About the challenge
Hackers will be challenged to create a project of their choice, seamlessly integrating a retro-style GUI in their front end interface. The content of the program is up to the discretion of the hackers, and creativity regarding the relationship between teh hack and the GUI is strongly encouraged.
Get started
- Pick your project goal
- Map out your pseudocode or logic paths
- Roughly determine how to integrate your GUI (perhaps do this earlier?)
- Start coding!
Requirements
What to Build
The content of the hack is entirely up to the hackers, however it must incorporate a retro-styled GUI. Hacks are encouraged to feature a frontend and backend that can be easily split between a server and client, however entirely clientside programs are permitted.
What to Submit
Please submit your entire program in a .zip format, including any files relevant to its use. Please include a .readme if special instructions are needed to run the hack.
Prizes
1st place
Awarded to the overall highest scoring project. The winner is determined by the judges who will independently assign a grade in each scoring category, the average of which will become the final score.
2nd place
Awarded to the overall 2nd highest scoring project. The winner is determined by the judges who will independently assign a grade in each scoring category, the average of which will become the final score.
3rd place
Awarded to the overall 3rd highest scoring project. The winner is determined by the judges who will independently assign a grade in each scoring category, the average of which will become the final score. This prize includes a voucher for one free Harvey's Burger, and one free Chatime drink of the winner's choice for each team member. (2 vouchers/member)
Postman Award
Awarded to the project that best demonstrates an effective use of the Postman API Platform. Contains 3 Postman SWAG bags.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Vincent Sun
IRHS Student
Max Childerhose
IRHS Student
Steven Rowe
IRHS Student
Aditya Sen
IRHS Student
Vivaan Chugh
IRHS Student
Angela Tang
IRHS Student
Garrett Liu
IRHS Student
Aidan Huang
IRHS Student
Judging Criteria
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Creativity/Originality
/5 points How original/creative your idea is. Is your project unique? Your project can be based off of something else or an improvement on an exiting program, but it needs to bring something new to the table. Simply remastering a program is not original. -
Complexity
/10 points The amount of effort required to make this hack successful. Note that we do not care about unnecessary fancy operations and libraries. -
Efficiency
/3 points Efficiency will be judged based off of code comments, layout, and eloquence. Keep your code clean and avoid brute-force operations for full points. -
Efficacy
/10 points How effective is your hack? These points will be awarded based off of how effective your hack is at what it is supposed to do. Submit your planner with your initial objective to be eligible for full points. -
GUI Integration
/5 points Points will be awarded based off of both aesthetics and integration. Does your GUI look good? Does it work properly and in an intuitive manner? Does a retro style work with your hack? -
Application/Value
/5 points What is the real-world context of your hack? Does it bring real value to the world?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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