Blu's Hacks is the place to let your wildest ideas shine. Whether you're a complete newbie or a seasoned hackathon veteran, you'll find the resources and environment you need to thrive at Blu's Hacks. We have over $1k in physical prizes (not including vouchers/swag) to hand out to our exceptional teams, including prizes for Cybersecurity event winners and our best beginner team. Come write code and make memories at Blu's Hacks 2026!

Note: Hackathon theme announced in-person

Requirements

  • Your submission MUST have been designed and developed completely within the project creation period
  • Your submission MUST include ALL of the following
    • A short video demo (<90 seconds) demonstrating the complete functionality of your project
    • A brief description of the project, including the problem being addressed, the target audience, and the proposed solution
    • A public link to the finalized source code of your project (GitHub and Google Drive are fine)
  • Your submission can OPTIONALLY include a published website link or app download for judges to test your project

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Prizes

4 non-cash prizes
1st Place Winner
1 winner

*SteelSeries Apex 9 Mini *Logitech MX Master 3 *Airpod Pro 2 *27-inch Prime Gaming Monitor

2nd Place Winner
1 winner

*Concole Emulator *Laptop Backpack *Keychron K2 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard *JBL FLIP 5

3rd Place Winner
1 winner

*Car Charger *X3 Compressed Air Duster *Logitech Webcam *Desk Lamp

Best Beginner
1 winner

*Anker Desktop Charger *Electric Screwdriver Kit *Echo Dot *Battery Pack

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Steven Turner
CS Teacher @ Branham High

Kimmy Nguyen
Senior Branham CS Student

Alex Xiao
Ditto AI Director

Tarang Lunawat
Salesforce Software Eng. | MIT B.S., MEng]

Shubham More
NVIDIA

Judging Criteria

  • Creative Idea
    Does your project make new progress in the problem it's trying to solve? Does your project demonstrate an unexpected or novel approach that deviates from the status quo?
  • Complex Program
    Does your project use modern technologies that are well-suited for the situation? Does your project require technical skill in order to implement? Does your project avoid compromises in functionality that would result from a less complex solution?
  • Prompt Relevance
    Does your project directly solve an issue related to the prompt? Does the majority of your program's functionality relate to the prompt?
  • Usefulness
    Does your program make a large impact in solving the problem? Can your project solve the problem stand-alone? Could your project be utilized by others with little modification?
  • Overall Functionality
    Did you implement all of the intended features of your project? Does your project run and perform expected functionality without manual intervention? Does your project consistently function as intended?
  • Presentation
    How well did your video presentation showcase the other rubric categories (creativity, complexity, relevance, usefulness, functionality)? Is your project visually appealing? Is your user interface easy for users/judges to understand?

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