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Pi Hackathon Guidelines 2021

Today, we are kicking off Pi’s first Hackathon as the first event for our developer community. A #BuildPi2gether Hackathon is a collaborative event where Pioneers & developers join to build the future of Pi together. The event will span 7 weeks from June 28-August 10th.

 

There are two categories of apps to build:

• Ecosystem apps — Apps that improve the Pi ecosystem & functions.
• Business apps — Apps that serve a consumer or commerce product.

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Pi Hackathon Prizes 2021 :

In total, up to US$50,000 and 50,000 Pi in prizes per category, which makes $100,000 USD and 100,000 Pi for both categories.

• 1st prize = US$20,000 + 20,000 Pi
• 2nd prize = US$15,000 + 15,000 Pi
• 3rd prize = US$10,000 + 10,000 Pi
• Honorary mentions (5 winners) = US$1000 each + 1,000 Pi

Judges and the Pioneer community will evaluate projects. Winners will be decided by the Pi Core Team based on these ratings.

Winning Pi Hackathon teams have full responsibility for how they will handle their treasury & prize distribution. They will need to designate one account to receive the prize.

To participate in the online hackathon:

1. Join the Hackathon on the Brainstorm app.
2. Propose an idea or join an existing team.
3. Join your Hackathon team’s dedicated Discord channel after receiving an invitation to the new developer Discord server.
4. Build your idea with your team until August 10th. Remember certain deadlines — detailed below — such as when to submit a mid-term progress report and final video presentation!

A well-balanced Hackathon team will compromise of experts in:

• Development: Builders of the third-party Pi app with code
• Business: Professionals determining the business viability and growth of the project
• Marketing and Communications: Specialists presenting their product vision to the community
• Design: Artists creating the UI/UX of the app for Pioneers’ usability
• Others: Pi Hackathon is open to everyone! Communicate and utilize your special skill sets to contribute to the future of Pi. Reach out to teams and share your expertise.

An eligible Pi Hackathon submission must satisfy the following criteria and include the following information:

• The submission must be a functional Pi app correctly integrated with Pi SDK and accessible on Pi Browser through a URL.
• It must also include a link to a short video introducing your project (upload to Youtube & submit a link). The final video presentation should showcase the problem & solution, the intended audience, and a demonstration of the App’s functionality.

Pi Hackathon Latest Updates

Updated Pi Hackathon Agenda

Note: We’ve updated the Pi Hackathon agenda both to reflect new extended deadlines and to include more events and resources for teams and developers. This updated plan both allows more time for developers to work on their apps and provides more events and resources to facilitate their team building and app development.

You can participate in the Hackathon through the Brainstorm app on the Pi home screen.
If participants have any questions about the Pi Hackathon, please join the Pi Ecosystem Development Discord also through the Brainstorm app and share questions you may have.

August 15 – Extended Midpoint progress report submission deadline
September 5 – Hackathon building ends and submits a final report
September 13-17 – Community rating
September 30 – Announcement of winners

New events and resources

The Pi Core Team is announcing Hackathon networking events through Zoom. One of these events already occurred on July 22nd last week. Please refer to the updated Hackathon agenda for future networking events. These events will help connect technical developers and project teams. After finding an interesting project, developers can then search and apply it on the Brainstorm app.

Technical office hours – Core Team tech members will host office hours to answer technical questions about building Pi apps, e.g. using Pi SDK, Sandbox, Developer Portal, Pi App Engine, Brainstorm app, etc. Please refer to the updated Hackathon Agenda for office hour times.

Hackathon teams must turn in only one type of midpoint check-in by August 15 — either a video submission or a Zoom presentation. Video submissions can be sent through this linked form or on the Pi Ecosystem Developer Discord server #video-update. A live Zoom presentation will be an additional format for teams to submit their midpoint progress reports, the details of which are below.

Week #1 — Hackathon Kickoff

Start forming teams on Brainstorm now. The Pi Core Team will give opening remarks and details on the Pi home screen.

