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UNC App-a-thon (spring 2022)

The App-a-thon is a semester long programming competition where you can compete by yourself or with a team to create the best possible app. The App Lab will provide guidance and support, and the competition includes cash prizes!

Each team will participate in a specific track, and every team will be competing for the secondary prizes.

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Results!

Our first App-a-thon is over and we’re so excited to announce our winners!

Track Winners

Secondary Prize Winners

Thanks to everyone who participated, we enjoyed seeing everyone’s submissions and we hope you’ll continue working on projects in and with the App Lab!

The rest of this website was intended for the students participating in the Spring 2022 App-a-thon but is left in place for reference

Signing Up

To sign up have one team member fill out this google form by Janurary 25th at 11:59 PM. If you need help finding teammates, join the App Lab Slack and ask in the #app-a-thon channel. You can also use the Slack for communicating with your team, just create a private channel.

Format

Each team will be building an app that fits within one of three tracks:

Additionally, all teams will be eligible to receive the following secondary prizes:

Each track winner and secondary prize will include a cash prize, as well as being featured at the closing ceremony.

Projects will be submitted through Github/Gitlab repositories, as well as some form of deployment (the exact method depends on the track and each app).

Prizes!

Each track includes a $250 prize for the 1st place winning team, which will be judged by the App Lab staff based on design, functionality, and viability. Each secondary prize will also include a $250 prize.

Workshops

Throughout the semester the App Lab will hold a variety of workshops in order to support you in finishing your project. These will cover a variety of topics in app development. The exact schedule is to be determined, but we will take your interests and feedback into account. And of course you are welcome to come by the App Lab for help even outside of a scheduled workshop.

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