DAY 1 - INTRODUCTION TO OPENXAI

​Prize Pool - 5000$
Description: Unleash your genius at Hack Node India, where Indians can build revolutionary apps in AI, Web3, gaming, and beyond! Top teams and winners earn massive recognition, a chance at a USD 100,000 prize pool in the Global Accelerator Program, and exclusive internship and job opportunities like Junior Software Engineer, Junior AI Web App Developer, and Junior AI Engineer—apply here. The ultimate winner will also secure a coveted month-long incubation in vibrant Duba

​Tracks: AI, Web3, gaming, social impact, health tech, education tech, sustainability, finance tech, creative tech

​Rules and Eligibilty criteria: Rules:

​Any questions? Join our Developer Discord and follow our Github. Hack Node Australia offers exciting internship and job opportunities; apply here.

​Eligibility:

​Open to all participants, including students, recent graduates, and self-taught coders, Australian residents only for Hack Node Australia. Participants can join solo or in teams (with no maximum) and submit multiple projects.

​Project Requirements: Build an original app in one of the nine categories (AI, Web3, gaming, social impact, health tech, education tech, sustainability, finance tech, creative tech). Projects must be developed during the hackathon (August 1–August 31). Open-source libraries, frameworks, and APIs are allowed.

​Code of Conduct:

​Maintain a respectful, inclusive environment. No harassment, plagiarism, or unethical behavior. Violations may lead to disqualification at the organizers’ discretion. Report issues to organisers via Discord.

​Content Sharing:

​Post project updates on X (tag @OpenxAINetwork) and Discord. Bonus points for community engagement in judging.

​Event Format:

​Hybrid event with online workshops (August 1–August 31) via Luma. Submissions and judging are online.

​Judging criteria:

​Projects are evaluated on:

​Innovation: How unique and creative is the app for its track? Technical Quality: Is the code robust and functional? User Experience: Is the app intuitive and well-designed? User Adoption: Does it show potential for 1,000+ users? Impact: Does it address a real-world problem in its track? Decentralized Vision: Does it align with OpenxAI's open, permissionless, community-driven ecosystem?