Awards & Prizes

Application

Registration opens at 8:00 PM Saturday.
All teams must register to be judged by 10:00 AM Sunday! Confirmation for that Registration close 11:30AM Sunday!

Judging Criteria

Technical Difficulty: How complex or difficult are the knowledge and skills needed to implement this project?
Intuitiveness: Is the project easy for users to interact with? Is it easy for yourself or a new user to grasp?
Impact/Usefulness: Does the project have real-world impact? What communities will it affect in a meaningful way?
Creativity: Have you seen this idea somewhere else before? Is there something unique and different?
Wow Factor: Does the project captivate you or stimulate your fascination? Is there anything extra impressive about the amount of work, complexity, creativity, etc.?

Awards and Prizes

These are the official "Best Of" HackOHI/O challenges and prizes. These are judged separately from our Sponsor Challenges, so go check those out as well! Each member of a winning team will be awarded a prize, up to 4 per team.