Eligibility

  • Must be in a team of 2-6 people.
  • Must be at least 13 years of age to participate
  • All work must be original; plagiarised submissions will be immediately disqualified
  • If participants decide to use sound effects and music tracks, they may be taken with creative commons. Please credit the work used properly

  • Any student or creator who aided in creating the program must be credited

  • Entries must be accompanied by a presentation with a maximum of 25 slides via google slides. The link must be shared with us and we should not have to request permission.

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

  • Creativity
    How creative/ innovative is your approach? Is the project novel and something that hasn't been attempted before, or is it an incremental improvement of something that already exists?
  • Technical accuracy
    Is your code correct? Does your project work? How elegant is the code? 
  • Real-world feasibility
    How much impact (quality and quantity) can this project have? Does it solve a big problem or a little problem? Will it inspire and help many or, few? Will it work in the real-world? How usable or user-friendly is the solution?
  • Story-Telling
    How well did the team communicate their project? Were they effective in telling the story of the project: the challenge, the solution, and why it's important?
  • Complexity
    How complex is the program? Is the project responsive to the challenge for which it was submitted? Is it a complete solution, or does it have a long way to go?