HAkron 3000 is the 3rd installment of the completely student-run 24-hour hackathon at The University of Akron. Come hang out in the beautiful new C. Blake McDowell Law Center the weekend of October 6-7 and create that project you've always had the idea for!
Eligibility
College undergrads/graduate students, as well as high schoolers are all welcome to attend!
Requirements
We only require that you have something to explain to the judges! Your submission can just be a description of your project with pictures if no code was written / there's no repository to link
Prizes
$7,510 in prizes
Grand Prize
The Best overall project at the event wins $1000 split among the team
Second Place
Second place overall, $750 cash split among the team
Third Place
Third place overall, $500 cash split among the team
Best Hardware
The best overall project made predominantly with hardware wins $500 in Amazon gift cards split among the team
Best Software
The best overall project made predominantly with software wins $500 in Amazon gift cards split among the team
Most Potential
The idea with the most potential post-event as voted by our judges wins AUKEY 20000mAh USB-C portable batteries for each member of the team
Most Complex / Technical (Software)
Most complicated software-based project wins Wemo Smart Plugs for the team
Most Complex / Technical (Hardware)
Most complicated hardware-based project wins Wemo Smart Plugs for the team
Most Commits
No rules here! Just the raw # of most commits to a repository wins Tile Mates for each member of the team. Git creative!
Most Un-Intuitive UX
Meme prize: Most un-intuitive yet creative UX. Affinity Designer for each member of the team. (What we had in mind - https://www.designernews.co/stories/84443-redditors-design-worst-volume-sliders-possible)
Most Unique
Most creative and out-there project wins fun space food and LEGO sets for the team!
Best Pitch
Best project pitch as decided by our judges wins Bluetooth presentation clickers for the team!
Best Project - High School
Best overall project for a high school team gets $200 split between the team
Coolest Idea - High School
Coolest Idea from a high school team wins a Tiny Circuits Tiny Arcade for each team member
JP Morgan Chase - Best Hack for Social Good
Really nice Bose Wireless headphones for each team member with the best hack for social good!
Best use of Google Cloud Platform
Google Home Minis for each team member (up to 4).
MORE INFO: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes/
Every project built on GCP will also be eligible for the Best Use of GCP prize at each hackathon this season.
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit for each team member
Register your domain name here: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes/
Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device
410C Dragonboard for each team member (up to 4).
MORE INFO: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes/
Best use of HERE.com
Hacker gear and swag from HERE.com
MORE INFO: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes/
Best use of Authorize.net
LS20 Gaming Headsets for each team member (up to 4)
MORE INFO: https://hack.mlh.io/prizes/
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Register beforehand at hakron.io (this is preferable), or register at the door!
Judges
Willis Crissey, Jr.
C.S. Professor / The University of Akron
Barbara Aichinger
Vice President / FuturePlus Systems
Emerson Cloud
QA Software Engineer / Wonderkiln
Steven Gates
CEO & Co-founder / Deephire
Ken Burns
CEO & Founder / Tiny Circuits
Yingcai Xiao
C.S. Professor / The University of Akron
Judging Criteria
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Expo Judging
All Devpost submissions will demo their projects in an Expo to hackers and judges. The top 5 will be selected by the judges (using MIT Gavel) and sent on to the presentation round. -
Presentation Round (Top 5)
The top 5 teams will present their projects in front of everyone to determine the winners of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place overall prizes. -
Category Prize Judging
Other category winners will be individually judged based on the Expo. See the prizes in the sidebar ->
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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