HackISU VIII - Iowa State University's best hackathon yet!
Devpost submissions close 10/22 @ 7:00am
Coding stops 10/22 @ 7:59am
Demos / Judging @ 9:30am in the main hangar
Closing Ceremonies @ 11:00am
Lunch @ 11:30am
Prizes
$9,440 in prizes
1st Place Software
The best software hack at HackISU VIII will win:
Lenovo Tablet
Jabra Move Wireless Headset
Fjallraven Kanken Backpack
1st Place Hardware
Lenovo Tablet
Corsair Mechanical Keyboard
Amazon Echo Dot
2nd Place Overall
Mini Projector
Amazon Firestick
Ear Buds
3rd Place Overall
Polaroid Camera
Hammocks
Disks
Workiva: Best use of Cloud Technology
Workiva Swagbags
Rockwell Collins: Best use of communications over devices
Drones
Vermeer: Road to Autonomy: Best Machine Vision App
(2)
MP Select Mini 3D Printer V2
Hy-Vee: Best Retail Focused Hack
(2)
$100 Hy-Vee Gift Card
Google Home
Smart WiFi Outlets
Optum: Best Healthcare-Wellness Hack
$250 Visa Gift Cards
Mixmax: Best Use of the Mixmax API
Best use of the Mixmax API: https://developer.mixmax.com/
Cerner: Most Innovative Hack
Amazon Echo Dot
Principal Financial: Best User Experience
$100 Amazon Gift Cards
MLH: Best Internet-of-Things Hack using a Dragonboard
Qualcomm Dragonboard 410c
MLH: Best Use of Amazon Web Services
$250 AWS Credit
MLH: Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit
Spreetail: Best VR/AR Hack
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Alison Doyle
ISU Research Park
Marisa Gomez
Major League Hacking
Garret Meier
Mixmax
Keith Bryant
Vermeer
Alan Langman-Wilson
Vermeer
Kent Thompson
Vermeer
Dylan DeJong
Vermeer
Andrew Lundberg
Workiva
Cole Cummings
Cerner
Zach Plata
Cerner
Sugi Selvaraj
Rockwell Collins
Tim Mobeck
Rockwell Collins
Andrew Shutt
Hy-Vee
Michael Parker
Hy-Vee
Judging Criteria
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Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? For a website, this might be about how beautiful the CSS or graphics are. Is it easy to use or does it use a cool interface? -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before?
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