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Player select — Oct 10–11, 2026

NewGame

A 24-hour build at UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley, across three tracks.

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Date
Oct 10–11, 2026
Where
UCSC Silicon Valley
Runtime
24 hours
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Stage select

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Three tracks, one build. Pick one when you apply, or tell us you are undecided and we will help you land somewhere.Tap a cabinet to read the brief

Timeline

Key dates

  1. NowApplications openLiveApply any time before the final deadline.
  2. Sep 9Priority deadlineApply by this date for the best shot at a seat.
  3. Sep 25Applications closeLast call. Nothing accepted after this.
  4. Oct 10Doors openKeynote, stage briefings, sponsor workshops.
  5. Oct 11Demos and awardsJudging by partner engineers. Winners same day, done by 5pm.

High scores

We have run this before

RankRunResult
1STNVIDIA × ASUS78 submissions · $11K prizes200 builders
2NDUCSC AI HackathonOct 10–11, 2026 · Santa ClaraNow accepting!
78Submissions
$11KIn prizes
1,000Meals served

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Who runs it

Preet KariaDirectorSelectPGParsh GandhiOrganizerSelectELEmber LuOrganizerSelectPRPranitha RajaaOrganizerSelectAMAdhya MaddukuriOrganizerSelect

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Partners

hack.dev runs this alongside the UCSC GenAI Center and Baskin Engineering.

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Sponsors

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