Discover your craft this fall at HackGT 8 from October 22nd – 24th! We’re back with the eighth iteration of our flagship event where we bring you to the HackGT marketplace to support you as you hone your hacking skills and explore a weekend filled with community and compassion.
This year, we’ll be welcoming over 1,500 talented hackers from around the world to win amazing prizes, meet new people, and experience a weekend filled with quests and adventure!
Our first-ever hybrid event will redefine the hacker experience by bringing you the best of both worlds. Not only will we be supplying workshops, mentors, and tech talks, but we will also have built-in, cross-platform interactions to bridge the virtual and in-person experiences.
Requirements
This year we have changed how teams will submit their projects to accommodate the virtual judging process. Here are the two steps you must take to submit your project and be considered for any awards.
*** View our policy of project submission eligibility and cheating here.
Submit your project and Devpost link at expo.hack.gt *expo.hack.gt will be available around midday Saturday, October 23rd.
- This year we are introducing a new submission system to ensure that your project is submitted correctly! To be eligible for judging, you must submit your project at expo.hack.gt and link your Devpost project URL.
- Make sure to include which awards you want to be considered for at this site (all teams are automatically considered for the overall award). You must do this in both your Devpost submission and here!
- We’ll automatically verify that your project is submitted correctly and enroll your team for judging. This portal will be your go-to location throughout the judging process so make sure your project is submitted there!
Post your project on Devpost
- All projects that want to be considered for judging must be submitted by 8:00am EST Sunday, October 24th on HackGT’s Devpost. Make sure to include the following in your Devpost submission:
- A video demoing your project (no more than 2 minutes in length). Treat it like a demo you would give to a judge if it were in person
- A brief description of your project
- Links to your public Github repository or other documentation
- What awards you would like to be judged for (sponsor, emerging, etc).
For any problems with submissions (they happen every year), please send a message in Piazza and our team will help you out!
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Submission Criteria:
Criteria #1: You must submit a video of less than 2 minutes with your submission on DevPost.
- Your computer screen (or mobile device) must be clearly visible in the video.
- You must show your product, regardless of completeness.
- This video should consist of a demo similar to what you would show a judge at an in person expo.
Criteria #2: You must submit a Description of your project on DevPost.
- The video should substantiate what was included in the description.
Criteria #3: You must submit documentation or code for your project.
- This should be a public GitHub link
- Any contributors to your repository must be listed on DevPost and your submission through submit.hack.gt
- If your code is forked from another repository it must present a significant addition of functionality
- Non-GitHub links require prior approval
- Your code must meet the time restrictions present in our cheating policy
- Only boilerplate code (initializing projects or other code that doesn't directly contribute to functionality) can be written before the event
- If your project does not meet these minimum requirements, you will not proceed to Round 2 of Judging (more about judging here).
Prizes
$35,711 in prizes
1st Place Overall Cash Prize
1st Place -- $7,000
2nd Place Overall Cash Prize
2nd Place -- $5,000
3rd Place Overall Cash Prize
3rd Place -- $4,000
Best Open Source
$4,000 cash prize
*If you are competing for an open source prize, you cannot compete for any other prize category including the overall prize.
[Emerging] Best Overall Award
Beats Headphones
[Emerging] Best in App/Web Development
Rocket Book AND Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook
[Emerging] Best in Data Science
Playing Cards AND 7-in-1 Game Set
[Emerging] Best in Design
Calligraphy Set
[Emerging] Best in Systems
Retro Game Console
[Emerging] Best Prototype
3D Wooden Puzzle
[Emerging] Best Presentation
Laser Pointer Pen
Most Unique/Out of the Box/Creative
$2,000 cash prize
Show us something we've never seen before or approach a problem in a unique way.
Best Design ✒️
$2,000 cash prize
Creatively incorporates accessibility, awesome UI/UX (aesthetics). The design should be original, and not just a rehash of something else.
Best Social Impact
$2,000 cash prize
Best hack relating to social impact/social good, ideally creates a positive impact on the broader community.
Best Hardware Hack ⚙️
$2,000 cash prize
Best hack incorporating some form of hardware, cool integration of hardware and software, using the resources provided.
Most Sustainable Hack ♻️
$2,000 cash prize
Best hack relating to sustainability, or the environment. Ideally, the impact of the project extends beyond HackGT and into the real world.
[NCR] Best Use of NCR APIs 1st Place
Apple Watches
[NCR] Best Use of NCR APIs 2nd Place
Apple iPads
[NCR] Best Use of NCR APIs 3rd Place
Apple Airpod Pros
[NCR] Best Use of Cryptocurrency
Crypto Hardware Wallets (Trezor One for Winners, Ledger nanos for honorable mentions)
[NCR] Retail Gamification
Oculus Quest 2 VR Headsets
[NCR] Machine Learning in Retail
JBL Sound Bar + Subwoofer
[Blacrock] 1st Place
$150 Amazon gift card per person
[Blacrock] 2nd Place
$75 Amazon gift card per person
[NSA] Secure the Server Challenge
$1000 B&N gift card for your team
[NSA] Secure Code Zero Trust Challenge
$1000 B&N gift cards for your team
[NSA] Codebreaker Challenge 1st Place
$500 B&N gift card
[NSA] Codebreaker Challenge 2nd Place
$300 B&N gift card
[NSA] Codebreaker Challenge 3rd Place
$200 B&N gift card
[Anthem] 1st Place
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter MAX Kit - 64GB Edition
[Anthem] 2nd Place
Lenovo Smart Display 7
[Anthem] 3rd Place
Wi-Fi FPV Drone with 1080P HD Camera
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Shehmeer Jiwani
Honeywell

Pav Thukral
Stackfolio

Aaron Hansen
Georgia Tech

Aaron Lanterman
Georgia Tech

Aibek Musaev
Georgia Tech

Ali Zhagparov
Devexperts

Amit Jariwala
Georgia Tech

Anthony Wiryaman
Toast

Cengiz Gunay
Georgia Gwinnett College

Daniel Gao
Citadel

Ehsan Asdar
Nuro

Jennifer Whitlow
Georgia Tech

Stephanie Almeida
Zillow Group

Suzy Watson-Phillips
Georgia Tech

Tillson Galloway
Voreas Labs, Astrolavos Lab

Tim Trent
Georgia Tech / GVU Center

Tushar Krishna
Georgia Tech

Joyce Er
Microsoft

Kantwon Rogers
Georgia Tech

Mark Moss
Georgia Tech

Mary Hudachek-Buswell
Georgia Tech

Melinda McDaniel
Georgia Tech

Richard Lee
Rangr

Ricky Landry
Georgia Tech

Scott Gilliland
Georgia Tech
Judging Criteria
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Project Intentionality
What is your reasoning for the choices you made to create your project? -
Significance
Does your project add or introduce something new and valuable to the world? -
Presentation
Is your project well documented online? Can you explain your project well to a judge? -
Technical Depth
How did you utilize or integrate the technology in your project? Does it reflect technical skill and understanding? -
[Open Source] Scope
What were the intentions of the open source project and its impact on the larger community? -
[Open Source] Team Contribution
What did they add during the hackathon? Was it an original idea that they added, or did they simply clean up some minor code, or something in between?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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