From October 5th - 6th, MRUHacks will bring together students in the Riddell Library and Learning Centre for a 24-hour in-person hackathon experience. Participants will be given a prompt to address before the time limit is up. Students are encouraged to address the prompt however they wish: submitted entries can be web apps, games, or anything in between!

MRUHacks is open to students of all backgrounds and skill levels. Whether you've never programmed before or you're a skilled coder, all are welcome to take part, learn new skills and collaborate with others. Students will work in groups of 1-5 and are encoruage to gain advice and support from organizers, volunteers, sponsors, and each other.

 

Requirements

WHAT TO MAKE

On the day of the event, a prompt will be given to all students. As a team, it is your responsibility to build a software project around that theme and submit it in ~24 hours.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

  • Projects should be submitted through Devpost.
  • Projects should have code publicly available on GitHub.
  • Submissions must be created during the 24 hours of the competition.
  • Participants should not make large changes or add new features after the submission deadline has passed.
  • Participants are expected to present a demo of what they have built.

 

 

 

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Prizes

$CAD 1,000 in prizes
First Place
1 winner

Second Place
1 winner

Third Place
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

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