General Guidelines:

  • Only teams comprised wholly of eligible participants that submit their hacks to this DevPost, and then go on to demo their hack on one of the QHacks Discord judging channels can win prizes.
  • You must be at QHacks to work on a project for submission.
  • You cannot work on your project before the event begins.
  • You cannot steal another team’s source code.
  • Every submission needs to have a PUBLIC GITHUB LINK
  • The decision of judges is final for determining prizes and awards.
  • Please comply with all instructions from the QHacks organizers.
  • All hackers must comply with the MLH Code of Conduct.

  • Each team will have 3 minutes to present and 2 minutes for Q&A

  • Please score each project immediately after the presentation

  • Scores each category individually

  • Consider both working functionality and potential

  • Factor in the 36-hour time constraint

Scoring Factors Overview:

  • Implementation (15 Points)

    • Focus on working features

    • Consider use of technologies/frameworks

    • Look for scalability considerations

  • Design & User Experience (10 Points)

    • Consider UI aesthetics

    • Assess ease-of-use for user

    • Evaluate responsiveness and accessibility

    • Look for design consistency

  • Innovation & Social Impact (10 Points)

    • Consider market need and viability

    • Assess implementation feasibility

    • Evaluate clarity on target audience

    • Look for creative problem-solving

  • Pitch & Presentation (10 Points)

    • Consider clarity of explanation

    • Assess structure of presentation

    • Evaluate effectiveness of demo

    • Consider Q&A Responses

  • Theme Alignment (5 Points)
    • The project clearly improves future quality of life.
    • The solution supports sustainability, altruism, or social good without harming future needs.
    • A judge can explain the long term benefit in one sentence.

 

Total: 50 points