash prizes
Amazon Web Services- Best Use of AWS
1 winner

Category: Best Use of AWS
Prize: 1 TB Hard Drives

Best Domain Name from Domain.com
1 winner

Category: Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Prize: Domain.com Swag Bags

Watch Dogs® 2 Best Device Privacy Hack
1 winner

Category: Best Device Privacy Hack
Prize: Watch Dogs 2 Collector’s Edition for each member of the team.
Prompt: Develop a project that helps users better understand their digital footprint or control their personal data.
Language: As the number of people and smart devices, like, phone apps, cars, toys, connected to the Internet continues to grow, understanding how our data is being used, by whom, and the implications it has on our everyday lives will become essential.

Best hack against online harassment!
1 winner

Prize: $120 Amazon website

Best website using a .tech domain
1 winner

Most Creative Cycle Hack
1 winner

Build something that uses the Cycle platform in the most creative way possible! Winning team receives $120 in Amazon gift cards.

First Place
1 winner

In general, best hack we witnessed!

Second Place
1 winner

Second-best hack we witnessed!

Third Place
1 winner

Third-best hack we witnessed!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Bob Savage

Bob Savage
Founder, Savage Consulting and CoreNetwork

Seksom Suriyapa

Seksom Suriyapa
CFO and GM at NOVA

Rob Franco

Rob Franco
Principal Program Manager, Sharepoint & OneDrive For Business

Vijay Raghavendra

Vijay Raghavendra
Management Consulting

Wally Radjenovic

Wally Radjenovic
President, Northwestern Ohio Foam Products

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Ability
    The project presents a well thought-out solution to a problem.
  • Creativity
    The project uses a combination of resources to create a unique solution to a problem.
  • Usefulness
    The project presents a simple solution to a present problem.
  • Design
    The project creates a positive end-user experience.

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