Dates

All code used for this competition must be written on September 28th, 2024 while the contestant(s) is attending PDX MetroHacks during the designated coding time, which is from 11:00 AM PST to 4:30 PM PST. There is a hard deadline for code submission at exactly 4:30 PM PST.

See pdxmetrohacks.com for the exact schedule.

Eligibility

Competitors must be between the ages of 13 through 18. To encourage collaboration, competitors must be in teams ranging from 2 to 4 people. Keep in mind that you will only have approximately 5.5 hours to code, so much sure to divide up tasks efficiently. Note: volunteers of PDX MetroHacks may not be eligiable to win prizes but may still submit projects on Devpost for judging.

Project and Submission Requirements

Submissions will be recieved via Devpost. The following will be required in each submission:

  • The project
    • This must be a link to an application, website, video game, chatbot, or any other code-based program with interactable features.
    • The code must be open-sourced. Competitors should aim to upload their code to a cloud-based platform like Github or Repl.it
  • A video between 2 to 5 minutes long, hosted on Youtube, Vimeo, or GDrive. The video may cover any of the following:
    • A demonstration of the project
    • An explanation of how the project solves the issue proposed in the prompt
    • A short video essay commemorating the late Queen Elizabeth II and her impact on England
  • A statement no longer than 250-words explaining the project's relevance to the prompt
  • At least one screenshot, image, or logo representing your project

The following forms of media are not required but may increase your chances of winning:

  • A slideshow going through the features of your project
  • Image of you and your team working on the project
  • Memes. No further explanation needed

Prizes

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

Our judges will be grading on the following four principles:

  1. Technicality --- Does the project incorporate enough tools to "sell" the idea?
  2. Creativity --- Does the project use the tools in an innovative way that goes along with the theme?
  3. Uniqueness --- Does the project incorporate new ideas or insights into its solution to the prompt?
  4. Impactfulness --- Does the project tackle the prompt's main issues?

Students who use chatbots such as OpenAI must discretely state in the submission that they used it. Use of chatbots in any aspect of the project will not directly deduct points from a project, but will be an additional tool considered by under the "technicality" and "creativity" aspects.

There will be one judge per criteria. Each judge is to grade how well the project fulfills the requirement out of 100%. This percent will be multiplied by 25, referred to as the "subtotal." The subtotals of all four judges will be added together to compose the project's final score out of 100 points. The team with the highest amount of points wins the overall best project competition. The three best overall projects will receive grand prizes.

During the event, there will be various minigames for students to compete in for additional prizes. The winners of those games will be granted prizes.

Refer to the Hack Code of Conduct for other regulations we are complying with.