June 28th (Monday)

It’s Pi2day! View the Pi Core Team’s opening talk for an overview of the Pi Utilities Apps Platform, SDK, and developer community. The #BuildPi2gether Hackathon begins today.

Hackathon Team & Idea Formation: Form your team by proposing a project (project leaders can accept community applicants) or joining an existing team through Brainstorm.

After getting to know your project applicants through Pi’s in-app chat, decide who can join your team. Migrate to your team’s dedicated Discord channel for collaboration after finalizing your team through an invitation to Pi’s new developer Discord server. Find a time to meet, sync up, identify roles and build.

Hackathon Teams — form your team and start building.

Week #2 — Core Team Workshops + Building your App

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July 7th (Thursday)
Core Team Workshops Part 1 will take place on the Pi app home screen.

Core Team Tech members Q&A — Send questions to the Core tech team about the Pi Platform, SDK, and App building on Pi.

Hackathon Teams — continue building your app.

Week #3 — Core Team Workshops + Submitting your progress

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July 15th (Thursday)
Core Team Workshops Part 2 will take place on the Pi app home screen.

Core Team Tech members Q&A — Send more questions to the Core tech team about the Pi Platform, SDK, and building apps on Pi.

July 18th (Sunday) — Midpoint Check and Progress Report Submission
Progress Update submission — All teams in the Hackathon need to submit a video via email updating their project’s progress to the Core Team by 10 pm PDT.

A subset of these videos will be showcased to the community on the home screen over the next two weeks.

Hackathon Teams — continue building your app and submit your midpoint progress report.

Week #4 — Pi Hackathon Midpoint Check Highlight

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July 22nd (Thursday)
Showcasing part 1 of project progress update videos on the Pi app home screen for Pioneers.

Hackathon Teams — Continue building your app.

Week #5 — Pi Hackathon building ends & Final Submissions

This is the final week of programming on your project. Hackathon teams prepare their app and final presentation for submission.

July 29th (Thursday)
Showcasing part 2 of project progress update videos on the Pi app home screen for Pioneers.

July 31st (Saturday)
Hackathon building period ends. Submit your final project and presentation to the Core Team by 10pm PDT.

Hackathon Teams — continue building your app and submit your final project.

Week #6 — Hackathon Judging & Community Rating

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August 3rd (Tuesday)

Pi Core Team & Judges will choose top projects that qualify for the final round. Pioneers can upvote their favorite hackathon submissions inside the Pi app.

August 7th (Saturday)

Community rating ends. Community & Judge rating scores will be tallied.

Week 7 — Pi Hackathon Winners announced

The Pi Core Team will decide and announce our first ever Pi Hackathon winners after considering judge rating and community rating scores from final presentations.

Aug 11 (Wednesday) — 9am — 2pm PDT // 4pm UTC-9pm UTC
Pi Developer networking online meetup. Come join our live community Zoom meetup to connect with other project leaders & developers.

Core team tech office hours on Discord
We are opening up office hours so the Pi Core Tech Team can answer your tech development questions. Join our Pi Ecosystem Discord Office-Hours voice channel at these times to ask questions.

• Hugo — Monday — 11am PDT // 6pm UTC
• Hakkyung — Tuesday — 3pm PDT // 10pm UTC
• Lyriaaw — Wednesday — 7am PDT // 2pm UTC
• Aurelien — Thursday — TBD

Week #8 — Extended Midpoint Progress Submission

Extended Midpoint Progress Submission

Hackathon teams must turn in only one type of midpoint check-in by August 15 — either a video submission or a Zoom presentation. More details of each format of submission are below.

August 15th (Sunday) — Extended Midpoint Progress Submission Due

We’ve created several options for you to submit your midpoint Pi Hackathon report.

1. Submit via Google Form — HERE
   https://bit.ly/pi-updates
2. Submit on the Pi Ecosystem Developer Discord server #video-update
3. August 11th & 12th — Schedule live recorded Zoom Session to demo your app. The Pi Core Team will moderate Zoom presentation times and record your presentation. Schedule a live Zoom session to present app progress to the Core Team through a link we’ll share on Discord later.

