jacobsHack! is the student hackathon at Jacobs Univerisity Bremen, an international university in Germany that is home to people from 110 different nations. In the spirit of our university we are trying to create one a diverse hackathon experience on our beautiful campus.
Eligibility
- Participants: Students (over 18 years in age) and people who graduated from university within the last year
- Team Size: Maximum team size is 4 people. You don't have to have a team upon arrival.
Prizes
$4,100 in prizes
Most technically challenging project
Win Parrot jumping sumo drones for the most technically challenging hackathon project.
Most disruptive project
Win Zeiss VR One Plus headsets for the most disruptive hackathon project.
Hacker Spirit ("Strange but cool") prize
Win Misfit Shine fitness trackers for the best "strange but cool" project.
Skyscanner API Prize
Best use of Skyscanner API
Amazon Alexa API Prize
Win Amazon Echo for the best use of Amazon Alexa API
Twilio API prize
Win Pebble watches for best use for Twilio APIs.
CLIQZ best security / privacy focussed project award
Win Raspberry Pis for the best best security / privacy focussed project
#HackHarassment
Use your tech skills for good and hack online harassment. Build a software solution that can help reduce the frequency and/or severity of online harassment. Win HackHarassment Swag Bags.
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
1 TB Hard Drives
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Domain.com Swag Bags
Best use of .tech domains - Most disruptive
Win 50$ Amazon vouchers per team member for the most disruptive project that uses a .tech domain
Best use of .tech domains - Most Technically challenging
Win 50$ Amazon vouchers per team member for the most disruptive project that uses a .tech domain
Best misfit project
Win Misfit Shine activity trackers for creating the best hack that doesn't fit categorical boundaries
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Register for the event at our website (https://2016f.jacobshack.com/).
One of the sponsors this edition is Amazon Alexa (https://developer.amazon.com/alexa). We are excited about the opportunity for our hackers to play with some of the coolest new technology from Amazon. If you're interested in developing with Amazon Alexa API and Amazon Echo, we recommend that you create:
- Amazon AWS account: https://aws.amazon.com/
- Amazon Developer account: https://developer.amazon.com/
Judges
Jürgen Schönwälder
Jacobs University
Dominik Kundel
Twilio
Jen Meyers
Amazon Alexa
Donald Whyte
Bloomberg
Miquel Llobet
Skyscanner
Kevin Lewis
Major League Hacking
Judging Criteria
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Innovation
How innovative / new is your idea. Are you just the next generic social app or are you creating something groundbreaking new? -
Technical Difficulty
How difficult was this hack to be implemented. Is it just a simple website or are you solving a technical problem that nobody ever solved? -
Design / UX
How is the design and the user experience of the hack. How polished does the project appear? Does it show issues? -
Usefulness
Is it a useful hack? How wide are the applications? Is it just something that helps you or will more people use it? -
Presentation
How well is the presentation during the fair by the team.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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