MindfulHacks was founded as Singapore's first Mental Health-themed Student Hackathon. It is a 24-hour overnight hackathon where attendees work to build a software project that addresses mental health issues. Our mission is to encourage students to come together and innovate solutions to mental health issues and combat the stigma of mental illness. We welcome students from Universities, Polytechnics, ITEs, and Junior Colleges.
Requirements
Problem Statement: Create a tool that will address a specific or multiple mental health issues in your community, whether you want to design and develop an app, create a data visualisation or anything else you can think of!
Inside your submission please provide:
- A public GitHub repository containing a README.md file with instructions on how to build, install, and use your project.
great tutorial can be found here: https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/
-A technical description of what your project is (functionality, purpose - if any, etc.)
-Please also attach a video demonstration of your project that includes all team members of up to 3 minutes in length.
Prizes
Winning Team!
1 Nintendo Switch Lite + a free slot for The Good People - Social Innovation & Design Program by Changing Minds per person
2nd Team
1 corsair K60 RGB PRO SE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard per person + PALO IT Design Skills Booster 1-Day Workshop
3rd Team
1 Google Home Mini per person + PALO IT Design Skills Booster 1-Day Workshop
Top 50 Participants
1 Amazon SWAG box per person
EVERYONE who submits a project
MindfulHacks Swag per person
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Gaurab Thapaliya
Ravi Singh
Terence Pak
Danny Chen
Sumit Pokhrel
Yudesh Soobrayan
Shawn Ten
Alexey Shepelev
8 Therapists
Safe Space
Judging Criteria
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1. Originality
Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? -
2. Execution
Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well designed? -
3. Usefulness
Is the hack practical? Is it something people would actually use? Does it fulfill a real need people have? -
4. Presentation
How well was the project presented? Did it make the hack more compelling? Did it give a good idea of its purpose? -
5. Adherence to Theme
Does the hack adhere to the event's theme of addressing mental health issues? Does it implement that theme fully or just partially?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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