About the challenge

Participants must create a design solution inspired by the provided theme prompt. There is no wrong answer, theme can be open to any interpretation!

Theme Prompt:

Reimagining community!

Requirements

What to Build

Any interactive designs. Anything from websites, apps, games, etc... As long as there is interactive aspect. 

What to Submit

  • 1-3 minute video describing your artifact. Use this video to showcase your project and anything you want to share with our judges!
  • A link to your artifact (Figma, google drive..)
  • All of your teammate's names must be added to the deposit submission!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$500+ in prizes
+ other prizes
Best Overall Design (Grand Prize - Available to all participants)
$300 in cash
1 winner

Best Overall Design Runner-Up (Available to all participants)
$100 in cash
1 winner

Crowd Favorite (Public Vote on Devpost - Available to all participants)
$100 in cash
1 winner

Best Design for Gators (For UF-based participants only)
1 winner

Salty Dog Saloon Gift Cards (4 x $50)
+ Beque Holic Gift Cards (2 x $25)

Best Design for Gators Runner-Up (For UF-based participants only)
1 winner

Escapology 4-Player Escape Room Certificate +
Rush Bowls Vouchers (2 Free Smoothie Bowls + 2 50% off Vouchers)

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Naheel Jawaid

Naheel Jawaid
Product Designer and Freelancer at Start-Ups (Previously at Google)

Samatha Schneider

Samatha Schneider
Masters in Design at the University of Florida (Previously at Calandly and Capital One)

Jenny Trinh
UX Designer at Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing *SAP* (Previous UX Designer Intern at Adobe)

Simon Leyton

Simon Leyton
Senior Product Designer at Zillow (Previously at Meta and Hulu)

Yuchi Ma

Yuchi Ma
Senior Product Designer at Meta (Previous UX Designer at MassMutual, Wayfair, Google, & Accenture)

Judging Criteria

  • Best Overall Design
    User-centric design: Solves problems effectively. Visual appeal: Clean and engaging. Presentation: Communicates design choices and impact clearly. Interaction: Smooth animations, transitions, and micro-interactions.
  • Crowd Favorite
    Popularity among participants and audience. Most Votes collected on Devpost.
  • Best Design for Gators
    UF Campus/Student Relevance: The project directly benefits UF students or aligns with a Gator-centric problem. Strong visual design, usability, and interactive elements. Implementation Feasibility: Could this realistically be adopted at UF?

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