This contest has ended -- check out the current Facebook Hackathon: AR ending June 24, 2020 @ 5pm ET!

And the winners are in!

Congratulations to all the winners! See their projects listed below.  Make sure to check out all of the other awesome submissions in the Gallery. We can't wait to see what everyone creates next.

Prize

Submission 

First Place

Rabbit Coder

Second Place

COVID-19 Instagram AR Experience

Third Place

RollercoastAR

Requirements

Main Requirement: Create a World AR Effect using Spark AR that utilizes the back camera (the rear facing one; not the selfie camera) to add augmented reality to the world around the user - such as 3D content. The more delightful and innovative, the better.

Submit the following materials before 5pm EST March 16, 2020:

  • Demo video. (hosted on Facebook Video, YouTube, Vimeo, or Youku). Your video should be around 2 minutes, include a demo of your working application via a step-by-step visual demo, and be available in English. Be sure to explain how the Facebook products used enhances the experience of your solution! 
  • Access. A way to access your working application for judging and testing by providing your Spark AR Effect share link (which includes the Effect ID) and a link to your publicly accessible code repository.
  • Complete submission form. All required fields must be completed and submitted on Devpost BEFORE the deadline. Late entries will NOT be accepted.

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Prizes

$7,000 in prizes

First Place

• $3,000 USD
• 2021 F8 Hackathon Invitation (Hotel, Flight, F8 tickets - up to 4 maximum invitations)

Second Place

• $2,500 USD

Third Place

• $1,500 USD

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Sean Alfred Blair

Sean Alfred Blair
Partner Engineer working with Spark AR

Aniket Das

Aniket Das
Partner Engineer

Raza Faizi

Raza Faizi
Program Manager

Rabia Durrani

Rabia Durrani
Technical Account Manager

Judging Criteria

  • Quality of the Idea
    Includes creativity and originality of the idea.
  • Implementation of the Idea
    Includes how well the idea was executed by the developer and the extent to which the featured Facebook products were incorporated.
  • Potential Impact
    Includes the potential value and usefulness to real-world users.

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