Description

Open Source Club's first ever 24-HOUR HACKATHON IS HERE!! Mini-Hack is sponsored by Dino Luzzi Energy Drinks and put on with the help of all the wonderful clubs listed below. The hackathon includes $2000 in prizes, food, and of course energy drinks for all. Join the discord for updates https://discord.gg/ThRs7hee

Where serious competition meets casual coding. Don’t miss the chance to compete. Register now through Devpost. https://osc-hack.devpost.com/

Participating teams will receive free energy drink samples from our sponsor Dino Luzzi Energy Drinks.

Collaborating student organizations

• Gaitor AI
• Software Engineering Club
• Society of PC Building
• Colorstack
• Society of Software Developers
• Gator User Design

Information

• Duration: 24 hours
• The challenge statement will be released through Devpost at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 23.
• Participants have 24 hours to submit a project.

Locations

We have multiple locations in Little Hall that will serve as the main event areas.

LIT0101 from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 (We recommend taking a field trip to somewhere on-campus that is open 24 hours for that time.)

LIT0109 from 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 24, until the event concludes.

Prizes

• First Place: $1,000
• Second place: $500
• Third Place: $250
• Dino Luzzi Energy Challenge: $250
• Best AI Hack presented by the G[AI]TOR club: $200

The best AI hack will be distinguished by its innovative approach, technical complexity, and of course, use of artificial intelligence to solve the challenge! Sponsored by the G[AI]TOR club. It should showcase originality and creativity in leveraging AI technologies, demonstrating a deep understanding of how to apply these tools to solve practical problems. Impact and design are key considerations that will be considered during judging.

Judging Criteria & Winner Selection

Finalists will be announced around 2 p.m. Sun. March 24 with the awards ceremony to follow. The event will end by 6 p.m.

Teams will be judged on these criteria:

Idea Quality: How creative, original, or innovative is the idea? Did it answer the challenge?

Implementation of Idea: How well was the idea implemented tech-wise? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"?

Potential Impact: Does the solution have a real-world impact, and does it provide some sort of value to users?

Novelty: Is your idea/solution novel? Does it use newly released features? Does it have a quality that stands out creatively?