About the challenge

Prepare to set sail on the digital seas of innovation at this year’s DiamondHacks, where tech enthusiasts of all programming levels come together to collaborate on ground breaking projects with real world impact! Whether you aim to improve transportation to prevent other pirates from being Lost at Sea, bolster security around the treasure spot, enhance education in the Captain’s Classroom, or even rally All Crew Hands on Deck to tackle socio-economic issues, there’s a place for you in this competition!

Join us on April 6th-7th for an in-person competition with over 5 workshops, $1.7k worth of prizes, and countless opportunities for fun!

Requirements

What to Submit

  • Video submission: 3 minutes for video
  • Submissions should be in English and uploaded on Devpost
  • Explain inspirations, how the project was developed, and a short demo in the background.
  • Include your code and any other other necessary files to run it in your submission
  • To qualify for beginner prize, members of your team have attended at most 2 hackathons or have less than a year of programming experience

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Prizes

$2,615 in prizes
1st Overall
1 winner

HHKB Keyboards ($400 x 4)

2nd Overall
1 winner

Polulu Robots ($150 x 4)

3rd Overall
1 winner

Drones ($40 x 4)

Best Solo Hack
1 winner

Wireless Earbuds ($35)

Best Duo Hack
1 winner

Fan-fan gift cards ($50 x 2)

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Squishmallows ($16 x 4)

Track 1: Lost at Sea
1 winner

Echo pop ($23 x 4)

Track 2: X Marks the Spot
1 winner

Bluetooth Speaker($34 x 4)

Track 3: All Hands on Deck
1 winner

Wireless charging LED lamp ($28 x 4)

Track 4: Captain's Classroom
1 winner

Portable Charger ($29 x 4)

Honorable Mention
1 winner

Honorable Mention
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Stanley Lee
NVIDIA

Steven Steiner
Service Now

Jeffrey Ha

Jeffrey Ha
Nuro

Nishant Balaji
Ex-Roblox

Tristin Xie

Tristin Xie
Ex-AWS

Varun Nakra
Deutsche Bank

Atmajitsinh Gohil

Atmajitsinh Gohil
Deutsche Bank

Kevin Lu
Capital One

Nitya Pillai

Iris Chou

Chau Anh

Lina Palaka

Alex Zhang

Nikhil Dange

Jonah Soong

Andrew Nguyen

Andrew Zheng

Judging Criteria

  • Usability
    Is the user experience easy to use by the target audience?
  • Practicality
    Will anyone use it?
  • Impact
    Will this solve a real-world problem?
  • Functionality
    Does the project function as intended? Are there any gaps in implementation?
  • Adaptability
    Can the project be easily expanded in the future?
  • Technology
    How impressive was the solution technically? Did the team have a particularly efficient approach or use new technology?
  • Presentation
    Was the demo enough to convey the above criteria in 3 minutes?

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