WHAT IS BLOSSOMHACK?

The largest hackathon hosted at Ohio University by OU Cybersecurity Club, OUGDA, NSBE, SOftware Dev Club, ACM, IEEE, and CEO. This event is open to students of all backgrounds. Our mission is to provide students with technical and professional opportunities outside of the confines of the classroom.

Connect with Ohio University's Tech Community

Meet other students who are interested in technology, game design, engineering, and cyber security in an open atmosphere for learning and developing.

Accelerate Your Career

Attend events like our flagship hackathon and have the opportunity to collaborate with students from all around as well as meet our sponsors.

Bobcat CTF 

At the same time as our hackathon, we will be hosting a Capture the Flag event with its own prizes!

Register Below:

Registration survey

Requirements

YOU MUST BE ATTENDING THE HACKATHON IN PERSON IN ORDER TO RECEIVE PRIZES

What to Submit

All submissions must include a video and a link to a GitHub repository of all the code written for your project. If you are participating in the Prettiest Lanyard competition, only a photograph is necessary.

  • All videos must be 3 minutes or less.

You will have to present your projects to the judges. So don't forget to mention where you are in the building. Present your project in the Atrium to avoid Judges missing you.

When you're creating your video and submission, don't forget to:

  • Demo the project you've been working on for the past 24 hours
  • Be proud of what you've created!
  • Tell us what you've learned while hacking
  • Check out the judging criteria (projects are judged based on learning, execution, and originality)
  • Tell us if you're going for an opt-in or sponsor prize category

Devpost submissions close at 11:30 AM on Sunday, April 7th.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$4,725 in prizes
Best Overall Hack
1 winner

$500 in Amazon Gift Cards to the best team overall plus the LEGO Icons Bonsai Tree Set

Hardware Track
1 winner

$500 in Amazon gift cards

Game Development Track
1 winner

$500 in Amazon gift cards

Software Track
1 winner

$500 in Amazon gift cards

Social Impact
1 winner

$500 in Amazon gift cards

Beginner/Low Tech Track
1 winner

$500 in Amazon Gift Cards
All participants must have less than one year of experience with computer programming or electrical engineering

Intermediate Track
1 winner

$500 in Amazon Gift Cards
In order to be eligible for the Beginner track, all members of the group must be 2nd year and below and can not have taken and passed courses CS3610 (Intro to Data Structures) and/or EE3343 (Electronics I)

Cybersecurity (CTF)
3 winners

1st place: $300 in Amazon Gift Cards
2nd place: $150 in Amazon Gift Cards
3rd place: $150 in Amazon Gift Cards

Prettiest Lanyard
1 winner

$75.00 in Amazon gift cards
The winner will be decided by a public vote on Devpost

Digital Engineering Track - Sponsored by the United States Air Force
1 winner

$500
Participants for this track will create a project utilizing simulation, modeling, digital twin, AR, or VR technology.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Learning
    How familiar is your group with the software you are using for your project?
  • Originality
    How unique is your project (did you follow a guide online, or did you come up with something new?)
  • Execution
    How closely did you achieve what you set out to do with your project?
  • Complexity
    How technically difficult is your project?
  • Relevance
    How closely does it relate to the track?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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