diff --git a/blogs/holiday-hackathon-2023-winners.mdx b/blogs/holiday-hackathon-2023-winners.mdx index 76dd532..b14bb16 100644 --- a/blogs/holiday-hackathon-2023-winners.mdx +++ b/blogs/holiday-hackathon-2023-winners.mdx @@ -10,32 +10,36 @@ tags: - Events --- -On December 12th, we hosted our first 24-hour [Mini Holiday Hackathon](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/december-2023)! What better way to wrap up the year than get together for some fun and friendly competition? 🚀 +Last week, we hosted our first 24-hour [Mini Holiday Hackathon](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/december-2023)! What better way to wrap up the year than get together for some fun and friendly competition? 🚀 -176 hackers from 25+ countries joined us in Discord and worked collabortively to move a project forward and over the finish line! Altogether, it was a huge blast. +**176 hackers** from **25 countries** joined us in Discord and worked collabortively to move a project forward and over the finish line! Altogether, it was a huge blast. We had two hackathon tracks: "In the Holiday Spirit" and "New Year, New Me". -🔗: [Here are all the 37 team submissions.](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/december-2023) +🔗: [Here are all 37 team submissions.](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/december-2023) And now it's time to announce the results... 🥁... ## 🎄 Best "In the Holiday Spirit" Hack -**[Christmas Designer](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/32PAQaaiKjx5CQPg8Ebd)** - Team Bumi (@yumi @boro) +**[Christmas Designer](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/32PAQaaiKjx5CQPg8Ebd)** - Team Bumi (@yumi @boro) 🌱 ![Image](https://imgur.com/hYb9Qjx.png) +Congrats on winning the Best "In the Holiday Spirit" Hack, Team Bumi from Boston!!! The judges and the team LOVED this project. So fun and interactive (drag and drop + music) and the isometric room inspired by our landing page. Great documentation (images/video), too! + **Prize:** Apple iPad (10th gen) ## 🎊 Best "New Year, New Me" Hack -**[New Year Resolution Generator](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/wo8pui7ITPGVymSoPH2m)** - The Dawgs (@Xaiss @barkley) +**[New Year Resolution Generator](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/wo8pui7ITPGVymSoPH2m)** - The Dawgs (@Xaiss @barkley) 🌱 ![Image](https://imgur.com/8k9eAOr.png) +This team built and deployed the web app on Vercel in just 12 hours and overall just rock solid. Incredible job! + **Prize:** Apple Watches (SE) @@ -44,46 +48,56 @@ And now it's time to announce the results... 🥁... **[The Great Christmas Rescue](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/4chxT7DPA9kGK3ahpT4A )** - faLALALALA (@ChoiSauce, @hannahmackenzie01 @cedar_codes) -**Prize:** Apple AirPods (3rd gen) - ![The Great Christmas Rescue](https://i.imgur.com/QLYpTnS.gif) +A text adventure game where you have to go and save Christmas from the evil Polar Bear Herbert! This is a team of second-time CS students and have some of our favorite community members. The best was two different dependcies setup files for different operating systems (!). + +**Prize:** Apple AirPods (3rd gen) + ## 🖼️ Best UI/UX Design **[Christmas Reward Calendar](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/4MASTawAEuNR5xswHy5b)** - Solo (@Iris Wang) -**Prize:** Codédex Shirt, Sticker Pack, and annual subscription - ![Project image](https://imgur.com/5upMzqy.png) +React single-page web app featuring an advent calendar that allows users to collect loots and win gift cards! The juges and the team all thought this was sooo well done. Congrats, Iris! :) + +**Prize:** Codédex Shirt, Sticker Pack, and annual subscription ## 🥇 Best Solo Hack **[Card Crafter](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/bONlraRWkymyE50hhPT4)** - JavaScriptFTW (@Leanne) -**Prize:** Codédex hoodie and annual subscription - ![Project image](https://imgur.com/aMOd4qb.png) +The only full-fledged web app among the submissions and the judges couldn't believe you even added authentication (Firebase). Such a rock solid presentation and documentation, too. + +**Prize:** Codédex hoodie and annual subscription ## 🌱 Best First Time Hack **[Did I Do the Thing?](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/ClFNRipwDywOZqXUH5cg)** - Snowbirds (@Char, @Dango, @TeeJay) +![Project image](https://imgur.com/st8Ml49.png) + **Prize:** Codédex hoodie and annual subscription **[Santa's Shuffle](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/TRi80Tfr92WeaJ90KSot)** - Solo (@Tammy) +![Project image](https://imgur.com/c7qnvFh.png) + **Prize:** Codédex hoodie and annual subscription **[New Years Eve Countdown](https://www.codedex.io/community/monthly-challenge/submission/ofnonB3gD35O8XLFuaAy)** - Solo (@Andreea) +![Project image](https://imgur.com/gltVhcL.gif) + **Prize:** Codédex hoodie and annual subscription