A combo hackathon and make-a-thon prototyping event where people come together to build cool stuff.
QuackCon is focusing specifically on the theme of sports/tech and participants will be encouraged to build a hack that focuses on 1) athletic enhancement; and/or, 2) fan/audience engagement.
Eligibility
Any student enrolled in an accredited university or college can participate. We will work at providing travel reimbursement for out-of-state participants where possible.
Artists, designers, computer science, product design, business, architecture, journalism, engineers, liberal arts, science majors & more should attend! FREE TO ATTEND!
Requirements
- Opt in for one prize catagorey (Athletic Enhancement or Fan Engagement)
- You must submit your business model and any relavent files.
Prizes
1st Place: $2,500
Best Overall
2nd Place $1,250
2nd Best Overall
3rd Place $750
3rd Best Overall
Best Athletic Enhancement
Physical Product
Best Fan/Audience Engagement
Trail Blazers
*Company Sponsored*
Sportradar US
*Company Sponsored*
Win unlimited access to all Sportradar APIs
Best Domain Name presented by Domain.com
*MLH Prize*
Domain.com Swag Bags
Best Hack Against Online Harassment
*MLH Prize*
Use your tech skills for good and hack online harassment
Fan Favorite
People's Choice
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Ashton Eaton
Two-time Olympian/World-Record Holder Decathlete; UO alum
Devon Allen
2016 Olympian/Oregon Wide Receiver NCAA & US Champ 110 hurdles
Dr. Richard Sudek
Executive Director, Institute for Applied Innovation, University of California at Irvine
Jason Wilkins
Design Lead/Mechanical Engineering IDEO
Ellen Schmidt-Devlin
Co-Founder and Director, Sports Product Management, University of Oregon
Dr. Mike Hahn
Director, Bowerman Sports Science Clinic
Dr. Susan Sokolowski
Director and Associate Professor, Sports Product Design, University of Oregon
Whitney Wagoner
Director, Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, University of Oregon
Michael Koehn
Serial Entrepreneur; UO alum
Judging Criteria
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Aesthetic of design
0:No elements of design. 1:Thrown Together. 2:Superfluous/Cumbersome design. 3:Practical design. 4:Commercially Viable. 5:Innovative design. -
Execution
0:Nothing works. 1:Missing core functionality. 2:Missing non-essential functionality. 3:Everything work as stated. 4:Execution meets the experience of the participants. 5:Execution exceeds the level of experience. -
Originality
0:Blatant plagiarism. 1:Recreation of preexisting product. 2:Some originality/Heavily influenced by preexisting products. 3:Partially influenced by preexisting products. 4:Original/Uniqueness of product. 5:Revolutionary/Product will further the field. -
Use of Technology
0:No use of any technology. 1:Little integration of technology. 2:The technology is important but not necessary for functionality. 3:The technology is central to the product. 4:The technology is innovated to solve the specific problem. 5:‘wow’ factor. -
Pitch of Product
0:No presentation. 1:Poor communication of solution to problem. 2:Clear communication of solution. 3:Professional pitch of given prototype with business and PowerPoint. 4:High potential for investment. 5:Judge takes out hard cash and invests on the spot. -
Diversity of Majors
0:No participation. 1:Individual project. 2:Singular representation of group. 3:Two types of representation in a group. 4:Three types of representation in a group. 5:Three types of representation in a group + outside perspective .
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