About The Challenge
Level Up! Join us for our video game themed hackathon hosted by Girls Who Code at the University of Virginia. Girls Hoo Hack is a beginner-friendly hackathon aiming to inspire the next generation of leaders to showcase their creativity while gaining valuable, lifelong skills. Together, we can break down barriers in the tech industry due to resource, inequality, race, and gender biases.
Get Started
Register Here: GHH 2023 Registration Form
Website: https://www.gwcuva.com/hack
Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/tuWMbaw9rh
Event Schedule
| PERIOD | BEGINS | ENDS |
| Opening Ceremony | October 21st - 9:00 a.m. EST | October 21st - 10:00 a.m. EST |
| Submissions | October 21st - 10:00 a.m. EST | October 22nd - 5:30 p.m. EST |
| Live Expo/Public Voting | October 22nd - 6:00 p.m. EST | October 22nd - 7:30 p.m. EST |
| Judging | October 22nd - 6:00 p.m. EST | October 22nd - 8:30 p.m. EST |
| Closing Ceremony/Winners Announced | October 22nd - 9:00 p.m. EST Tentative | October 22nd - 10:00 p.m. EST Tentative |
Requirements
WHAT TO BUILD
- Any project that you think fits into our prize tracks listed below!
WHAT TO SUBMIT
- A link to your GitHub code repository for judging - remember to make it public or give access to girlshoohack@gmail.com.
- Identify which track(s) your project fits into.
- A 2-5 minute video that demonstrates your project (hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, etc, and made public). Feel free to talk about the tools used, the inspiration behind the project, or anything else!
Prizes
Best Overall
Nintendo Switch ($300), one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375) for each team member
Best Female Empowerment
Polaroid Camera ($67), Vinyl Record Player ($50), Essential Oil Diffuser ($36), one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375) for each team member
Best Beginner
Echo Dot ($50), RedThunder K10 Wired Gaming Keyboard and Mouse ($50), one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375) for each team member
Best Live Demo
Mini Projector ($60), Echo Pop ($40), one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375) for each team member
Best Game Hack
JBL Tune Headphones ($50), T-CORE Power Bank ($40), 1 Month Discord Nitro Gift Card ($10), one year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro ($375) for each team member
Fan Favorite
UVA Bookstore Gift Card ($50) for each team member
Best Use of Google Cloud
Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. Winners will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack!
Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and each member of your team.
Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains wireless earbuds, blue light glasses, selfie ring light and a pouch for easy transport.
Best Use of Hedera
Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!
Best Use of Taipy
Taipy is a powerful yet easy to use open-source Python library for creating full stack web applications! If you’re a Python developer, this library enables you to build interactive and dynamic graphical user interfaces and support them with data-driven backends. All of these functionalities are just a pip install taipy away and can cut your development time in half! Use Taipy in your hackathon project for a chance to win a set of Wireless Headphones for you and each of your team members, as well as a chance to have your project featured on the Taipy website!
Best Use of TinyMCE
TinyMCE is a rich-text editor that allows you to create formatted content within a hacker-friendly interface. Adding a rich text editor component has never been easier! To qualify for the Best Use of TinyMCE prize category, be sure to render the editor with a Tiny Cloud account and use at least 3 open source plugins and 2 premium plugins in your project, for a chance to win a 3D Printing Pen for you and each of your team members!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Osmand Christian
Center for Open Science
Nada Basit
Professor at the University of Virginia
Viktoria Dolzhenko
Itez
Christopher Yung
Professor at the University of Virginia
Chang Lou
Professor at the University of Virginia
Seongkook Heo
Professor at the University of Virginia
Erzhen Hu
University of Virginia
Adil Rahman
Graduate Student
Elizabeth Orrico
Professor at the University of Virginia
Chang Lou
University of Virginia - Computer Science
GHH Judges
Judging Criteria
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Creativity and Design
The project should showcase originality and uniqueness, as well as reflect creative thinking. -
Implementation
The problem should be solved effectively and efficiently. -
Impact
The project should be applicable to a real-world problem and its solution should have a positive impact. -
Presentation/Demo
The team provides a brief overview of the problem they are trying to solve. The team walks through their project and explains what it accomplishes. All team members play a role in the demo and speak in an engaging manner. -
Functionality
The deliverable works as intended. -
Learning
In their Devpost, the team should include their technical background prior to the project as well as what technical components they learned throughout the project. -
Technical Difficulty
The project demonstrates an effort to showcase a wide variety of complex and innovative technologies used.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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