SLO Hacks 2022 is dedicated towards building an inclusive hacker community and environment that empowers students with the necessary tools to dream, code, and build projects that contribute to social good. Join us this Spring for our flagship hackathon that will take place over a 24-hour period and welcomes hackers from all across the nation.

As a digital-first hackathon, Cal Poly students will attend in-person while non-Cal Poly hackers will be attending the event virtually!

Requirements

  • Must submit to Devpost by 10:00am on Sunday, April 10.
  • To be eligible for Beginner Hack, your team must consist of at least 50% first time hackers

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$4,070 in prizes
1st Place Hack
1 winner

Each winning team member will receive a drone and custom neon light

Runner Up Hack
1 winner

Each winning team member will receive a Razer Headset

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Best Fintech Hack
1 winner

Each winning team member will receive a Homepod Mini

Best Social Justice Hack
1 winner

Each winning team member will receive a JBL Speaker

Best Gaming Hack
1 winner

Each winning team member will receive a Logitech Mechanical Keyboard

Best Use of Google Cloud
1 winner

Sponsored by MLH:

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, pillow, journal, socks and lanyards. International winners will receive a Google branded backpack.

Best Use of DeSo
Cryptocurrency logo
1 winner

Sponsored by MLH:

DeSo is the official Web3 sponsor of the MLH Hackathon League and the first Layer 1 blockchain custom-built for decentralized social media applications. While blockchains like Avalanche or Solana cost $0.50+ to store just a 200-character post, the DeSo blockchain is built with custom indexing and storage optimizations which make it 10,000X cheaper to store social content on-chain!

In order to qualify for the contest, you must launch an app that writes to the DeSo blockchain and/or implements DeSo identity. While social media apps are a great fit for DeSo, you can also build financial apps, marketplaces, and more on the DeSo blockchain. For inspiration on project ideas, you can check out some of the existing 200+ apps already live on DeSo at Bithunt.com as well as our DeSo APIs. The Best Use of DeSo gets $100 worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo branded tumbler!

Best Domain Name with Domain.com
1 winner

Sponsored by MLH:

Register a .tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a PowerSquare Qi wireless phone charger.

Best Use of CockroachDB
1 winner

Sponsored by MLH:

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 each team member. What's more, All US residents that submit CockroachDB enabled projects will receive a free t-shirt while supplies last!

Most Creative Use of Twilio
1 winner

Sponsored by MLH:

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using web service APIs. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe your application needs to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any one of Twilio’s APIs for a chance to win a Twilio Swag Box and GameGo Console for you and each of your teammates!

Best CI/CD Application Using CircleCI
1 winner

Sponsored by MLH:

Have you ever wondered how professional developers from companies like Peloton & Samsung collaborate and ship code to production? For one, they use continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) platforms like CircleCI to help automate testing, versioning, deployment and so much more. Whether you’re looking to learn a new skill, practice coding, or hack with friends, CircleCI can help you to utilize the best development practices possible when approaching a new project, however big or small. Use CircleCI in your next hack for a chance to win some awesome CircleCI swag, including a branded mug, beanie, socks and stickers!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Ulf Lindqvi

Ulf Lindqvi

Brenda Jin

Brenda Jin

Michael Haungs

Alex Dekhtyar

Hisham Assal

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Difficulty
    Is the hack technically interesting or difficult? Is it just some lipstick on an API, or were there real technical challenges to surmount?
  • Originality
    Is the hack more than just another generic social/mobile/local app? Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem?
  • Polish
    Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well designed?
  • Usefulness
    Is the hack practical? Is it something people would actually use? Does it fulfill a real need people have?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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