About the challenge

vsHacks is a beginner friendly hackathon open to all high school students in the Greater Vancouver area. It's an excellent opportunity for participants to show off their skills, learn new skills, and meet like-minded individuals. From June 23 - 27, teams of up to four people will collaborate to build and present a project from scratch. Throughout the event, the vsHacks team will host workshops and fun events such as party games in the Discord server.

Note: International participants are allowed; however, they will only be eligible for the participation prizes.

Get started

To get started, register for this hackathon and join our Discord.

Additional information can be found on our website.

           

Requirements

What to Build

As this hackathon is very beginner friendly and open-ended, there are no particular restrictions on what projects can be submitted. However, this year's theme is "Addressing Local Issues" and projects relating to it will be eligible for a special prize!

What to Submit

  • Provide an easy way to access your project for judging and testing (e.g., a public website.) Code must be open source.
  • A paragraph that briefly describes your project.
  • A Video (posted on Youtube or Google Drive), this should include all information that is important to your project, as this will be account for the majority of your score. MAX 3 minutes.
  • Your code (can be submitted as Github Link, or uploaded as a .ZIP file)
  • A brief paragraph on your thought process (OPTIONAL)
  • A brief paragraph on your challenges and success (OPTIONAL)
           

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Prizes

$CAD 4,240 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

A 200$ Amazon Gift Card

Runner Up
1 winner

A 100$ Amazon Gift Card

Audience's Favorite
1 winner

A gift card of your choice (between Amazon/Steam/Google Play/Apple). One for each team member.

Theme Prize
1 winner

A $100 AoPS Gift Card
4 Months Discord Nitro

Most Creative
1 winner

Discord Nitro Subscription for all Team Members

Stickers
50 winners

.xyz Domains
50 winners

Interview Cake Subscription
50 winners

Waffle Maker
2 winners

To Be Annouced...
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

vsHacks Judges

vsHacks Judges

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    Does the project present something novel and innovative?
  • Design
    How good is the UI/UX? Are there any user-facing bugs?
  • Theme
    How well does the project follow this year's theme of "Solving Local Issues"?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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