DragonHacks is Drexel University's 24-hour hackathon which will be hosted by Drexel University IEEE on Saturday, April 29th, and Sunday, April 30th held in-person in the Bossone Research Enterprise Center. The 2023 edition is bringing the brightest minds of the world's best schools to spend 24 hours creating groundbreaking new products from scratch!

Requirements

  • We will use Devpost for project submissions online (the link becomes active close to the event): https://dragonhacks-2023.devpost.com
  • You must at least, register your tentative project name/team name on Devpost for DragonHacks 2023 by 10 PM on Saturday, April 29th to be eligible for the competition. Don’t worry, you can always come back and edit your submission at any time before the hacking ends.
  • Before the final submission of your project on Sunday, 30th April, make sure to opt for any or all of the categories you would like your project to be considered for (ex. Best Education hack, etc.).
  • Project should entirely be a work of 24 hours
  • All work on a project must be done at the hackathon
  •  Project code or any amount of work must not be plagiarized from any uncredited sources
  • Any project submitted in any other hackathon previously must not be submitted at DragonHacks
  • Your DragonHacks project may NOT be cross-submitted to other hackathons. Similarly, we do not accept projects cross-submitted from other hackathons
  • Devpost videos should be about 2 minutes 
  • All Devpost submission MUST include a github or code repo link or your project will be DISQUALIFIED. The repo must have been created BEFORE Saturday, April 29th 2023.

Eligibility

  • Individuals must be 18 years old or older
  • You must be at DragonHacks to work on a project for submission
  • Your DragonHacks project may NOT be cross-submitted to other hackathons. Similarly, we do not accept projects cross-submitted from other hackathons
  • Teams must not exceed a group of 3 Members
  • Please show your ID at registration for age verification
  • You cannot work on your project before the event begins
  • You cannot steal another team's source code
  • The decision of judges is final for determining prizes and awards
  • Please comply with all instructions from the volunteers
  • List your universities when you submit
  • Submit your team name and/or number

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Prizes

$3,750 in prizes
Organizers' Choice Award
1 winner

The Organizers' Choice Award will be given to the team organizers deem the best.

Prize: CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 2GB Starter PRO Kit - 2GB RAM (for every member)

Best Environmental Hack
1 winner

This hack will seek to help us make our lives more sustainable, including but not limited to teaching others how to ethically consume and create greener technologies for the future. It must present the best solution and raise awareness of an environmental issue.

Prize: Amazon Fire TV 50" 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV (for each team member)

Best Health Hack
1 winner

This hack will aim to create innovative technology that will help further our understanding of and provide solutions for health-related issues.

Prize: Sceptre Curved 27" 75Hz LED Monitor HDMI VGA Build-In Speakers, EDGE-LESS Metal Black (for each team member)

Best Educational Hack
1 winner

This hack focuses on empowering students by building new ways to teach and learn.

Prize: Xbox Series S Games Console (for each team member)

Beginner's Choice Award
1 winner

This award will be given to the team with beginner hackers.

This must be every team member's first hackathon.

Prize: JBL Clip 4: Portable Speaker with Bluetooth, Built-in Battery, Waterproof and Dustproof Feature - Black ( for every team member)

Most Innovative Hack
1 winner

This prize will be given to the project that has potential to be made into a product that can be used in a specific industry.

Prizes: Arduino MEGA 2560 Kit (ELEGOO Mega R3 Project The Most Complete Ultimate Starter Kit (for each team member)

Most Creative Hack
1 winner

This prize will be given to the team which leverages technology in a specific way to solve a problem.

Prizes: Winners can choose a prize from the following: Nintendo Switch Lite game consoles, Creality Ender 3 Pro 3D Printer, Arduino MEGA 2560 Kit (ELEGOO Mega R3, and a Seagate Portable 2TB hard drive

Most Creative Use of GitHub
1 winner

GitHub Octocat Puzzle & Sticker bundle

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!

Best Use of CockroachDB
1 winner

3D Printing Pen

Build your hackathon project on CockroachDB's open source and indestructible SQL database. Utilize CockroachDB in your hack for a chance to win a 3D printing pen for you and each of your team members. What's more, if you submit a verified project and are a US resident, we'll be sending you a free CockroachDB T-shirt while supplies last!

Best Domain Name from Domain.com
1 winner

Domain.com Branded Prize

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a Domain.com branded prize for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!

Most Creative Use of Twilio
1 winner

Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!

Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity
1 winner

Fidelity Branded Wireless Charger

At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach to all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Judges selected by organizers

Judges selected by organizers

Judging Criteria

  • Fit with Track
    How closely does your project relate to the track you are competing in?
  • Code Quality
    Is your code highly scalable and maintainable? Is it easy to understand?
  • Lessons Learned
    Did you learn any new technology or practices?

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