SwampHacks is 36 hours of learning, coding, and creativity. For a whole weekend, students nationwide come together as developers, engineers, and designers. We encourage people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds to attend, learn, and innovate!
This year, SwampHacks will be welcoming hundreds of participants from all over the country to experience software development from the comfort of your own home! Best of all, no experience is necessary to participate! From seasoned mentors to intriguing workshops, SwampHacks supports all student activities and encourages “outside the box” thinking. Join us to meet some of the brightest minds in the world and have an awesome weekend in our virtual swamp.
Requirements
In addition to a Devpost submission, you need to submit a video demo of your project. You will be judged on this demo.
Follow all MLH rules and guidelines!
Prizes
1st Place Overall
SwampHacks VIII 1st Place Winner.
2nd Place Overall
SwampHacks VIII 2nd Place Winner
3rd Place Overall
SwampHacks VIII 3rd Place Winner
First Time Hacker Award
All hackathon newbies can be judged for this category! A majority of your team has to be a first time hacker to be eligible.
People's Choice Award
Everyone who presents a project votes on their favorite submission!
Best In-Theme Award
Accenture Challenge
Promote and describe your technically complex project to a non-technical audience including a CEO and a 5th grader
Best Use of Google Cloud (1st and 2nd Place!)
Use any Google Cloud product (Firebase counts) to qualify
Assembly AI Challenge
For the team that builds the best project using the AssemblyAI API
Infotech Challenge
For the most innovative use of a public dataset for the public good.
[MLH] Dream Big and Create More Cheers with AB InBev
Anker Wireless Charger Bundle
AB InBev is all about bringing people together and creating more cheers for a better world! Using whatever tools, hardware and/or software at your disposal, build a hack that leads us into a brighter future for a chance to win some amazing prizes for you and your team.
Remember, AB inBev is looking for innovative projects that can possibly change the world in a positive way! We can't wait to see what you come up with.
[MLH] Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key
Grove Beginner Kit
Using your preferred hardware or hardware emulator, build a hack for your chance to win a Grove Beginner Kit, with embedded Arduino Uno compatible board. Each winning team member will receive a prize!
[MLH] Best Domain Name from Domain.com
PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
[MLH] Most Creative Use of Twilio
Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!
[MLH] Best Space App powered by Space Force
Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
The sky is not the limit! Try your hand at making a space-themed application for a chance to win a wireless Bluetooth speaker for you and your team from the U.S. Space Force! We’re looking for amazing solutions to any space-related problems you can imagine. For any sci-fi enthusiast, this is the perfect opportunity to push the limits of your creativity by building the technology of tomorrow, today. We can’t wait to see the solutions you build!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Zachary Speaks
Andrew Penton
Vida Tonkova
Allison Wu
Lisha Zhou
Aman Kapoor
Grace Wilcox
Jessica Bogart
Victoria Mei
Erik Rosa
Andrew Kennedy
Jacob Bleser
Anushri Marar
Abhishanka Saha
Alan Lago
Swamphacks
Judging Criteria
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Innovation
Does the product introduce a new approach or perspective, technical, analytical, or visual? -
Fit
Does the product address the prompt? -
Design
Is the project aesthetically pleasing. Does the design of the product boost the project? -
Extensibility
Does the project have potential to be expanded in the future? -
Functionality
Is the product robust and easy to interact with?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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