Overview
Thank you all for a great event! We had an amazing turnout with 40 participants signed up and 11 teams competing! Each project was a success in some way and I don’t think anyone failed at accomplishing something amazing. We hope that all participants had fun, learned something new, and are ready for whatever’s next!
Feedback
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2018 UAF Hackathon Overall Winner:
Monroe Morris: Aqua Assistant
Category Winners
Internet of Things Category Winner:
Monroe Morris: Aqua Assistant - Automatic fish feeder and water equalizer built from upcycled parts
Robotics Category Winner:
Levi Purdy, Brian Holst: Team Plugin - Autonomous wall plugin finding robot with a robotic arm
Games Category Winner:
Cameron Titus, Rachel Crosley, Andrew Adler, Kim Fairbanks, Aj Carvajal: Downhill Pizza Jam - Fast paced pizza delivery game
Judges Choice Awards
One Man Band Award:
Chris Bailey: AmusementLad - Gameboy Emulator
(Least) Safe Award:
Ryan Bonk, Mirin Morris-Ward, Max Erickson: Team Backy-Massagey - Battle robot with a flamethrower
Most Alaskan Award:
Tailon Russell, James Rhine, Tyler Chase, Chiebuka Lebechi: Team Warlock - Automated bluetooth door lock
Honorable Mentions
Most Applicable Categories Award:
Brandon Abbott, Rohan Weeden, Cameron Showalter: Robocup - Autonomous robot that can go make coffee and bring it back
Most Wacky Award:
Charles Emerson: Team Rubiks - Web-based rubiks cube simulator made using WebGL