Getting project ideas

Brainstorming can be really hard - here's some help on coming up with ideas!

this document will be updated as the event runs

From Hack Club

Here's a list of ideas that we personally think would be cool to make!

Really cool ideas

• Your own custom hacker badge to bring to the event! (reference here)
• Devboards! (ESP32, CHV32v307, NRF52840, etc)
• Claw machine for prizes
• PCB Mill
• Protogen head
• Feel free to add more suggestions!

Less cool (but still cool!!)

• 3D printer mods
• 2D plotter
• PCB Hotplate

Doing these does not guarantee your project will be approved! There's still a minimum quality bar for each project

General tips

Here's some more general tips for coming up with ideas:

• Adafruit has a ton of awesome projects - you can't copy them directly, but you're more than free to take inspo from them
• Do a lot of sketching! Putting stuff down on paper helps a lot with thinking since you don't have to come up with it all in your head