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CTRL Hacks Starts Tomorrow!

Hello Hackers!

CTRL Hacks Starts Tomorrow at 6 PM MDT!

We can’t wait to see your projects. There are now over $2000 worth of prizes up for grabs, including over $325 CAD in CASH! The theme that all projects have to relate to will be announced via YouTube premiere tomorrow at 6 PM MDT (UTC-06). Make sure to be in our Discord server (https://discord.gg/ZDnksTUQdm) when that happens!

Recap

In this hackathon, you will code a project (anything tech-related!) related to tomorrow’s theme. You will also need to record a maximum-6-minute YouTube video (public or unlisted) explaining your project and what problem it solves. Check out the judging criteria on Devpost: https://ctrl-hacks.devpost.com/. When you’re ready to submit, do so at that link! The submission deadline is Monday, September 25th at 6 PM MDT. Late submissions will not be considered. If you’re still feeling lost, check out https://ctrl-hacks.devpost.com/resources.

Schedule

This event is so much more than a hackathon: we’ve also found industry leaders to provide workshops on how to code! Here’s the full schedule:

- Thursday, September 21, 6 PM MDT: Opening Ceremonies, Theme Announced, Development Begins

- Thursday, September 21, 7 PM MDT: Introduction to Web Development Workshop, hosted by Dmitrii Slabko

- Friday, September 22, 11 AM MDT: API Fundamentals with Postman, hosted by Lillian Nose

- Saturday, September 23, 2 PM MDT: ECS in Game Development with Unity Workshop, hosted by Denis Kondratev

- Monday, September 25, 6 PM MDT: Submissions Due, Public Voting and Judging Period begins

- Monday, October 2: Winners Announced