About the challenge
By challenging participants to solve real-world problems with technology, KatyYouthHacks aims to inspire the next generation of developers. Our theme for this year is accessibility, and will guide participants to take a greater role in helping individiuals with disabilities while encouraging students to engage in computer science and tech development.
For more information, visit our website at katyhacks.org.
Join our discord: https://discord.gg/68ahAJygDJ4
Get started
Our hackathon is open to innovators of all skill levels! This hacakthon is open to middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students.
Join our discord to get started: https://discord.gg/tFVmwbEx
Participation instructions:
Click join hackathon on devpost to join!
*all prizes will be per team, not per person
Requirements
What to Build
Any project that tackles accesibility, including apps, websites, robots, etc. Feel free to make low code/design only projects!
What to Submit
1. Demo Video of your project in action (2-3 min)
2. Link to your project (Github, Figma, etc)
*note that cross-submission of projects is allowed, as long as the other hackathons you are submitting to also allow this.
In order to maintain fairness, our intention is for all participants start their projects from scratch. However, prior to that, you are welcome to engage in brainstorming sessions to generate ideas.
Prizes
1st Place
JBL Bluetooth Headphones
Colorful Mechanical Keyboard
Desmos T-shirt
$25 AoPS Coupon
2nd Place
Logitech Mechanical Mouse
Anker Portable Charger
$25 AoPS Coupon
3rd Place
Bluelight Glasses
Gradient Venture Waterbottle
$25 AoPS Coupon
Best Design
Fiji Quicksnap
Best Beginner Hack
Colorful Lightning Charger
$25 AoPS Coupon
All Participants
Free 30 day Access to Wolfram
90% off on Async System-driven Interview Package from Interview Buddy
Free .xyz domain
Free Interview Cake Prep Course
Honorable Mention
$25 AOPS Coupon
10 Free XYZ Domain
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Prisha Singh
Co-Organizer @ Katy Youth Hacks
Crystal Yang
Co-Organizer @ Katy Youth Hacks
Gunjan Paliwal
Senior Manager @ Meta
Nurzhan Nogerbek
Lead Software Engineer
Yifan Zou
Tech Lead @ Dream Voyage, the Founder @ Overlc
Xiwen Jin
Product Manager @ Blizzard Entertainment
Andrei Rogalenko
Senior Software Engineer in Sberbank
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Is your hack a novel and unique concept? Did it take a new approach to an existing solution? -
Theme
Does it promote accessibility? Is it a viable solution to this issue? -
Functionality
Does your hack work as intended? Was sufficient time put into the execution of the hack? -
Presentation
How informative and compelling was your presentation? Did you discuss the process of building your hack and the challenges you faced? -
Design
Is your hack user-friendly and intuitive? Is it easy to use?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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