Welcome to the Hack K-State, the student-led hackathon hosted at the College of Business Building on the campus of Kansas State University. We are excited to have high school and college students from around the area participate in our event from November 8 to 10.
View our event schedule here: https://hackkstate.tech/schedule
Eligibility
High school and college (undergraduate and graduate) students are eligible to participate. Participants may work individually or in teams of up to four.
Requirements
Each project should have one Devpost submission with all team members' names included in it. Any code written for the project should be included in the Devpost submission. Each team will also need to present their project to judges on Sunday morning to be eligible for prizes.
Prizes
$841 in prizes
Raspberry Pi Starter Kit
Members of the top 7 teams can win a Raspberry Pi starter kit
Acer Monitor
Members of the top 7 teams can win an Acer Monitor
Mechanical Keyboard
Members of the top 7 teams can win a mechanical keyboard
Gaming Mouse
Members of the top 7 teams can win a gaming mouse
Portable Charger
Members of the top 7 teams can win a portable charger
Portable Speaker
(2)
Members of the top 7 teams can win a portable speaker
Wolfram API Keys
(10)
The members of the top 10 teams will win API keys to Wolfram Alpha
Cloudsploit Keys
The members of a top-performing team will win Cloudsploit API keys
Jetbrains API Keys
(2)
The members of a top team will win API keys for Jetbrains
Best Game Track
The members of the winning team of the Best Game Track will win a game controller and tote bag
Best Automation Hack
The members of the winning team of the Best Automation Track will win an Arduino Uno starter kit
Best Web Hack
The members of the winning team of the Best Web Hack will win a 1TB external hard drive
Best Education Hack
The members of the winning team of the Best Education Hack will win a Raspberry Pi starter kit
Best AI Hack
The members of the winning team of the Best AI Hack will win a portable speaker
Best Hardware Hack
The members of the Best Hardware Hack will win a Raspberry Pi robot starter kit
Best UiPath Automation Hack
The members of the winning team of the Best UiPath Automation Hack will win a chance to interview for an internship with UiPath and an MLH backpack
Best Domain Name Registered with Domain.com
The members of the winning team of the Best Domain Name track will win a Domain.com backpack
Best Use of Twilio
The members of the winning team of the Best Use of Twilio Hack will win a $50 Amazon gift card.
Best Use of Google Cloud
The members of the winning team of the Best Use of Google Cloud track will win a Google Home Mini
Best Use of MongoDB
The members of the winning team of the Best Use of MongoDB track will win an AirCharge Plus
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Nathan Bean
Russ Feldhausen
And More!
Judging Criteria
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Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before? -
Creativity
Is the idea something that is cool and unique, or just a remake of something you have previously seen? Is this a new idea?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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