WHACK, the Wellesley College hackathon, will be held November 10-12, 2017.
Eligibility
College students who are at least 18 years old.
Prizes
$6,671 in prizes
#1 Crowd Favorite
(4)
First to choose 1 item from the following: Snapchat Spectacles, a RC Quadcopter Drone, or a 1TB External Hard Drive.
#2 Crowd Favorite
(4)
Second to choose 1 item from the following: Snapchat Spectacles, a RC Quadcopter Drone, or a 1TB External Hard Drive.
#3 Crowd Favorite
(4)
Third to choose 1 item from the following: Snapchat Spectacles, a RC Quadcopter Drone, or a 1TB External Hard Drive.
Design Award
(4)
Given to a hack with the best overall user experience and design.
Prize: Custom WHACK Moleskine notebooks and assorted Sakura drawing pens.
Most Creative Hack
(4)
Prize: T-Rex costume
Best Rookie Hack
(4)
All members of the team must be either a first year, a sophomore, or a first time hacker.
Winners receive tickets to the Harvard WECode conference and Nerf guns.
Sponsored by Dropbox: “Cupcake” Award
(4)
Awarded for a hack that brings surprise and delight.
Prize: Dropbox swag bag & storage space
Sponsored by MassCEC: Best Ecological Hack
One members of the team must be a resident of MA or go to a college/university in MA.
Prize: $1000 for the team and an office visit
Rough Draft Ventures: Most Entrepreneurial Hack
(4)
Awarded to the hack most likely to continue post-hackathon.
Prize: Winners will receive an invitation to pitch for 25k in funding from Rough Draft Ventures.
What we are looking for:
Team:
-balanced skillset: technical expertise and knowledge of the problem you are solving
-passionate about what you are working on
Market:
-big market size that allows the startup to grow exponentially
-not overly saturated
Product:
-significantly better than existing players
-great UX if consumer-facing
-ability to overcome the technical challenge
Community fit:
-the founders being great addition to our community and can benefit from our community
Social Good Award
(4)
Prize: Pusheen stuffed animals and a single $100 donation to charity of choice
Best Hardware Hack
(4)
Hacks where the main focus is on hardware.
Prize: BB-8
Best Audio or Sound-Related Hack
(4)
Prize: Audio-technica ATH-M20x Professional Monitor Headphones.
Best AR/VR Hack
(4)
Prize: Google Daydream View - VR Headset
Best Game
(4)
Prize: Steam Gift Card - $50 value
Best Food-Related Hack
(4)
Prize: An obscene amount of mac & cheese
Punniest Project Name
(4)
Prize: Giraffe onesie
Social Media Challenge Winners
(2)
Prize: Disney Moana Lego Kit
Squeaky Clean Award
(5)
Be entered in a random lottery when you take a shower at the Keohane Sports Center!
Prize: Spa gift pack
First 25 Teams to Submit to Devpost
(100)
Be one of the first 25 teams to submit to Devpost.
Prize: Custom WHACK notebook
Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device
Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c + power source
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
(4)
$250 AWS credit
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi and PiHut Essential Kit
Sponsored by Viacom: Best Multimedia Hack
(4)
Prize: Amazon Fire TVs and Game Controllers
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

WHACK Team
Judging Criteria
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Innovation
How interesting and innovative is the idea of this project?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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