vsHacks

For Students, By Students

August 2024

About vsHacks

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Meet New People

At vsHacks, you will have the unique opportunity to work with like-minded students from all across the Greater Vancouver area. Build a team of up to four people and start hacking!

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Learn New Things

Regardless of your skill level, we're certain that you'll learn something new at vsHacks from our experienced mentors. From web development to Discord bots, our workshops have something for everyone. Check out our schedule for further details.

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Win Awesome Prizes

Thanks to our sponsors, we're excited to offer amazing software prizes for all participants!.

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Have Fun

Though our main focus is programming, we hope that you'll also have fun while doing so. To this end, we will be hosting several events and games outside of programming. Activities will range from games of Jackbox, to a Minecraft lockout competition!

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To participate, you must join both the discord and register for the competition.

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Sponsors

Past Sponsors

Want to become a sponsor?

If your company or organization is interested in sponsoring vsHacks, please get in touch through email: contact@vshacks.tech.

For further details, refer to our sponsorship package.

Frequently Asked Questions

A hackathon is a competition where programmers and graphic designers come together to create a project from scratch. During a hackathon, there will also be other fun activities and educational workshops. At the end of the hackathon, teams will present their project, and there will be prizes!

You can also invite friends who are passionate about design, marketing, presenting, etc., as those are valuable skills at a hackathon as well! We can also help you find a team, where you can meet new people and make new friends!

You can use any language and any tool that your want - Python, HTML, Unity, even Scratch is allowed!

YES! Just make sure to enter your school name during registration.

YES! There are lots of mentors and workshops to get your started with your programming journey. Teaming up with experienced friends also help! Some prizes are also given out to the people who have improved the most!

No. Participants are strictly forbidden to start the project before the official opening. You may, however, come up with an idea beforehand. However, if we find that you have started before the competition, your eligibility for prizes will be terminated.