About the challenge

This Hackathon is available for all RMIT students to work in a team and build a prototype that fits within a theme: ‘Improving Student Experiences’. Students will work in groups of 2-5 to build a software implementation that can be used to improve peoples lives, along with a fun explanatory video to demonstrate how it may be used. This could be a website, web app, game... anything software related. A Prize Pool of $1,500 exists fro the top 3 teams.

More information can be found on our Notion page or Discord Channel

Get started

Friday

4:30pm: Opening ceremony — 80.2.007
5:00pm onwards: Hacking begins — various rooms across Building 80 available for students to use
Hacking will continue on-campus between 5.00pm - 7.00pm, you're then welcome to go home to hack for the remainder of the night
Staff and student helpers will be available for assistance until 7:00pm, then everyone will be required to exit campus

Saturday

Hacking continues, staff and student helpers will be available for assistance from 10:00am
1:00pm: Lunch available for participants — Ground floor
Hacking will continue on-campus between 10.00am - 7.00pm, you're then welcome to go home to hack for the remainder of the time (11.59pm)
Staff and student helpers will be available for assistance until 7:00pm, then everyone will be required to exit campus
11:59pm: Final submission (code and video) due

Sunday

4:00pm - 6:00pm: Awards ceremony — 80.2.007

Requirements

What to Build

Teams should aim to create innovative, technically feasible solutions that address well-defined problems in student life. The ideal project will combine a novel approach with a user-friendly implementation, demonstrating both creativity and technical proficiency while offering clear value to students. Successful entries will not only solve a real issue but also showcase the team's ability to design, build, and present an effective solution that considers long-term viability and scalability in the educational context.

What to Submit

Saturday 12:00pm, (NOT VIA DEVPOST):

Finalised Team registration (an elected member from all teams must fill out the Microsoft Form here)
Progress update (to be submitted via the #updates Discord Channel here)

Saturday 11:59pm, (VIA DEVPOST):