Creatica is NYC's virtual, gender-focused hackathon themed around ethical tech! In 2022, Creatica will continue to be virtual and will focus on supporting women and non-binary individuals but is open to everyone from around the world. Creatica is a 2-day event that will equip students with the real technical skills and support network to hack together a project. As technological innovation shapes our future, we believe that it is imperative to get more diversity into tech spaces, and we see hackathons as a tool to do so.
Students currently in high school and university of any level of coding experience are encouraged to join us and discover their potential as problem-solvers and tech leaders. Look forward to a weekend full of technical workshops, tech talks, mentorship, networking, and more!
Requirements
- Hack together a project in teams of 1-4.
- Start and complete your project within hackathon hours.
- Submit on Devpost by the deadline.
- In your Devpost submission, include a brief demo video (2 MINUTES MAX) describing your product and why you built it along with your code, that can be linked via Github or Google Drive!
Prizes
$4,670 in prizes
First Place Hack
- Oculus Quest 2
- Product Hunt Swag
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
Second Place Hack
- AirPods or Beats Wireless
- Product Hunt Swag
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
Third Place Hack
- Polaroid Camera
- Product Hunt Swag
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
Best Ethical Tech Hack
- EchoDot Gen 3 with Bluetooth Color Bulb
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
- Product Hunt Swag
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
Rising Tech Hack
- Spotify One Year Premium
- Product Hunt Swag
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
Best use of Google Cloud
- Google Cloud Swag Bag or Backpack
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Winners located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, pillow, journal, socks & lanyards. Winners outside of the US will receive a Google branded backpack.
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
- PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
Best Web Monetization Project
- Portable Charger, Coil Pin & $60 Coil Credit
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
Coil is all about providing better ways to access and reward the creators, publishers and platforms that you love. Coil members get to view web monetized sites while streaming micropayments directly to the website owner, or in this case, you! In turn, you can react to payments in real time by displaying a thank you message, unlocking bonus content, features and so much more! Build a web monetized hack using Coil for a chance to win an Anker Quick Charge Portable Charger, Coil pin and $60 Coil credit redemption card!
Most Creative Use of Twilio
- Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!
Best Use of CockroachDB
- 3D Printing Pen
- Creatica 2022 Sweatshirt
- Virtual meet & greet with reps from Walt Disney Animation Studios
- "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil
Build your hackathon project on CockroachDB's open source and indestructible SQL database. Utilize CockroachDB in your hack for a chance to win a 3D printing pen for you and each of your team members. What's more, if you submit a verified project and are a US resident, we'll be sending you a free CockroachDB T-shirt while supplies last!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Elizabeth Wang
Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs
Veronika Vasileva
Senior Data Engineer at Datrics
Urvashi Kikani
Co-Founder & Chief R&D Officer at Aerobotics7
Imai Jen-La Plante
Principal Data Scientist
Rosendo Pili
Major League Hacking
Judging Criteria
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Ethicality
Did the hack take the user's data privacy rights into account? Is the hack accessible to those with disabilities? Does the hack align with human values? -
Innovativeness
Does the product take a fresh approach to the problem it is trying to solve? -
Execution
Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? How is the design? -
Scalability
Is the hack practical? Is it something people would actually use? Does it fulfill a real need people have or increase the efficiency of a certain task? -
Presentation
How well was the project pitched in the video presentation? Did it make the hack more compelling? Did it explain the story and/or inspiration behind the hack? Did it give a good idea of its purpose? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before? How good was the product in the context of their experience level with computer science and/or hackathons?
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