THIS IS AN IN PERSON EVENT

What is HackGT?

HackGT is HexLabs' free, 36-hour, annual hackathon where students from across the world come together for a weekend in the fall to create innovative projects that show off their creativity and passion for development. You have the freedom to choose any platform, programming language, or format to show how you build solutions.

Participating in this event will widen your professional network, build your portfolio, and allow you to put your creativity into production! With tech talks and workshops, you will also have the opportunity to talk to and learn from professionals in various industries. We encourage everyone to be a part of our hacker community at HackGT 11 regardless of location, major, or prior hacking experience.

Requirements

What to Build

Anything you want! Let your imagination run free and build something cool!

What to Submit

Hackers should make a Devpost submission to this hackathon Devpost, and once you've done it, submit to expo.hexlabs.org with your Devpost submission link.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$7,830 in prizes
Best Overall - 1st Place
1 winner

A MAXSHOT V1-Sport electric scooter for each member of the winning team & automatic acceptance to Georgia Tech's Create-X Startup Launch!

Best Overall - 2nd Place
1 winner

A Nintendo Switch for each member of the winning team & automatic acceptance to Georgia Tech's Create-X Startup Launch!

Best Overall - 3rd Place
1 winner

A Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition for each member of the winning team & automatic acceptance to Georgia Tech's Create-X Startup Launch!

Analytics Arcade - 1st Place
1 winner

A FitBit Charge 6 for each member of the winning team for the Analytics Arcade track!

Magical Midway - 1st Place
1 winner

A JBL Flip 5 for each member of the winning team of the Magical Midway track!

Carnival for a Cause - 1st Place
1 winner

A Liene Photo Printer for each member of the winning team of the Carnival for a Cause track!

AI Funhouse - 1st Place
1 winner

A Beats Solo3 Headphones for each member of the winning team of the AI Funhouse!

Best Emerging - 1st Place
1 winner

A KOORUI 24-inch monitor for each member of the winning team!

Best Emerging - 2nd Place
1 winner

A Japanese Zen Garden LEGO set for each member of the winning team!

Best Emerging - 3rd Place
1 winner

A Ninja Blast Portable Blender for each member of the winning team!

PHRI Challenge - 1st Place
1 winner

We’re in search of bold new thinking. This is an invitation to solve the problem of medical error that harms millions of U.S. patients, kills approximately 250,000 patients, and costs billions of dollars every year. We’re calling on your team to envision the best technology-enabled patient safety solution that has the potential to avert patient harm and save lives. The best team will be awarded Windseeker Electric Boards for each member of the team!

In order to be eligible to win your innovation must align with one of the following five leading patient safety challenges facing health care across the continuum of care: Medication errors, procedural/surgical errors, errors during routine patient care (e.g. pressure ulcers, blood clots, falls), infections and diagnostic safety. The winning team will represent the most innovative, impactful, viable idea that clearly understands the problem identified. Learn more about the problem and get access to resources to help your hack here.

Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
1 winner

MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students(https://mlh.link/mongodb) or sign up for the Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required - https://mlh.link/mongodb-free). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University(https://mlh.link/mongodb-university)! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and each member of your team.

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
1 winner

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains wireless earbuds, blue light glasses, selfie ring light and a pouch for easy transport.

Best Use of MATLAB
1 winner

MATLAB and Simulink are computational tools used at over 100,000 businesses, government and university sites in over 190 countries. Use MATLAB and/or Simulink exclusively or integrate them into another tool for your next hack to win an exclusive MathWorks branded Wireless YoYo Speaker! You can also claim a free MATLAB software license to get started.

Best DEI Hack sponsored by Fidelity
1 winner

At Fidelity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are viewed as major keys to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to create forward-thinking financial tech that promotes equality for all people! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put financial opportunities and resources within reach for all communities, creating accessible, sustainable, and/or inclusive solutions. The team with the best hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!

Best Use of Midnight
1 winner

Win JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Headphones for your whole team.

Midnight is a data protection blockchain that offers programmable data protection capabilities powered by zero-knowledge technology to address the delicate balance between data protection, ownership, and utilization. This ensures that developers can leverage blockchain technology without exposing confidential information or losing control over their data.

To build on Midnight, all you need is familiarity with TypeScript or a similar JavaScript based library. The service is free to use and their developer documentation has all the information you need to get started. Build a DApp using Midnight this weekend for a chance to win wireless headphones for you and each of your team mates!

Best Use of Terraform
1 winner

HashiCorp Terraform is a source available infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that makes building, deploying, and managing your projects even easier! Whether you’re working in the cloud or using local resources, Terraform can make managing and configuring your application simple and organized. From deploying Machine Learning models to spinning up virtual containers for your web applications, Terraform supports a wide array of cloud providers and services, taking the guesswork out of your next hackathon project. Dive into the documentation and discover all the ways Terraform can take the way you hack to the next level!

Terraform’s community edition is free to use with no credit card required! Utilize Terraform in your hackathon project this weekend for a chance to win some awesome Hashicorp swag for you and each of your teammates!

Sauce Labs Hot Sauce Raffle
1 winner

Sauce Labs(https://mlh.link/saucelabs-docs) empowers you to develop, test, and deliver top-tier web and mobile apps quickly and efficiently. Their unified platform makes automated testing and error monitoring easy to do, enabling you to save time building your hackathon project! Let Sauce Labs help resolve any issues with your code so you can get back to building an award winning hack. Make sure your project is hackathon-tested by signing up for a Sauce Labs account!

To spice things up even more, we're running the Sauce Labs Hot Sauce naming raffle and selecting up to 4 individual winners at this event. To qualify come up with a cool hot sauce name and submit it to the Sauce Labs raffle form(https://mlh.link/SauceRaffle) for a chance to win some awesome swag including a backpack, beanie, and a bottle of Sauce Labs hot sauce!

SnapAR Skullcandy Grind True Wireless Earbuds
1 winner

Win Big with Snapchat! Unleash the power of AR by building a Lens on Spectacles that showcases the amazing capabilities of AI on AR glasses or brings a dream world to life. Make sure to pitch your innovative idea in a live demo to our judges, detailing your big idea and the technical prowess behind it. Excel in demonstrating how your project harnesses the theme to transform everyday reality and you could win Skullcandy Grind True Wireless Earbuds for each team member! Ready to turn your vision into reality? Dive into the challenge and let your creativity soar!

SnapAR Soundview Speaker
1 winner

Snapchat invites you to create a Lens on Spectacles that demonstrates how AR can be utilized for fitness and health or to enhance utility around the home or office. Present a live demo of your AR experience, and explain how it seamlessly integrates with one or more of our selected themes. Impress our panel of judges with your concept’s big idea, its technical implementation, and practical application. Stand a chance to win Soundview Speakers for each team member. Let’s see how you can innovate for everyday utility!

SnapAR Elexa Power Bank (20000mAH)
1 winner

Take on Snapchat’s challenge to build an AR experience that not only showcases the potential of AI on AR glasses but also emphasizes practical utility in daily life. Whether it’s creating a fitness-oriented application or an imaginative escape, show us how your Lens can transform daily experiences. Submit a live or video demo explaining your project's alignment with the chosen themes, including a detailed overview of the technical setup. Excite our judges and win an Elexa Power Bank (20000mAh) for each member of your team. Bring your innovative ideas to life and power up your hacking journey!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

George P Beardell

George P Beardell
Hexlabs

Judging Criteria

  • See live.hexlabs.org

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

Tell your friends

Hackathon sponsors

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.