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From October 13th - 14th, MRUHacks will bring together Mount Royal University students in the Riddell Library and Learning Centre for a 24-hour in-person hackathon experience. Participants will be given a prompt to address before the time limit is up. Students are encouraged to address the prompt however they wish: submitted entries can be web apps, games, or anything in between!

MRUHacks is open to students of all backgrounds and skill levels. Whether you've never programmed before or you're a skilled coder, all are welcome to take part, learn new skills and collaborate with others. Students will work in groups of 1-5 and are encoruage to gain advice and support from organizers, volunteers, sponsors, and each other.

Requirements

WHAT TO MAKE

On the day of the event, a prompt will be given to all students. As a team, it is your responsibility to build a software project around that theme and submit it in ~24 hours.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

  • Projects should be submitted through Devpost.
  • Projects should have code publicly available on GitHub.
  • Submissions must be created during the 24 hours of the competition.
  • Participants should not make large changes or add new features after the submission deadline has passed.
  • Participants are expected to present a demo of what they have built.

Our Judging Rubric

Find our judging rubric at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vqdlHyJp06RAcR44twCH3dUj17oIbXVlOAciLscbiUM/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

 

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Prizes

$CAD 250 in prizes
First Place
1 winner

First place will be worth $250!

Second Place
1 winner

Third Place
1 winner

Honourable Mention
3 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Come back for more info!
We are still finalizing our roster of judges.

Judging Criteria

  • Design
    The Design category evaluates the originality, uniqueness, and potential impact of the project's idea. This category focuses on the team’s approach to tackling the prompt, and in what form they’ve used to create a solution to it.
  • Development
    The Development category assesses the quality of the technology developed, the level of innovation, and the implementation. This category focuses on the actual solution developed for the prompt, how it was developed, and how it could be used.
  • Delivery
    The Delivery category evaluates the quality of the group’s presentation. This category focuses on how well the team conveyed their project and how well they answered any questions posed to them.

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