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Channel your crazy ideas to reality, regardless of whether you are a first-time coder or have 20 years of Android development experience. TAMUhack is the place to think, try, break and create. Hang out with us this one weekend in the heart of Aggieland to find out the limits of your creativity. All types of projects are welcome, and we'll be providing support for anything you want to build!
Eligibility
Must be over 18 years of age to participate, and currently enrolled in college/university. High school hackers are allowed if approved beforehand, and based on our policy (noted on our website).
Prizes
$33,480 in prizes
TAMUhack 2019 Grand Prize
Choice between: iPad 2018 + Apple Pencil, 4K Monitor + Das Mechanical Keyboard, or Oculus Rift + Touch Virtual Reality System
TAMUhack2019 Second Place Prize
Choice between: iPad 2018 + Apple Pencil, 4K Monitor + Das Mechanical Keyboard, or Oculus Rift + Touch Virtual Reality System
TAMUhack 2019 Third Place Prize
Choice between: iPad 2018 + Apple Pencil, 4K Monitor + Das Mechanical Keyboard, or Oculus Rift + Touch Virtual Reality System
TAMUhack Best Hardware Hack
Choice between: Google Home Mini + LIFX Smart Bulb or Amazon Alexa Dot + Smart Plug
TAMUhack Best First-time Hack
Congratulations for competing in your first hackathon! Best hack created by first-time hackers at TAMUHack (team must have at least 2 first-timers). UE Wonderboom to each member of winning team
Best Airline Industry Hack - 1st Place
Sponsored by American Airlines - Any hack related to the airline industry. 1st place receives miles for (2) round trip economy airfare tickets to most European cities where American flies OR (1) round trip economy ticket to most Asia/Australia/New Zealand cities where American flies
Best Airline Industry Hack - 2nd Place
Sponsored by American Airlines - Any hack related to the airlines industry. 2nd place receives miles for (1) round trip economy airfare tickets to most European cities where American flies OR (2) round trip economy tickets to any domestic city where American flies, including Hawaii and Alaska
Best Airline Industry Hack - 3rd Place
Sponsored by American Airlines - 3rd Place receives miles for (1) round trip economy ticket to any domestic city where American flies, including Hawaii and Alaska
Charles Schwab Challenge
Sponsored by Charles Schwab - Nintendo Switch to each member of winning team
JP Morgan Social Good Challenge
Sponsored by JP Morgan - Bose SoundLink Wireless Headphones and CanaKit Rasberry Pi 3 Model B+ Complete Starter Kits to each member of winning team
CBRE Social Good Challenge
Sponsored by CBRE - Hack that best helps either the enviornment or the community. $50 Amazon Gift Cards to each member of winning team
Best Financial Hack
(INCLUDE GITHUB LINK) Sponsored by Capital One -
How Will You Reimagine Banking?
http://api.reimaginebanking.com/
$250 Amazon Gift Cards to each member of winning team
Gartner Challenge
Sponsored by Gartner - CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply to each member of winning team
Best Use of Microsoft Cognitive Services API
Sponsored by Microsoft - Xbox One S to each member of winning team
Southwest Airlines Challenge
Sponsored by Southwest Airlines -
Southwest Airlines is famous for many things, one of which is our speedy “Ten Minute Turn” which means that the time it takes to deplane, restock the aircraft, and be ready to board again should be ten minutes or less. Using modern technologies, find a way to improve the “Turn” of an aircraft. $200 Southwest Gift Card to each member of winning team
Best Car App using the Smartcar API
Sponsored by Smartcar - Google Home Mini + Amazon Gift Card to each member of winning team
MLH Best Domain Registered with Domain.com Prize
Register the most interesting domain using your FREE Domain.com credit this weekend to win Raspberry Pis!
MLH Best Use of Google Cloud Platform
Use a Google Cloud Platform service (like hosting or machine learning) in your project to win Google Home Minis.
MLH Best IoT Hack using a Qualcomm Device
Use a Qualcomm device, like a DragonBoard 410c, in an Internet of Things project this weekend to win a DragonBoard 410c.
MLH Best Use of Snap Kit
Use Snap Kit to Integrate Snapchat's best features into your hack to win Casio Calculator Watches!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
An Awesome Judging Panel!
Judging Criteria
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Design
How clean it looks, the UX / UI aspect of the project. -
Technical Difficulty & Implementation
How hard it is to build - did you just throw some APIs together, or create a new, novel application? -
Innovation & Application
The creativeness of the idea and how big of a problem it could solve. -
The X-factor
The indescribable awesomeness of the project.
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