About the challenge

Hack-A-Damien is a 24-Hour Game Development Hackathon right here on the UAlbany campus sponsored by IBM, the UAlbany College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, Grimbar Interactive and list is continuously growing! Sign-up for UAlbany's inaugural student-hosted hackathon, hosted by UAlbany IEEE. We welcome all colleges and universities to join us- Collaborate with others to build games, test your skills, and win!

Get started

Register for the Event - https://forms.gle/m5Vijy61EEJ6VF7N6
Join our discord - https://discord.gg/KSJSPxcf8J
Checkout the website - https://hackadamien.ieeeualbany.org/

Rules are subject to change.

Requirements

What to Build?

It's simple, really, all you need to build is a game that has one level and keeps increasing in difficulty as it progresses. Some prominent examples are Tetris, Chrome Dino Game, Subway Surfers. There are no restrictions on platforms or anything but there are specific prizes that require usage of certain technologies.

What to Submit?

Submission will require a presentation and a demo (if possible). Code submission will be done through itch.io, more information will be presented during the event. You are not required to have a complete project but it is one of the aspects we'll be judging on.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$335 in prizes
Overall Winner
1 winner

$100 CASH for overall winner
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 EXTREME Kit x1 ($195 value)

Best Physical Game (Engineering / Electronics)
1 winner

1x Arduino ($40 dollars)

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

James Oswald

James Oswald
Rensselaer AI and Reasoning Laboratory at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Nathan Dahlin

Nathan Dahlin
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering at UAlbany

Judging Criteria

  • Completeness
    How complete is the project?

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