This year's Hello World Hack is a 42 hour, beginner-orientated virtual hackathon. If you've never attended a hackathon, or recently picked up programming and want to get a project off the ground, this is the hackathon for you! Filled with workshops on setting up a project, building it, and testing it, awesome prizes and high-quality banter galore! The best part, it's all free!
Prizes
Salt Lamp
Amazon Echo
Smart Light
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Bloomberg
IOP
Staff
Judging Criteria
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Best Overall
The project that wins best overall is the one that shows the most creativity, technical skill or simply wows us. -
Best Game
This can be anything that can be played as a game. It can be written in any language and could use a game engine like Unity. It could also be a web project. -
Best Web Development Project
This can be anything that comes in the form of a website. If there’s ever been a website idea you wished existed then this is your chance to make it happen! -
Best Project addressing a specific diversity and inclusion issue
- An initiative, project, or hack. - In the workplace, coding sector, or any sector related to physics (i.e. business, education, academia, industry etc.) - In the spirit of inclusivity, this is open to any team interested in engaging in this area. -
Best Social Responsibility Application
Participants can take inspiration from https://www.bloomberg.org/ for ideas that promote philanthropy, environment conservation, diversity and labor practices, and volunteerism.
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