jacobsHack! is the student hackathon at Jacobs Univerisity Bremen, an international university in Germany that is home to people from 110 different nations. In the spirit of our university we are trying to create one a diverse hackathon experience on our beautiful campus. On top of that we are happy to be this seasons opening hackathon for the European Major League Hacking Fall season.
Event Schedule
October 17th, 2014
| 09:00 | Reception |
| 10:30 | Welcome Address |
| 11:30 | Start Hacking |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 18:00 | Tech Talks (API) |
| 19:00 | Dinner |
| 20:00 - 00:00 | Mini Games |
October 18th, 2014
| 00:00 | Midnight Snacks |
| 00:00 - 06:00 | More Mini Games |
| 07:00 | Breakfast |
| 11:30 | End of Hacking |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 16:00 | Final Presentations |
| 16:30 | Awards |
| 17:00 | The End |
The event was made possible thanks to our Sponsors and Partners
Eligibility
- Participants: Students (over 18 years in age) and people who graduated from university within the last year
- Team Size: Maximum team size is 4 people. You don't have to have a team upon arrival.
Requirements
- Only projects that have been coded within the 24 hours of the competition are eligiable for submission and judging.
- There is no general theme / topic that you have to hack on.
Prizes
€6,120 in prizes
jacobsHack! Grand Winner
- DELL Tablets
- A voucher for BeamNG.drive
jacobsHack! Runner-Up
- SPHERO Droid BB-8s
- A voucher for BeamNG.drive
jacobsHack! Second Runner-Up
- Parrot Rolling Spider Minidrones
- A voucher for BeamNG.drive
Best Educational Hack
- Fitness trackers
Braintree API Hack
- Razer Nagas
- LEAP Motions
Microsoft Azure Hack
(3)
- $500 Microsoft Azure credits
Organizer's Favorite Hack
(2)
- Raspberry PIs 2 Model-B provided by Careerloft
Bloomberg's Favorite Hack
- Pebble Watches Classic
HackTrain Golden Ticket
- Direct admission for HackTrain 2015
Best AWS Hack
- 1 TB External Harddrives
Rocket Internet Special Prize
- Selfie Sticks
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
You can register for jacobsHack at: my.jacobshack.com
Judges
Arno Fleck
Google
Agustin Leyend
Microsoft
Kuba Misiorny
Bloomberg
Sanjaya Subedi
SAP
Danish Abdullah
Rocket Internet
Gregor Engelmann
MLH
Cristiano Betta
Braintree
Herbert Jaeger
Jacobs University
Judging Criteria
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Innovation
How innovative / new is your idea. Are you just the next generic social app or are you creating something groundbreaking new? -
Technical Difficulty
How difficult was this hack to be implemented. Is it just a simple website or are you solving a technical problem that nobody ever solved? -
Design / UX
How is the design and the user experience of the hack. How polished does the project appear? Does it show issues? -
Usefulness
Is it a useful hack? How wide are the applications? Is it just something that helps you or will more people use it? -
Presentation
How well is the presentation during the fair by the team.
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