About the challenge
- Whether you’re a beginner or a master hacker, the WIT Hackathon is a chance for you to show off your finesse in programming, soft skills and other fields.
- It will be held in-person and online at Arts West UniMelb with cash and prizes up for grabs!
- You’ll get the chance to meet other students, working in teams of 3-5 either formed by yourself or by us, while solving a problem.
- IMPORTANT: All participants must be current university students. A maximum of one non-University of Melbourne student is permitted per team, all other members must be current UniMelb students.
Friday (09 September 2022) Schedule
| Time | Event | Location |
| 6pm - 9:30pm |
5 Tutorial Rooms available for teams |
Room 155, 161, 354, 455, 561 |
| 5pm - 5:45 pm |
Welcome/Opening Ceremony |
Arts West - Lecture Room 156 Zoom: shorturl.at/aU068 Discord: https://discord.gg/gGheZh4a4C |
| 6pm - 7pm |
Team Building |
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| 7pm - 9pm |
Mentoring Session with Hannah and Priyasha |
Saturday (10 September 2022) Schedule
| Time | Event | Location |
| 9am - 5pm | 5 Tutorial Rooms available for teams | Room 155, 161, 354, 455, 561 |
| 9am | Intro + Schedule Briefing | Arts West - Lecture Room 156
Zoom: shorturl.at/aU068 Discord: https://discord.gg/gGheZh4a4C |
| 10am - 12pm | Mentoring Sesion with Hannah, Xin Yu and Priyasha | |
| 12pm | Lunch Break + Networking | Arts West - Open Space |
Sunday (11 September 2022) Schedule
| Time | Event | Location |
| 9am - 3pm | 5 Tutorial Rooms available for teams | Room 155, 161, 354, 455, 561 |
| 9am | Intro + Schedule Briefing | Arts West - Lecture Room 156
Zoom: shorturl.at/aU068 Discord: https://discord.gg/gGheZh4a4C |
| 12pm | Lunch Break + Networking | |
| 3pm | DevPost Submission Deadline | DevPost Link: https://wit-hackathon-2022.devpost.com/ |
| 3pm - 5pm | Pitching + Winner Announcement | Arts West - Lecture Room 156
Zoom: shorturl.at/aU068 Discord: https://discord.gg/gGheZh4a4C |
Get started
- Information Pack: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ru_EgpLk1GC1Z3BxHbPutQBttwrkZQUievF5gHa_Ox0/edit?usp=sharing
- Discord Server: https://discord.gg/gGheZh4a4C
- Eventbrite Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/387454596127
- Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/781199612878556?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D
Requirements
What to Build
- Any project related to the theme
- Mobile Apps
- Video Games
- Websites or Web Applications (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
- Interactive Command Line Applications (Python, Java, C etc.)
- Mockups or Wireframes
What to Submit
- Open Source: Make sure your source code or other materials are open source (eg. GitHub repository, Google Drive, etc.)
- Pitch: 3-5 minute pitch, followed by a 2 minute Q&A by the judges live during the pitching session on Sunday.
- DevPost: Write a description of your project, what it does, how you’ve made it, any challenges you faced and things you’ve learnt along the way!
Prizes
1st Place
$500
2nd Place
$300
3rd Place
$200
Judges
Bonita Rui
Cloud Solution Architect - Data & AI @ Microsoft
Madeline Long
Backend Software Engineer @ Canva
Dafu A.
Software Engineer @ Canva
Arezou Soltani Panah
Senior Machine Learning Engineer @ Atlassian
Judging Criteria
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Functionality (30%)
What does the system actually do? Does this satisfy the minimum functional requirements for the proposed model? How technically difficult is it to build? Deductions for significant bugs. -
UI/UX (25%)
Does it look and feel good? Does it feel intuitive in its design and layout? Is it easy to use? Is it designed with the target audience in mind? -
Viability (10%)
How well do they understand the problem they are trying to address? How does the product solve the problem? Is there a market for the product? Could this become a real business that makes money? -
Strategy (10%)
Have they identified their competitors? How will they deal with them? What is their go-to-market plan? Have they identified what features still need to be added to the product? -
Impact (15%)
Are they tackling a significant problem? Does it address the theme in an elegant way? Is the product/idea unique, interesting, cool, new, or does the team distinguish themselves in any other interesting ways? -
Communication (10%)
Was the pitch clear and concise? Were the Q&A answers clear and concise?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager