THE OFFICIAL HACKATHON OF THE HOME OF MARTIN STUDENT NEWS
We will start the competition officially on Friday May 22 at 5:30pm CST. The objective is to make an application that can be used to solve a decided upon security issue. We will have several activities and mini competitions that will happen between Friday and Monday. All projects must be submitted by Monday May 25 at 6:30pm in order for it to be judged.
There will also be a website hacking competition with its own prizes. That wil begin on Saturday, May 23 @3PM CST and will last for 5 hours.
Link to Event Schedule
Link to our Youtube Channel.
Link to the Discord Server.
Link to free in-competition echoAR Framework.
Link to the echoAR support Channel on Slack.
Link to Wemerator, the hackable website.
Prizes
$1,595 in prizes
First Place
Each member on the first place takes home a Switch Lite
Second Place
Each member of the second place team will receive a Raspberry Pi 4 4GB model.
Third Place
Each member of the second place team will receive a Raspberry Pi 4 2GB model.
Best Hacker Award
The first hacker to complete all exploits wins a Raspberry Pi 4 Kit! In the event that no one finds all the exploits, the hacker with the most exploits found wins this prize.
Mr. Advisor Mitnick (4)
The first 4 to take control of the admin account during the Wemerator event will receive a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless Kit.
echoAR Challenge
Build the best AR/VR project using the echoAR platform and win a $50 Amazon gift card; 1-month free Business Tier access to the echoAR platform; a feature in the echoAR newsletter (sent to investors and the AR/VR ecosystem).
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Eligibility
- Participants: Individuals in High School (can have teams with up to 4 people)
- Countries: United States
Requirements
The objective is to make an application that can be used to solve a decided upon security issue. You will submit both your project source code and a video demonstration of your project.
Judges

Daniel Kocurek

Christopher Palowhich
Lockheed Martin MFC
Koren Grinshpoon
echoAR Founder & COO
Judging Criteria
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Use of Technology
Did the team integrate technology into their solution? -
Functionality
Was a working, functional prototype demonstrated? How well does the solution perform and meet the purpose described? -
Scalability
Does this solution have the potential to have an impact at scale, globally? -
Creativity
How creative was the team in developing a unique and innovative solution for the challenge?
themes
- Cybersecurity
- Social Good
- AR/VR