About HackSussex Game Jam 2025
This is an opportunity for students of all abilities to collaborate, learn new skills, and build something cool using technology. It's a great way for people with similar interests to work together on exciting projects in a fast-paced, creative environment. HackSussex Game Jam is a fun and inclusive weekend-long event that invites participants to team up and build their own video games in just a short span of time. It's an incredible chance to meet like-minded individuals, develop your skills, and have a blast doing it.
24 Hours of project building
Win exciting prizes
Free swag
Free Food and Drinks
Workshops to learn skills
Code of Conduct
HackSussex Game Jam 2025 is run in accordance with the MLH Code of Conduct.
Prizes
Grand Prize
Magic HY320 Portable Projector
[MLH] Best Use of Gemini API
Google Swag Kits It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project? Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend? https://mlh.link/gemini-quickstart
[MLH] Best Use of Solana
M5Stack Starter Kit The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable. Harness Solana's core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless. Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions. Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX). Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume. Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team! https://mlh.link/solana
[MLH] Best AI Application Built with Cloudflare
Arduino Kit Cloudflare is one of the world’s largest networks enabling hackers like you to build, deploy, and deliver trusted applications, no matter where you are! With Cloudflare, you’ll have all the building blocks to create a full-stack application, from C3 (create Cloudflare command line) instance deployment to object storage. You can even run GenAI (LLMs, text to image, Voice to text, etc.) in the cloud and leverage your AI functionality via API requests using Cloudlfare’s Workers AI. Enjoy Cloudflare’s generous free tier to get started at no cost. This weekend, we want you to build an AI Application utilizing Cloudflare’s numerous services for a chance to win Arduino Kits for you and your team!
[MLH] Best Use of Vultr
Portable Screens Vultr empowers hackers to bring their high-performance projects to life instantly; providing everything from the speed of one-click deployment and scalable cloud compute, to specialized Vultr Cloud GPUs that can power AI-driven applications. We want you to push the limits of what can be built when infrastructure is no longer the bottleneck!
Sign up for a Vultr account today and claim your free cloud credits! Take your next hack to the cloud with Vultr for a chance to win some awesome portable screens for you and your team!
[MLH] Best Use of ElevenLabs
Wireless Earbuds Deploy natural, human-sounding audio with ElevenLabs. Create realistic, dynamic, and emotionally expressive voices for any project, from interactive AI companions to narrated stories and voice-enabled apps. ElevenLabs will empower you to build rich, immersive experiences without the need for actors or complex audio production, using simply the power of AI. Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds! https://mlh.link/elevenlabs
[MLH] Best Use of Auth0
Wireless Headphones Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box? You can also secure your AI applications with Auth0 for AI Agents.
Auth0 is free to try, doesn’t require a credit card, and allows for up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins. Make your new account today and use any of the Auth0 APIs for a chance to win a pair of wireless headphones for you and each member of your team!
[Hackathons UK] Best Use of AI Agents on Arm
Develop an innovative AI agent running on Arm hardware—from mobile devices to cloud servers! This challenge encourages leveraging LLMs, either on-device or via API, to create practical solutions.
Show us the best use of AI agents on Arm and win a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W kit!
Learn more at https://hackuk.org/arm
[Hackathons UK] Hackiest Hack
Build something over-the-top over engineered and held together with string. Use your imagination. Our favourite project will win Shark Plushies for each team member.
[BCS] Digital Shadows: The Visible and The Invisible
We challenge teams to create a game that explores what is hidden and what is revealed in our digital lives. This fits with your suggestions (stealth, privacy metaphors, conceal/reveal, secret features) while leading teams to explore our core topics: privacy, data trails, and online safety.
Winners will win £125 as a team
[HackSussex] The Palette of power!: Best Artistry in a project
This track challenges you to show your artistic side. Utilise art or music in your project to create something that takes people's breath away.
This track will win a Smart Light Combo
[HackSussex] Roll 20 for a win: Best traditional/rpg magic
To win this track you must produce an outstanding project bringing together aspects of the magical games we all love to create something new building on traditional RPQ. Perhaps look at an RPQ game you love and see if you can find a new way to build off it.
Winners will win a LED galaxy projector.
[HackSussex] the cards say you’re going to win: Best practical or card-based project
Everyone loves a magic trick. Use practical or card based magic in a novel way to create new. Perhaps a game who's UI is a deck of cards or you reveal hints and secrets by pulling a rabbit out of a hat.
Winners will win a premium deck of cards.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Charlotte Richardson
President of HackSussex
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
We want to see games that truly blow our minds by doing something or using something in ways no one has ever thought to do! -
Functionality
The more features and extensive your game is, the better, and bonus points if any of it actually works too! -
Learning
Game Jams are about learning as much as they are creating awesome hacks. If your game shows that your team learnt more than anyone else, that puts you in a great position! -
Completeness
How finished is your game?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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