All projects must be submitted to Devpost by July 25th at 5:00 PM.
Projects being submitted to the Best use of Gemini Category must also submit through the "Challenge Submission" button found on our MLH Hack Day event page (Gemini Challenge Submission Page)

When submitting your project to Devpost, you must:

• Build your project during the official hackathon window (10:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

• Use Google Gemini tools / Gemini API in a meaningful way (if applicable)

• Submit the project on Devpost before the submission deadline (5:00 PM)

Your submission must include:

• Project name and description (what your project does and why it matters)

• Tools and technologies used

• Explanation of how Gemini was used (if applicable)

• Demo video (less than 4 minutes recommended)

• GitHub repository 

• Names of any team members 

To be eligible for judging:

• All projects must be submitted to Devpost. Projects using Gemini tools must also submit in the "Challenges" page found on the MLH Hack Day event page (Gemini Challenge Submission Page)
• A link to your public Github repository must be submitted
• Projects must be built during the hackathon
  
  

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection:

All eligible submissions will be judged by the following criteria:

• Technicality & Quality – Level of technical skill demonstrated and whether a working prototype is delivered. If applicable, creativity and complexity in incorporating Gemini tools.
• Design – Attention to aesthetics, usability, and overall user experience/interface.
• Presentation – Clarity, completeness, and professionalism of the written Devpost submission and any demos
• Inspiration – Uniqueness, creativity, and how exciting the project is.
• Authenticity – Originality of the idea; whether it stands apart from existing or previously seen projects.