Acceptable Video Upload format:

• Youtube — Upload
• File Upload Google Drive or Dropbox
• Social Media (I.e. Facebook, Twitter etc)

Project Showcase:
A subset of these videos (submitted or recorded via Zoom) will be showcased to the community on the home screen over the next few weeks.

Suggested presentation structure (2–3 mins):

1. (1 min) Idea pitch
2. (1 min) App demo if there is a functioning app
3. (10 sec) Current team size
4. (20 sec) Type of team members needed
5. (30 sec) Other needs they have

Core team tech office hours on Discord
We are opening up office hours so the Pi Core Tech Team can answer your tech development questions. Join our Pi Ecosystem Discord Office-Hours voice channel at these times to ask questions.

• Hugo — Monday — 11am PDT // 6pm UTC
• Hakkyung — Tuesday — 3pm PDT // 10pm UTC
• Lyriaaw — Wednesday — 7am PDT // 2pm UTC
• Aurelien — Thursday — TBD

Week # 9- Office Hours and Project Showcase

August 26th(Thursday) — Projects Showcase I
Showcasing part 1 of project progress update videos.

Core team tech office hours on Discord
We are opening up office hours so the Pi Core Tech Team can answer your tech development questions. Join our Pi Ecosystem Discord Office-Hours voice channel at these times to ask questions.

• Hugo — Monday — 11am PDT // 6pm UTC
• Hakkyung — Tuesday — 3pm PDT // 10pm UTC
• Lyriaaw — Wednesday — 7am PDT // 2pm UTC
• Aurelien — Thursday — TBD

Week #10 — Office Hours and Project Showcase

September 2nd (Thursday) — Projects Showcase II
Showcasing part 2 of project progress update videos.

Core team tech office hours on Discord
We are opening up office hours so the Pi Core Tech Team can answer your tech development questions. Join our Pi Ecosystem Discord Office-Hours voice channel at these times to ask questions.

• Hugo — Monday — 11am PDT // 6pm UTC
• Hakkyung — Tuesday — 3pm PDT // 10pm UTC
• Lyriaaw — Wednesday — 7am PDT // 2pm UTC
• Aurelien — Thursday — TBD

Hackathon Submission & End

September 5th (Sunday) Hackathon building period ends.

Submit your final project and presentation to the Core Team by 11:59 pm PDT.

Ways to Submit:

Make sure your app is functional and accessible in the Pi Browser through the URL that you will submit to the following form. You must submit your final project and presentation via the google form here https://forms.gle/FWtDyaFQsS28qgR9A

If you do not have a recorded video for your presentation, schedule a recorded Zoom live presentation session with the Core Team. We will share the scheduling link on Discord as the event approaches.

People should present their final presentation in 3–10 mins

1. Idea pitch (Problem/Solution, Opportunity, Addressable Market)
2. App demo, if there is a functioning app
3. Current team
4. Future Outlook — What’s next beyond the hackathon for your project.

Acceptable Video Upload format:

• Youtube — Upload
• File Upload Google Drive or Dropbox
• Social Media (I.e. Facebook, Twitter etc)

Hackathon Judging & Community Rating

September 13th (Wednesday) — September 17th (Monday) — Community Rating Ends

Pi Core Team & Judges will choose top projects that qualify for the final round. Pioneers can upvote their favorite Hackathon submissions inside the Pi app.

Pi Hackathon Winners announced

The Pi Core Team will decide and announce our first ever Pi Hackathon winners after considering judge and community rating scores on final projects & presentations.

Sept 30th (Thursday)

Winners will be announced alongside their final presentations on the Pi app home screen. Congratulations in advance to everyone who participated! Winners will be announced alongside their final presentations on the Pi app home screen. Congratulations in advance to everyone who participated! Do Continue mining