Welcome to OxHACK 2014, Oxford's first ever hackathon. We have attendees from over 50 universities across over 10 countries including the UK, US, France, and Germany, and more.
This event wouldn't have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors, including Google, Facebook, Bloomberg, and more.
Build something amazing!
Eligibility
- Prizes are catered towards teams of 4, so if you have more than 4 people on your team then we recommend splitting up into 2 groups, unless you're happy to share the prize
- Teams containing anyone who isn't a student or a recent graduate (graduated in the past year) aren't eligible for prizes :( Talk to one of us if you're not sure whether you're eligible
Prizes
$2,347 in prizes
Grand Prize
£1000 cash + 4 Treehouse annual subscriptions
Runner-up Prize
£500 cash + 4 Treehouse annual subscriptions
Google API Prize
4 Chromecasts (1 per team member)
Bloomberg API Prize
4 Parrot Mini Drones (1 per team member)
Esri API Prize
£200 Amazon voucher (for the whole team) + Raspberry Pi for each team member
Mendeley API Prize
4 Sennheiser headsets + swag bags (1 per team member)
Best First-Time Hackers
4 Treehouse Annual Subscriptions
Best First-Time Coders
4 Treehouse Annual Subscriptions
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Taimur Abdaal
OxHACK

James May
OxHACK

Joyce Stack
Mendeley

James Milner
Esri UK

Eddie Zaneski
Sendgrid

Lilit Darbinyan
Bloomberg

Bilawal Hameed
MLH

Paul Jolly
GoCardless

Danny Hakimian
Yo

Ruhul Amin
Onfido

Tomas Halgas
OxHACK
Judging Criteria
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Idea
Ratings can be based on coolness, usefulness, creativity, humour, etc. -
Idea
Ratings can be based on coolness, usefulness, creativity, humour, etc. -
Execution
Does the hack work? Does it run smoothly? Did they present it well? -
Execution
Does the hack work? Does it run smoothly? Did they present it well? -
Design
How well designed is the hack? Is the design style appropriate for the idea? What's the user experience like?
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