About the challenge

The challenge: Create something for teachers, a student organization, any niche group on campus, or for our sponsor Dino Luzzi Energy Drinks that can help or improve some functionality. Make a product or application that executes this task within 24 hours.

The Dino Luzzi Energy Challenge: Infuse https://dinoluzzi.com/ with fresh functionality, UI/UX design, and style in just 24 hours. Improve or help the company's functionality and make it easier for people to purchase the product.

REMEMBER: The best use of artificial intelligence to solve the challenge will have the chance to win another prize! Sponsored by the G[AI]TOR club. It should showcase originality and creativity in leveraging AI technologies, demonstrating a deep understanding of applying these tools to solve practical problems. Impact and design are key considerations that will be considered during judging.

To provide students at the University of Florida the opportunity to participate in a 24-hour-long competition to support open-source coding and a learning environment outside of the classroom. Created by students for students. 

Get a taste of Italy/caffeine boost with our sponsor Dino Luzzi Energy Drinks. Cans are available for free if registered on a team.

Collaborating student organizations

  • Gaitor AI
  • Software Engineering Club 
  • Society of PC Building
  • Colorstack
  • Society of Software Developers
  • Gator User Design

Schedule: Sunday, March 24

7:30 a.m. LIT0109 opens if you need some Dino and want to cram in the classroom before the deadline.

9:00 a.m. Submission deadline. LIT0109 closes and will not reopen until the awards ceremony.

2:00 p.m. Finalists are announced in Devpost. The finalists will be the only projects still in contention for the prizes at the awards ceremony but everyone is invited to attend (and should! You've all worked hard and deserve the chance to celebrate.)

4:15 p.m. Awards ceremony in LIT0109. Winners are announced. Comically large checks are handed out. Shirts will be distributed to first 100 participants who have submitted a project and are in attendance.

5:45 p.m. It's over! That's all folks. Go home. Sleep. Purchase some energy drinks.

All participants must register ahead of the event in Devpost.

Join the official Discord server to stay updated with resources, ask questions and find teammates.

MARCH 23-24, 2024

Participants have 24 hours to submit a project.

We have multiple locations in Little Hall that will serve as the main event areas.

  • LIT0101 from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 (We recommend taking a field trip to somewhere on-campus that is open 24 hours for that time.)
  • LIT0109 from 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 24, until the event concludes.

Requirements

WHAT TO BUILD

The challenge: Create something for teachers, a student organization, any niche group on campus, or for our sponsor Dino Luzzi Energy Drinks that can help or improve some functionality. Make a product or application that executes this task within 24 hours.

The Dino Luzzi Energy Challenge: Infuse https://dinoluzzi.com/ with fresh functionality, UI/UX design, and style in just 24 hours. Improve or help the company's functionality and make it easier for people to purchase the product.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

A product or application that executes the task. Include a short demo that shows your project's features and functionality. The project does not have to be deployed. The demo does not need to be a video but that is highly encouraged. 

Include a URL to your code repository for judging and testing by making your code public or sharing access. 

Include a text description in the Devpost project submission and a clear README file detailing setup instructions, dependencies, and usage. This should explain the features and functionality of your project. 

REMEMBER: The best use of artificial intelligence to solve the challenge will have the chance to win another prize! Sponsored by the G[AI]TOR club. It should showcase originality and creativity in leveraging AI technologies, demonstrating a deep understanding of applying these tools to solve practical problems. Impact and design are key considerations that will be considered during judging.

 

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Prizes

$2,200 in prizes
First place
1 winner

First place: $1,000

Second place
1 winner

Second place: $500

Third place
1 winner

Third place: $250

Dino Luzzi Energy Challenge
1 winner

Dino Luzzi Energy Challenge winner: $250

Best AI Hack presented by the G[AI]TOR club
1 winner

The best AI hack will be distinguished by its innovative approach, technical complexity, and of course, use of artificial intelligence to solve the challenge!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Sanethia Thomas

Sanethia Thomas
Assistant Instructional Teaching Professor at the University of Florida

Catia Silva

Catia Silva
Assistant Instructional Professor at the University of Florida

Kristen McDonald
Global Principal – Robotic Process Automation (RPA) | Digital Transformation & Change Management Specialist for JACOBS Engineering

Lenny Piskorz

Lenny Piskorz
Dino Luzzi Energy Drink Representative

Lenny Piskorz

Lenny Piskorz
Dino Luzzi Energy Drink Representative

Judging Criteria

  • Idea Quality
    How creative, original, or innovative is the idea? Did it answer the challenge?
  • Implementation of Idea
    How well was the idea implemented tech-wise? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"?
  • Potential Impact
    Does the solution have a real-world impact, and does it provide some sort of value to users?
  • Novelty
    Is your idea/solution novel? Does it use newly released features? Does it have a quality that stands out creatively?

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