Welcome Explorers to the second SMCCCD intercollegiate hackathon!—a historic collaborative effort between the Computer Science-related Clubs at both Skyline College and College of San Mateo and Canada College’s STEM Sector!

Check out https://skycs.club/hackathon to stay up-to-date with the event!

We are excited to provide you with an engaging mission and opportunity in problem-solving, exploring industry technologies, and innovation with real-world app development and data analysis.

So, just what is our Hackathon?

Hackathons are cultural computer-sciency conventions that happen all the time around the world, with famous ones being hosted including CalHacks, HackHayward, LAHacks, SFHacks, and many more! 

A hackathon is just like a marathon, but instead of running, you and a bunch of other friends and players are racing to build something cool—whether it be a small-scaled app, a website, a video game, and beyond! 

Whether you're a beginner, or are experience in the industry, it's the perfect event where programmers, designers, and idea people come together to create something fun all from scratch!

Our goal is to foster innovation, problem-solving, and learning through hands-on experience. And ultimately, it's to discover computer science—all while having fun! (and maybe winning prizes while doing so!)

As apart of this goal, we believe SMCCCD deserves its very own platform for fostering growth and exploration in computer/data science for college students across our shared college district. This brings us to our own hackathon: fittingly titled The Second SMCCCD Intercollegiate Hackathon.

Read Our Hacker Handbook:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15pP7UGDzaynIAKgSyr7UfDeE1j1VzpseOmH3kx6Ukv0/edit?usp=sharing

• Game Development - Conforms to Theme (out of 5)
  Our prescribed theme was announced at our opening ceremony: "Time-tethered". Does your game take faithful inspiration of this theme either in terms of visuals and/or gameplay?
• Game Development - Creativity (out of 10)
  When it comes to game design, uniqueness stands games apart! Features, mechanics, story, visuals, etc.
• Game Development - Presentation (out of 10)
  A player's immersion expels through a game's visual design! This involves art assets, sounds, user interface, and polishing.
• Game Development - Enjoyment (out of 5)
  Of course, games are meant to be enjoyable! Make sure your features, mechanics, and base gameplay stand up strong!
• Data Science - Presentation (out of 10)
  The quality of your medium implies the level of thought and care put into the presentation of your findings.
• Data Science - Analytical Rigor (out of 10)
  This is your application of precise standards to better understand and draw conclusions based on careful consideration or investigation.
• Data Science - Practicality of Conclusion (out of 10)
  Your conclusion may serve several purposes, including: Summarizing key points, Providing closure, Offering insights or implications, Reflecting on limitations, Synthesizing thoughts, Propelling the reader to a new view of the subject.
• Improving SMCCCD - Implementation (out of 10)
  How much functionality does this project have?
• Improving SMCCCD - Presentation (out of 10)
  After seeing the demo, is the project user-interface intuitive for you? Is the project’s purpose clear? How about for others?
• Improving SMCCCD - Practicality / Potential (out of 10)
  Reflecting on this project, foresee the usability of this project in the real-world and the overall impact of this project could have. Thoughtfulness of project planned features? This answers to the “why” of the project.