GrizzHacks 3 is the third hackathon at Oakland University, and the largest hackathon in the metro Detroit area. On September 22nd-23rd, 2018, unite with 300 developers, students and creatives across the Midwest to create innovative software and hardware applications from the ground up. #DreamItBuildIt

Eligibility

All students can participate, as well as those 6 months out of college. If you're not a student, email us at team@grizzhacks.com if you would like to mentor or volunteer.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$5,615 in prizes
Grand Prize
1 winner

1st Place Medals and a Nintendo Switch - Gray Joy-Con ($300 value), for each team member

2nd Place
1 winner

2nd Place Medals and an Oculus Go for each team member

3rd Place
1 winner

3rd Place Medals and a 1080p LED Monitor for each team member

Best Use of Dynatrace
1 winner

Learn more at https://www.dynatrace.com/ and ask a representative for help!

Hoverboard (Self Balancing Wheel Electric Scooter of $125 value) AND tickets to Dynatrace DevOne Detroit Conference, for each team member

Best DevOps Hack, Presented by Ally Financial
1 winner

CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) Kit for each team member

Best Web Application, Presented by LyonsCG
1 winner

Amazon Alexa Echo Dot (2nd Generation) for each team member

Best Money Management Tool, Presented by Comerica
1 winner

Anker PowerCore Portable Charger for each team member

Best Reverse Engineering Hack, Presented by ESCRYPT
1 winner

Amazon Alexa Echo Dot (2nd Generation) for each team member

Best Hardware Hack, Presented by Dataspeed
1 winner

An OBD 2 Scanner and a Portable Solar Powered Phone Charger for each team member

Best Mobility Hack, Presented by Faurecia
1 winner

Freenove Ultimate Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi for each team member

Best Use of ICS Hardware
1 winner

Go to the Intrepid Control Systems table to ask a representative about hardware.

Vilros Raspberry Pi 3 Kit for every member of the team

Best Mobile Application
1 winner

HUBSAN Quadcopter with HD Camera for each team member

Best Rookie Hack
1 winner

For first-time hackathon attendees (a majority must be beginners), a Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Gaming Mouse for each team member

Best UI/UX
1 winner

Huion Inspiroy H640P Graphics Drawing Tablet for each team member

Most Technically Complex
1 winner

Redragon K552 LED Mechanical Gaming Keyboard for each team member

Best Coffee Hack
1 winner

Bodum Brazil French Press Coffee Maker and Ground Coffee for each team member

Best Hack on a .tech Domain
1 winner

Log onto www.get.tech/startups, and enter code grizz.tech to get your free domain! $200 Amazon Gift Voucher split between team members

Best Mechatronic Hack
1 winner

Elegoo Project Complete Starter Kit with Tutorial for Arduino

Best Use of Google Cloud Platform
1 winner

Best Use of HERE.com
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Amber Conville

Amber Conville
Test Double

Poorvi Modi

Poorvi Modi
Microsoft

Janum Trivedi

Janum Trivedi
structure.sh

Geoffrey Louie

Geoffrey Louie
Oakland University

Chong Wang

Chong Wang
Valeo

Judging Criteria

  • Technical ability
  • Creativity
  • Usefulness/Impactfulness
  • Design

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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