About the challenge

Welcome to the spooktacular October challenge – it's time to embrace the spirit of Halloween and let your creativity run wild!

In this challenge, we invite you to delve into the eerie, the mysterious, and the spine-chilling. We're looking for your most imaginative and hair-raising creations that can send shivers down people's spines and immerse them in the enchanting world of Halloween. Think beyond the ordinary and let your imagination wander into the unknown.

You have a wide canvas to work with. Whether it's crafting terrifying text messages or spine-tingling notifications, weaving eerie and AI-generated tales reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe, or even crafting a spectral friend in the likeness of the literary legend himself, we encourage you to unleash your creativity. The possibilities are limitless, and your only constraint is the extent of your own imagination. Think on a grand scale and aim to send chills up the collective spine of the Halloween season.

GET STARTED!!!

Requirements

What to Build

Spooky Chatbot: Create a chatbot that can engage in eerie conversations, telling ghost stories, sharing urban legends, and responding to users in a way that sends shivers down their spines.

AI-Generated Horror Stories: Develop an AI-powered system that generates bone-chilling short stories, poems, or even full-length novels in the style of classic horror writers like Edgar Allan Poe or H.P. Lovecraft.

Haunted Voice Assistant: Transform a voice assistant (like Siri or Alexa) into a haunted, ghostly version that interacts with users in a sinister, supernatural manner.

Cryptic Messaging App: Design a messaging app that allows users to send encrypted and creepy messages to their friends, creating an air of suspense and mystery with every interaction.

Spine-Chilling Notifications: Build an app that sends users unexpected and startling notifications, using sound effects, images, and text to evoke fear and anticipation.

Virtual Haunted House: Create an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience where users can explore a haunted house filled with ghosts, eerie sounds, and unexpected surprises.

Eerie Soundscapes: Develop an application that generates eerie soundscapes or music compositions, setting the perfect mood for Halloween or a horror-themed event.

Scary Augmented Reality (AR) App: Design an AR app that overlays ghostly apparitions and supernatural elements onto the real world when viewed through a smartphone or AR glasses.

Interactive Horror Game: Build a spine-tingling video game with an engaging storyline, jump scares, and challenging puzzles that test players' courage and wit.

Persons Ghost AI Companion: Create a virtual companion inspired by Edgar Allan Poe that engages in conversations, shares poetry, and emulates the essence of the renowned author's writing.

Ghostly Social Media Profile: Craft a fictional social media profile for a spooky, otherworldly character and maintain interactions with users, posting eerie content and engaging with their questions or comments.

Horror-Themed Augmented Reality Storytelling: Develop an AR storytelling experience that allows users to interact with ghostly characters and follow a gripping horror narrative as they explore real-world locations.

What to Submit

We're eager to witness your creations in action. All we require for your submission is a functional demonstration, whether it's an AI engaging in spine-tingling dialogues within your chatbot, or an email that sends a spine-tingling "BOO!" Surprise. In your submission, please detail the inner workings of your project and the sources of inspiration that fueled your hair-raising ideas.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
TBD
2 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Mayolo Valencia

Mayolo Valencia
Vice President

Zakaria Kortam
President

Judging Criteria

  • Spookiness
  • Creativity
  • Fun

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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