Fall 2014 Student Hackathon Recap

The Fall 2014 hackNY Student Hackathon was a blast! We celebrated our 10th student hackathon at NYU's Courant Institute, with students from around the country hacking on projects from games to trains to drones. Check out all the photos from the hackathon on the hackNY Flickr.

WINNERSFirst PlaceCalclash by Dan CaddenCalclash is a compilation of calculation and clash; it's a multiplication battle game to sharpen user's arithmetic skills using an 8bit inspired versus mode. Players face off for a set amount of time gaining points for each correct answer. When the timer expires, whoever has the most points wins! The webapp supports up to 25 simultaneous games; it is hosted using Microsoft's Azure cloud computing and implemented using Node JS and Firebase. Second PlaceTortoise by Steven Hines, Frances Chen, Raymond Zeng, and Ping HuFor when you really don't want anyone knowing with whom and what you are talking about. Messages are encrypted with elliptical curve cryptography. Public keys (contact data) are exchanged through NFC to prevent potential eavesdropping. All TCP traffic is routed through Tor, masking the IP of the real source and destination. Third PlaceNodeFlow by Thomas Caputi and Sandile KeswaNodeFlow creates an illusion of threading in Javascript, allowing for syncronis writing style and eliminating callback hell. Most APIsAlfredBot by Brian Zeng,  Niger Little-Poole, and Siddharth RamakrishnanAlfred is an Android personal chat assistant that performs various functions for you. To use Alfred, you need to switch your input method to the Alfred keyboard. Funniest HackNSAWatch.me by Michael GarateA Lorem ipsum generator using NSA keywords. Generate filler text based on top NSA keywords guaranteed to increase the visibility of your brand. Best User InterfaceEventFra.me by Zahir Ramos and Kyle JohnsonText event photos to a realtime collaborative gallery with @Nameofevent Best PitchCalclash by Dan CaddenCalclash is a compilation of calculation and clash; it's a multiplication battle game to sharpen user's arithmetic skills using an 8bit inspired versus mode. Players face off for a set amount of time gaining points for each correct answer. When the timer expires, whoever has the most points wins! The webapp supports up to 25 simultaneous games; it is hosted using Microsoft's Azure cloud computing and implemented using Node JS and Firebase. Best Hardware HackMindF*ck by Adrian Soghoian, Adrian Vatchinsky, Ben Flask, Brandon Plaster, and Lucas DenyAn emotion-driven art experience. 8BreakerExpress on Rails by Matt Condon, Faiq Raza, Michelle Chen, and Emily OrrA model train outfitted with sensors and an Intel Edison travels from room to room collecting data and shooting lasers. Get real time big (model) train data with our minimalistic and modern web interface! Most ImprovedNews Feel by Emily PriesAnalyze the New York Times' sentiment about any topic or person and see it how it changes. Learn more about particular points in time by jumping directly to the news article.