About the challenge

Earth is finished. You are not.

Hackperimeter is the first hackathon in Georgia State University Perimeter College history, organized by Rising Tech Society. Over twelve hours, teams of two to four students build a project under one survival scenario: Escape from Earth. The perimeter has fallen, the last transports are fueling, and what your crew builds before the clock runs out decides whether you get on board.

Teams demo live to judges from our partner companies, and the top three teams share a $1,000 cash prize pool and earn on site interviews at the end of the day. Our partners include IBM Z, Accenture, The Zoku App, Duwun, and Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute.

Winners are survivors.

 Get started

  1. Apply to survive at hackperimeter.com/apply.
  2. Join our Discord to meet teammates and get updates: https://discord.gg/MxZrAQRBMP
  3. Form a crew of two to four, or find teammates in Discord.
  4. Register for this hackathon on Devpost so you can submit your project on event day.

Friday, November 13, 2026, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Georgia State University Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus (room to be confirmed).

 

Preliminary schedule (times may shift, and the final run of show will be confirmed before the event):
8:00 AM Doors open: check in, find your crew, claim a station
9:00 AM Mission briefing
9:30 AM Build begins
1:00 PM Midpoint checkpoint
5:00 PM Submissions lock
5:30 PM Demos to the judges
7:00 PM Top three team interviews
8:00 PM Extraction: winners announced

Requirements

What to Build

Build anything that helps your crew survive and escape: a web or mobile app, a game, an AI tool, a data project, or a hardware project. The theme is Escape from Earth, a zombie apocalypse on Earth and a crew trying to get off the planet. Interpret it as literally or as creatively as you like. Specific challenge details will be shared closer to the event and at the mission briefing.

Your project must be built during the event by a team of 2 to 4 people.

What to Submit

By 5:00 PM on Friday, November 13, submit a project on Devpost that includes:

 

  1. A project title and a short description of what it does and who it helps
  2. A link to your code repository (GitHub or similar)
  3. At least one screenshot or image
  4. A list of the tools, languages, and APIs you used
  5. Optional: a demo video of one to two minutes (YouTube or Vimeo link)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$1,000 in prizes
Survivors
$500 in cash
1 winner

Extraction Crew
$300 in cash
1 winner

Last Transport
$200 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Aung

Aung
Duwun

Jackie

Jackie
Zoku

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    Exlpained well through pitching? We are looking for a fresh take on the Escape from Earth scenario, not a copy of something that already exists. Answer the judges question clearly. Pitched from 30 sec to max 1 minute.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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