About the challenge

Hey First Years! Welcome to CISSA's inaugural 1st year hackathon!

Designed as a chill and fun hackathon for all first years to get a taste at what hackathons are like!

Never participated in a hackathon before? That's ok! That's what this hackathon is for. At start of hackathon, you'll be given a general project guideline to follow with additional features and your creativity deciding how to implement and refine the project.

Get started

If you haven't signed up already, please fill out the following team regestration form:
https://forms.gle/nqPH1mtb3Z1ZeEco8

Basic runsheet:

19th August:

10:00 am start and welcome ceremony

11:00am workshops!

12:30pm lunch time! (Please let us know of any dietaries in advanced)

6:00pm John Medley officially closes (You can stay around if you like)

20th August:

9:00am John Medley opens

12:30pm Lunch!

2:00pm HACKATHON ENDS. SUBMIT ALL WORK. Hang around and socialise with other students

3:00pm Winners annouced!

Requirements

What to Build

The project guidelines will be annouced at the start of the hackathon at 10:00am 19th of August

What to Submit

  • A link to a YouTube video (max. 3 mins long) where you and your team present your work.
  • A link to a public Github repository where all your code will be uploaded.
  • A short description of what your app does, what technologies/languages were used and what sets it apart from the competition.
  • Detail a few of the challenges that you and your teammates encountered while developing your app.

PLEASE NOTE

  • Ensure that all code submitted is entirely original.
  • Once hacking has concluded (2.00PM, Sunday), further changes/ commits to your Github repository are strictly not allowed.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$400 in prizes
First Place
1 winner

Second Place
1 winner

Third Place
1 winner

Community Favourite
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Harrison Langdon

Harrison Langdon
Competition Director (CISSA)

Josh Heng

Josh Heng
Competitions Officer (CISSA)

Rebecca Le

Rebecca Le
Competitions Officer (CISSA)

Judging Criteria

  • Design
    Your submission's visual appeal will be taken into account. Try your best to make it look nice!
  • Functionality
    We love functionality! Be sure to jam-pack your app with as many features as you can!
  • User Experience
    Is your application easy to use for the average user? Gain extra points for optimising your user experience!

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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