Hack Sprint is a beginner friendly mobile development workshop series for students of all backgrounds to learn the fundamentals of app development. Participants are encouraged to work on a project either in groups or solo so that they may apply the knowledge gained from workshops and present at our final showcase!  

This winter, Hack Sprint focused on app development using React Native with Expo! Show off what you've learned and build something fun!

Eligibility

Only UCLA students will be eligible to receive prizes.

Requirements

To submit a project,

  • Devpost will ask you about a "Project Overview" and ask you to write a story about creating the project. This is for the purpose of sharing your project and will not be used in the judging process.
  • A video demoing your app (if you couldn't make it to showcase)
  • Optional: A link to your code
  • Optional: You may also upload images of your working project/project plans
  • After the project overview, in "Additional Info" you will be asked to answer the following questions. Please be clear in answering them - these will be very important in judging! 
    • Project Creators
    • What was your vision for the project?
    • What concepts did you use from Hack Sprint?
    • How did you use these concepts in your project?
    • What features does your app currently have? Does it run?
    • Any challenges you faced while working on your project?
    • Any other cool features we should know about?

Reminders:

  • If you are in a group, have one member submit the project and then add the rest of the team as group members.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$150 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

Best overall project will win $80 split amongst group members in Amazon Gift Cards!

2nd Place
1 winner

Second best overall project will win $40 split amongst group members in Amazon Gift Cards!

3rd Place
1 winner

Third best overall project will win $30 split amongst group members in Amazon Gift Cards!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Eugene Lo

Eugene Lo
Hack Sprint Director

Rajeshwari Jadhav
ACM Hack President

Christina Tong

Judging Criteria

  • Idea/Creativity
    Every project starts with an idea! We'll be looking for projects with creativity and potential. Even if you weren't able to execute completely, your overall vision is what matters!
  • Technical Complexity
    We hope that you've been able to learn and apply some of the more complicated concepts covered in our Hack Sprint workshops or maybe even explored some on your own!
  • Design
    While we're not expecting the latest UI trends and fancy animations/interactions, presentation is an important part of any application. Try your best to get your app to a state where you'd be proud to show it off!
  • Demo
    Either live demo at showcase or online recording. Although they will be brief, effective demos will give judges the clearest understanding of your project. It's also your chance to display the app at its best!

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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