About the challenge

Organised by the student committee under Tanjong Pagar Community Club's Digital Makers Interest Group, this hackathon is a competition featuring Micro:bits! All participants are eligible to receive a free Micro:bit (sponsored by TPCC DMIG) upon registration, and will work on their very own Micro:bit project. Through this challenge, we aim to empower the younger generation with the IT skills required in this digital age, as well as expose them to similar activities.

The detailed timeline as well as theme will be sent in the confirmation email to participants after registering through Devpost.

 

Registration Deadline: 19 November 2022

Junior Category: 7-12 years old

Open Category: 13+ years old

*Finalists must be free on 3rd December, 5p.m. to 6p.m. for Magic@Pagar, to physically attend our stunning finalist project display together with the prestigious prize presentation.

Requirements

What to Build

Using the Micro:bit and the Makecode coding platform, innovate a project that empowers society and adheres to the 3 United Nation Sustainable Development Goals* (SDG) selected as the competition theme (announced in confirmation email). Participants may use additional hardware if they wish to do so, though it is not a necessity.

 

*Learn more about UN SDGs here: https://sdgs.un.org/goals

What to Submit

- 3-5 minute video pitch explaining your project, of which a demonstration of the physical prototype must be shown. Feel free to be creative with the video

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$1,200 in prizes
1st Place (Junior category): $300 cash
1 winner

1st Place (Open category): $300 cash
1 winner

2nd Place (Junior category): $200 cash
1 winner

2nd Place (Open category): $200 cash
1 winner

3rd Place (Junior category): $100 cash
1 winner

3rd Place (Open category): $100 cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

The panel of judges comprises of senior management staff from the industry and experts in the ICT sector with many years of experience

The panel of judges comprises of senior management staff from the industry and experts in the ICT sector with many years of experience

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity & Functionality (40 marks)
  • Presentation & Documentation (40 marks)
  • Theme (20 marks)

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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