Hack3 aims to empower high school students to learn computer science, especially for those in underrepresented demographics to increase diversity for generations to come. We hope that by bringing students of all backgrounds together, we will be able to foster innovation, creativity, and create new lifelong friendships for hackers.
We aim to connect hundreds of students of all skill levels, both novice and experienced, to learn to build novel projects that will positively impact the world. Participants will have 24 hours to develop a product that targets one of three tracks, including COVID-19, groundbreaking technologies, and recreation, and participants will learn from numerous workshops led by industry professionals.
Our opening ceremony begins at July 11 at 12:00 PM EDT. Attendance is compulsory. The link is found in our Slack, which can be accessed after completing our registration form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjCtcfuSKbBRd9ndnY1kPZ0U9U7qTgjrjIv87VW_GaAT02AQ/viewform. You need a Google Account to complete it.
Important times (All times are in EDT):
July 11
12:00 PM: Opening Ceremony (Mandatory)
1:00 PM: Hacking Starts
July 12:
1:00 PM: Hacking Stops, Judging Starts & Public Voting Starts
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Closing Ceremony, Winners Released
Full Schedule With Workshops: https://hack3.co/schedule/
Read more at https://hack3.co
Email us at team@hack3.co if you have any questions.
Eligibility
We aim to enable every high school student in the world to learn and build projects that they feel proud of, which includes those in communities underrepresented in the tech community.
If you are a student currently enrolled in a middle school, please send us an email at team@hack3.co, and we will review applications.
Requirements
A valid submission is a software or hardware project fully produced at Hack3, from start to finish.
Remember to include all your team member names, up to 4 people.
Your Devpost submission will be posted on our "Submissions" tab, where others will be able to post feedback.
Prizes
$50,000 in prizes
1st Place Prize
1. $300 to the team.
2. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
3. Each team member located in the U.S. will also be mailed swag.
2nd Place Prize
1. $250 to the team.
2. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
3. Each team member located in the U.S. will also be mailed swag.
3rd Place Prize
1. $150 to the team.
2. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
3. Each team member located in the U.S. will also be mailed swag.
Popular Choice Award
After judging begins, participants will be able to view other submissions, submit feedback, and vote for the best one. The submission with the most votes that has not won any other award will win the popular choice award.
1. A donation of Hack3's leftover funds to a charity of choice.
2. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
COVID-19 Track Winner
Use technology to help fight COVID-19. Use machine learning to help predict trends, or create something to help healthcare workers.
1. $100 to the team.
2. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
3. Each team member located in the U.S. will also be mailed swag.
New Technology Track Winner
Use the latest in cutting-edge technologies to create a cool application. Learn about novel techniques in blockchain or machine learning.
1. $100 to the team.
2. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
3. Each team member located in the U.S. will also be mailed swag.
Recreation Track Winner
Build a virtual world better than the real one. Program games, social networks, or multimedia experiences.
1. $100 to the team.
2. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
3. Each team member located in the U.S. will also be mailed swag.
Honorable Mention: Best Beginner Project
Opt in if at least one team member in your team had no experience at the start of Hack3 and learned along the way.
1. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
2. Each team member located in the U.S. will also be mailed swag.
Honorable Mention: Best Usage Of A Server
Hosting a project locally on your computer is great, but hosting a project on a server allows teams to showcase projects across the entire internet. The team that incorporates a server in their project in the most meaningful way qualifies for this award.
1. An entire year of the VPS-4G plan from NexusBytes NexusBytes.com, an affordable website and virtual private server hosting company.
2. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
Honorable Mention: Judges Choice
Wolfram is sponsoring our judges choice award. If judges stumble upon a project that they feel should win a prize but does not match any other award, they can nominate that project for this award.
1. The Wolfram Award, which includes Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro, worth $375 per team member
Honorable Mention: Best Use Of EchoAR
Augmented reality is an emerging market. EchoAR is generously sponsoring the following to the team that best uses EchoAR's technology:
1. $50 Amazon gift card to the team.
2. Access to EchoAR's business tier for a month, worth $89, and be featured on their newsletter to gain publicity.
Participation
(100)
All Hack3 participants get:
1. EchoAR's business tier for free for the duration of our event, and hackers can extend this to a free month, valued at $89 per person.
2. Wolfram|One for thirty days. Wolfram|One includes both Desktop and Cloud access, full access to the Wolfram Language and Knowledgebase, FreeCDF Deployment, 5000 Wolfram|Alpha API calls, 5000 Cloud Credits, 2 installations per user and 2 GB of Cloud Storage, worth $25.00 per person.
3. Benefits & extended trials from sponsors such as Balsamiq Cloud
4. Access to free videoconferencing for the duration of Hack3
5. More to come!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Rand Moy
Amazon Web Services
Rajesh Rajaraman
NetApp
Sadok Cervantes
Wikipedia, LeanGap
Juntao Wang
Harvard Graduate Student
Ramesh Narayanswamy
TJX Group of Companies
Vikram Balachandra
Persistent Systems
Rick Peralta
FIRST
Sidharth Anantha
HELM Learning Founder
Jonathan Lei
Hack3
Judging Criteria
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Functionality & Technical Excellence
Does the project work? -
Creativity
How creative is the project? -
Civic Need
Do people need this project? -
Accessibility
How is the project inclusive? Who can help or benefit? -
Teamwork (If applicable) & Project Presentation
Are all team members participating? Is the presentation smooth?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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