CUHACKS is Cupertino Library’s FREE, overnight hackathon event for teens ages 14—19 and is part of the Santa Clara County Library District’s Teen Summer Reading Challenge 2015. This hack-a-thon is an opportunity for the next generation of programmers, hardware enthusiasts, and all-around tech lovers to join together and bring their coolest, most innovative ideas to life and win some awesome prizes in the process. Plus, we will be holding mentor-led instructional workshops. 

All project submissions must address the CU HACKS prompt (to be given out the day of the event). Only one entry allowed per team. All submitted projects must be functional. Each project must be submitted into one of the following prize categories:

1. Social Hack (examples: SnapChat, Vine, WhatsApp, Twitter)

2. Game Hack (examples: Angry Birds, Drop 7, Clash of Clans)

3. Educational Hack (examples: QuizLet, Brain Trainer, Flashcards)

4. Beginner Hack (first time hackathon attendees only)

The top two highest scoring teams in each category will give a live 2-minute presentation of their project where team members will pitch their projects to our judging panel. All decisions made by the judging panel are final and not appealable.

Registration for CU HACKS opens this Thursday, June 4th @ 10AM. Register here: http://tinyurl.com/HACKCU

• Originality & Innovation
  Is the project unique and innovative? How well does the project fit the prompt? Did the project make you say "That's cool!"?
• Technical Difficulty
  How difficult was the project to implement? Is the project technically interesting?
• Potential Positive Impact
  Is the project practical? Is it something that you see teens using in their everyday lives?
• User Experience
  Is the project's user experience smooth? Is it well designed?