Participants can choose from three different tracks when making their projects, they are as follows:
Game Development and Data Science: Open ended!!
Improving SMCCD: Teams must clearly identify a specific problem point within the SMCCD community and show exactly how their tool fixes it.
Embedded Systems: Judges will look for a well-defined physical constraint or real-world need that the hardware is specifically designed to address.
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Requirements
What to Submit
- GitHub repo link
- 1-2 minute video demo
- Documentation (PDF document) on what the project is about (optional but reccomended)
Prizes
Game Development Track: 1st place: Secret Prize
Game Development Track: 2nd place: Secret Prize
Game Development Track: 3rd place: Secret Prize
Improving SMCCD Track: 1st place: $100 Amazon Gift card (per team member)
Improving SMCCD Track: 2nd place: $50 Amazon Gift card (per team member)
Improving SMCCD Track: $30 Amazon Gift card (per team member)
Embedded Systems Track: 1st place: $100 Amazon Gift card (per team member)
Embedded Systems Track: 2nd place: $50 Amazon Gift card (per team member)
Embedded Systems Track: 3rd place: $30 Amazon Gift card (per team member)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Maximmus
Student Judge
Arissa
Student Judge
Sam
Student Judge
Jake
Student Judge
Prof. Pacheco
Professor
Sam
Student Judge
Lukas
Student Judge
denise hum
Ariel Katz
Vysala Anupriya
YiXin
Prof. Anupriya
Professor
Judging Criteria
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Creativity & Innovation (15 pts)
Worth 15 Points 13–15: Very original and unique idea 9–12: Some creativity 5–8: Common idea 0–4: No innovation or not related to the topic -
Technical Implementation (15 pts)
13–15: Strong system design, works well 9–12: Mostly works, minor issues 5–8: Partially working 0–4: Not working -
Completeness & Functionality (10 pts)
9–10: Fully working with key features 6–8: Most features work 3–5: Some features incomplete 0–2: Very incomplete -
Technical Complexity & Effort (10 pts)
9–10: High technical difficulty, advanced features or system design 6–8: Moderate complexity, some technical challenge 3–5: Basic implementation 0–2: Very simple or minimal effort
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