Competing against 18 schools across Long Island, Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School’s Hackathon team, Chomper and Code, secured the title of winner in the Capital Defense Project and tied for third-place overall in the sixth annual KidOYO Code Conquest Hackathon held at Bethpage High School.
During the Hackathon, each team worked collaboratively on programmatic projects and digital artifacts, such as games, animations and digital art. The criteria for one team’s project to reign over another included creativity, accuracy of the project as it pertained to the challenge, and the project’s level of complexity and detail. The more territories conquered, the more points were accrued.
During the Capital Defense Project, which was a digital artifact integral to the competition, Chomper and Code was most successful in defending the capital region occupied by each team on the digital territorial map at the start of the game.
“The team’s victories at the competition were a testament to their dedication, creativity and skills,” said Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School advisor Gregory Gosselin.