WildHacks is Chicago’s largest intercollegiate hackathon. This November, the most creative and innovative students from the Midwest and around the country will come to Northwestern to ideate, develop, and launch novel hardware and software projects. In just 24 hours, 500 students will learn from top industry mentors, collaborate with talented teammates, and turn their wildest ideas into reality.
November 21-22, 2015 in Evanston, IL.
Eligibility
All full or part-time undergraduate or graduate students are eligible to compete, regardless of skill level or prior experience.
Prizes
$19,540 in prizes
WildHacks 2015 1st Place Prize
$2,000
WildHacks 2015 2nd Place Prize
$1,500
WildHacks 2015 3rd Place Prize
$1,000
Belvedere Trading - Best Hack that Facilitates Communication
(2)
The hack that best facilitates communication will win a Siberia V3 Prism Gaming Headset for each team member from Belvedere Trading.
HP Haven OnDemand Challenge
(2)
The hack that demonstrates the best and most innovative use of the Haven OnDemand APIs will win GoPro Hero 4 Sessions for each member of the team from HP.
IBM Best Bluemix App
The hack that best uses Bluemix technologies will win Go Pros for each member of the team from IBM
IMC Financial Markets
The hack that has the best data visualization will Apple Watches for the entire team from IMC Financial Markets.
Paypal/Braintree Most Disruptive Use of Braintree SDK or Paypal API
The most disruptive hack using the Braintree SDK or the Paypal API will win a BB-8 Droid for each member of the team from PayPal/Braintree.
Postmates Best Use of Postmates API
The hack that demonstrates the best use of Postmates API win win $1000 in Postmates credit from Postmates
Postmates/Walgreens Challenge
The hack that best demonstrates printing and delivery integration will win $500 in cash, $500 in Postmates credit, Postmates swag, custom revenue share for photo prints if the app is live by January 15, 2015, and a meeting and lunch with the Walgreens API team in downtown Chicago from Walgreens and Postmates
Tanvas Best User Experience
The hack that demonstrates the best user experience will win $500 from Tanvas. Canvas will take into consideration usability, discoverability, aesthetics and uniqueness.
Twilio Best Use of Twilio API
The hack that demonstrates the best use of Twilio API will win an Arduino Yun for each team member from Twilio.
Venture for America Social Innovation Prize
The hack that addresses a social need - whatever that need is - in a creative and fresh way will win $500 from Venture for America. The design takes into account usability and sustainability, and can range from hardware to software.
Walgreens Best Photo API Integration
The hack that demonstrates the best use of Walgreens Photo API will win $500 in cash from Walgreens.
Microsoft Best Use of Azure
Th hack that has the best use of Azure will win Dell Venue 8 Pros for each team member from Microsoft.
Microsoft Best Use of Microsoft Technology
The hack that demonstrates the best use of Microsoft technology will win a Microsoft Bands for each team member.
Groupon Most Out-of-this-World Use of the Groupon Space Cat
The hack that has the most out-of-this-world use of the Groupon Space Cat will win a $100 gift card to Groupon, as well as 4 Cutter & Buck Groupon branded overnight duffle bags filled with Groupon swag, courtesy of Groupon.
MLH Punniest Domain
The web hack that has the punniest domain will win RedBoards from MLH.
MLH Coolest Nest Hack
The hack that demonstrates the coolest use of Nest will win binary clock kits from MLH.
Trustwave - Best anomaly detection algorithm
$600 (4x $150) Amazon Gift Cards
Trustwave - Best visualization of entities on a network
4 Parrot AR Drone Quadricopters, 2.0 Elite Edition, 720p
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Melissa Crounse
Executive Director, The Garage at Northwestern
Brad Morehead
CEO LiveWatch Security, Kellogg Adjunct Lecturer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Neal Sales-Griffin
CEO, The Starter League
Haoqi Zhang
Professor, Segal Design Center
Tony Wilkins
Managing Director, BNY Mellon, Membership Chair, Hyde Park Angels
Karl Hughes
Head of Engineering, Packback
Justin Woo
PayPal/Braintree
David Giard
Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
Judging Criteria
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Originality
The hack should be unique and interesting. This can range from a new spin on a known idea to completely outlandish ideas. The hack should be something damn cool you’ve never seen before. -
Usefulness/Utility
Doesn't have to be business-ready, but should have the potential to be a useful in everyday life. Should also be intuitive and easy to use. -
Technical Complexity
The hack should be technically impressive for 24 hour project. They should have code and a functioning prototype. Anything from frameworks, apis, algorithms to interesting languages can add to the technical difficulty of the project. -
Polish/Design
Should look or work beautifully. The closer it looks and feels to a professional-grade application, the better.
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