For the second challenge of the GDGC x AIC Tech Tournament, you will need to create a conversational chatbot using Google’s Gemini API! This challenge is all about innovation, technical skills, and building a purposeful chatbot.
Requirements:
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API Access
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Teams must gain access to a Gemini API key.
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Familiarize with using the Gemini API for requests and responses securely
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Scope
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Define the purpose and target audience for your chatbot
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Provide a list of situations the chatbot should handle
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Functionality
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The chatbot must engage in context-aware conversations
Nice to have:
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Error handling
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How does the chatbot handle unrecognized queries
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Extended features
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Integrate more features such as multilingual support, sentiment analysis, or integrate with external API’s
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Unique Persona
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Have the chatbot carry a personality specific to itself
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Hosting
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Host your chatbot online for public access
Requirements
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Final Submissions (Due 2/5 @ 5pm EST):
- A link to your Github repository
- All DevPost submission prompts answered to your best effort
- Demo*
- video of your chatbot answering three (3) prompts fully!!!!!
- if you demo on 2/5/25 in person at UC 1225 from 6-7:30pm, you get an extra 50 points
Prizes
FIRST PLACE
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
GDGC Board
AIC Board
Judging Criteria
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DESIGN
How appealing is your final product? Would it be a great addition to your resume or portfolio? -
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION
Did you challenge yourself and use technologies you are unfamiliar with? Were you able to successfully learn a new technology and incorporate it into your submission? -
PITCH
Why is your project the best out of all of them? Convince us that yours deserves to advance to the next round to compete for the title of Tech Champion... -
TOTAL POINTS FOR SUBMISSION
10 POINTS -
WINNER POINTS
100 POINTS -
IN PERSON DEMO
50 POINTS
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