CincyHacks is a 24-hour event where dozens of high schoolers will come together to build apps & games. We’ll provide workshops to get started and mentors to help out, then the next morning, judges will pick the best projects to win prizes.

Working together with a team (maximum team size 4), you will have 24 hours to create something: website, app, game, anything. You’ll then present your creation to a panel of judges.

No worries if you’ve never coded before—we provide workshops to help you get started.

Make new friends and recieve awesome swag, all for free! Games and activities are planned to give your mind (and fingers!) a break.

Eligibility

Anyone currently (2020-21 school year) in high school (9th to 12th grade) can participate.

Requirements

Please submit all of the code and assets for your project, preferably including a link to a functional demo of your project. Submissions must follow our Code of Conduct, be original work, and be created between 10:30 AM February 27th, 2021 and 10:30 AM February 28th, 2021.

Presentations and Judging

Presentations are 3 minutes long (no longer!)
Judged on learning, functionality, innovation, and applicability
Talk about:
- What you learned
- How you thought of the idea
- How your idea is applicable to the real world (What problem does it solve? Is there a market demand for it?)
Show a demo of your project if possible to get points for functionality

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Prizes

$620 in prizes

Best Startup - Sony Noise Cancelling Headphones

1 winner

Revolutionaries are the ones who change the game, how are you going to do it? This prize goes to hackers who can solve or pitch a solution to a problem with their programs!

Most Complex - Raspberry Pi Kit

1 winner

Show us a project that will toggle with our minds, through brilliant software or hardware. We're looking for skillful programming and using your coding tools in interesting ways!

Best Social Impact - JBL FLIP Speaker

1 winner

Technology is created to make our lives easier. How can you build up society? The winners of this category will create a project that improves the lives of those around them.

Best Game - Turtle Beach Headset

1 winner

From the depths of Mario to top of Minecraft, build a game that won't let you put down the controller. The most entertaining and creative games will win this prize!

Most Popular - Nintendo Switch Lite

1 winner

Not a category you will enter into, but one that you will surely want to win. Participants will vote on their favorite other team's project, and that project will win!