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Project14 | Hack the Holidays: Win Great Prizes for Great Projects!

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Hack the Holidays Competition

This year's holiday contest will be a year end hack-a-thon where you'll get a chance to win great prizes for great projects.  We're looking for festive projects that capture the awe and wonder of the holiday season so we're raising the stakes with some of the coolest prizes we've ever had.    You can win a 50 inch Picture Frame TV for for building projects that dazzle and awe us in the Work of Art project category,  if your project is the life of the party you could win giant floor speakers and a premium bluetooth record player in the Most Festive project category,  and finally you are encouraged to stretch the limits of your creativity and do something completely original for a chance to win the latest and greatest iPad Pro in the most Original Hack project category!   

In the forum let Us know What Holiday Projects You'll Be Working On!

This is the sixth year in a row we have hosted a holiday project competition.  Like years prior you can use Music, LED Displays, Nixie Pixels, Strobe Lights, a Fog Machine, or Anything Else that Puts You into a Celebratory Mood for your holiday projects!   You could do a project inspired by gifts, food, or cards exchanged during the holidays.  Or you could focus on electronic ways of sending the warmest wishes to friends and family, such as an electronic greetings card, a way to automatically email or use RF transmission to link up via video etc.  It can also be a fun project that's made in the holiday spirit such as a snow globe that will warn you of inclement weather conditions, voice-activated ornaments, jazzed up holiday cards, LED decorations - anything that means the holidays to you.  Your project can be related to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Festivus for the rest of us related!  It can even be a Star Wars project, if you only believe in the Force.

Your project will be judged based on the following criteria:

  • Follow the Steps- Did you show the steps it took you to complete the project (text, video, or images) and did you include documentation such as schematics?
  • Submit Video Proof- Did you post video proof of you project?
  • Stick to the Theme- How well did your project stick to the theme (any holiday project) of the competition?
  • Demonstrate Originality- Was your project your original?  Did you come up with a clever name for their project?

 

Event Date
Competition Opens: 18th November 2022
Competition Closes: 11th January 2023
Winners Announcement: 18th January 2023

The Prizes

Prize for the Work of Art Hack
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50 inch QLED 4K TV -  Samsung The Frame - Class QLED 4K LS03B Series The Frame Quantum HDR, Art Mode, Anti-Reflection Matte Display Screen, Slim Fit Wall Mount Included, Smart TV with Alexa Built-In (QN43LS03BAFXZA,2022 Model)    Approximate Value 1,298

Prize for the Most Festive Hack 
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Bluetooth Record Player with Floor Speakers - Fluance RT85N Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable (Walnut), PA10 Phono Preamp and Ai81 Powered Floorstanding Speakers (White Walnut), Nagaoka MP-110 Cartridge, 150W Class D Amplifier, Bluetooth   Approximate Value - $1097

Prize for the Most Original Hack
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2022 Apple 12.9-inch iPad Pro (Wi-Fi, 256GB) - Silver (6th Generation) Approximate Value - $1199

 

Your Chance to Win

 

Come Up With a Clever Name
 Stick to the Theme
  • A clever name can make your project memorable.
  • The right name can distinguish your project from others and help create buzz around your project.
  • This project is your baby! Part of the fun of bringing something new into the world is coming up with a name.
  • If you have an idea for a project that doesn't fit the current theme then submit your idea in the comments section of the monthly poll.
Be Original
 Submit Video Proof
  • Providing the steps you took to complete your project (text, video, or images) and providing video proof should be sufficient in most cases.
  • If your project introduces something new or something that is not commercially available or affordable then that counts!
  • If it doesn't work that's fine, this program is more about the journey than the end product.
  • A short video is all that is required but you can shoot as much video as you like.
  • You are encouraged to be creative and have as much fun as possible!

 

 

 

Your Project, Your Ideas!

 

About Project14
 Directions

Every month you'll have a new poll where you'll get to decide an upcoming project competition, based on your interests, that will take place a couple of months in advance. Themes are broad in scope so that everyone can participate regardless of skill set.

 

What are Monthly Themes?

  • Every month (around the 14th of each month) a new theme will be posted on Project14.
  • Submit your ideas (proposals) for your projects to get feedback from the rest of the community.
  • Submit a project entry in the Theme space once you start working on it.

 

What are Monthly Theme Polls?

  • Every month (around the 14th of each month) there is a project theme poll.
  • Vote on which project competition you want to see for the following upcoming theme.
    • The themes voted on during the previous poll decided the upcoming theme.
    • If you submit an idea for a theme that is not used then it can still be used in a future poll.
  • Themes comments and ideas from the comments section of the project theme poll.

Step 1: Log in or register on element14, it's easy and free.

Step 2: Post in the comments section below to begin a discussion on your idea. Videos, pictures and text are all welcomed forms of submission.

Step 3: Submit a blog post of your progress on your project by the end of the month.  You are free to submit as many blog entries as you like until the beginning of the next theme.

 

Be sure to include video proof of your project!

 

Visit:  Hack the Holidays

 

and click on Submit an Entry and tag your project blog with hacktheholidaysch (and other relevant keywords)

 

You have until January 11th 2023 to submit your completed project!

 

A jury consisting of your peers will judge project submissions!

 

 

 

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