Welcome to TuffyHacks, CSUF's student-run hackathon. We're welcoming hackers and innovators to create and create innovative products in 24 hours.

Check out more: https://tuffyhacks.com

Requirements

Submit your project before 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 28th!

All submissions must include a demo video no longer than 3 minutes for judging purposes. Projects without a demo video cannot be judged.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$3,600 in prizes
Best Overall Hack
1 winner

The winning team will receive 4 tickets to the Anaheim Ducks v. Edmonton Oilers game on Sunday, March 3rd at 5:00 p.m. This package includes 2 terrace tickets and 2 suite tickets.

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Each member of the winning team will receive an equal share of $60 in the form of a BobaTime gift card

Education Pacifica Grand Prize
1 winner

Each member of the winning team will receive an equal share of $180 in the form of gift cards to the TitanShop, the CSUF student store.

Entertainment Centre Grand Prize
1 winner

Each member of the winning team will receive a free 3-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Sustainability Watson Grand Prize
1 winner

Each member of the winning team will receive an equal share of $180 in the form of a gift card to EarthHero, an online marketplace focused on sustainable goods.

Best Use of Digital Ocean
1 winner

The winner will receive Digital Ocean credits to be able to continue building and hosting the project.

Dream Big and Create More Cheers with AB InBev
1 winner

AB InBev is all about bringing people together and creating more cheers for a better world! Using whatever tools, hardware, and/or software at your disposal, build a hack
that leads us into a brighter future for a chance to win some amazing prizes for you and your team.

Prize: Anker Wireless Charger Bundle

Best Use of DeSo
1 winner

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 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! Prize: $100 worth of $DESO coin & an exclusive DeSo Tumbler

Most Creative Use of Github
1 winner

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!
Prize: GitHub Swag Bundle (including a GitHub Octocat Statue, Plushy and Sticker Pack)

Best Usage of CI/CD sponsored by CircleCI
1 winner

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!
Prize: CircleCI Swag Pack

Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key
1 winner

Using your preferred hardware or hardware emulator, build a hack for your chance to win a Grove Beginner Kit, with embedded Arduino Uno compatible board. Each winning team member will receive a prize!
Prize: Grove Beginner Kit

Best Domain Name from Domain.com
1 winner

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.
Prize: PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger

Most Creative Use of Twilio
1 winner

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! Prize: Twilio Swag Box, GameGo Console

Best Use of Google Cloud
1 winner

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

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

TuffyHacks Judges

TuffyHacks Judges

CSUF Faculty

CSUF Faculty

Judging Criteria

  • Originality
    Inspire innovation in the next generation of students. Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? This category will be based solely on the idea.
  • Impact/Usefulness
    Impact lies in our hackathon’s roots. We look for hacks that have large social impact. Is the hack impactful? Does it fulfill a real need people have? This category will be based solely on the idea.
  • Innovation
    How creative has the group been in solving the problem? Has the problem been previously addressed?
  • Technical Difficulty
    How difficult is it to create this hack? Are there many different technologies involved?
  • Polish/Design
    Clean and seamless hacks are hard to come-by. Is the hack usable in its current state? Does everything appear to work as intended? Does it deliver a beautiful experience? Is it mostly bug-free?

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