ARCADE
The summer is yours for the making
The Arcade closed September 1st, but you can still join the Hack Club Slack!
How to play
Work on projectsHack on something cool! Examples: making your own PCB, building your own site, creating an app.1
Bank your hoursJoin the Hack Club Slack and use /hack in #arcade to log your hours! You earn a ticket for each hour spent!2
Redeem your PrizesUse your tickets to buy prizes for your next project! Such as Arduino kits, drawing tablets, and more!3
Build your next project!What will you build with the Prizes you redeemed?4
Make stuff. Get stuff. Repeat.
Get free stickers and code with other high schoolers!
You could be building aDrawing robot
@elijah
Finally shipped my personal ai clone and had a ton of fun playing around with it and seeing what other people did with it! Personal favorite was when it threatened to kill me and got very unhinged when the person threatened to send screenshots to me
@cupcakes
Assembling blot robot! 🪛
@KonstantinosFragkoulis
Well, the drone now should be able to follow the biggest object that it sees with a specific color. I haven't tested it yet though 😞 (I'm too scared to crash it). Here is a clip from earlier today, my genuine reaction to the first takeoff ever (got a bit scared at the end) 👍
One hour at a time,What will you make this summer?
Build whatever you want!
Any technical project counts. You could build an AR game, pixel art display, drawing robot, and more! Anytime you work on your project, start the hack hour timer. You earn a ticket for every hour you spend on your project.
Don't know where to start?
- Boba drops: Build a website, get boba!
- Wizard Orpheus: Build a text-based game with AI
- The Bin: Build an online circuit, get the parts for free!
- Sprig: Build a JS game, play it on your own console
- OnBoard: Design a PCB, get a $100 grant
- Hackaccino: Build a 3D Website and get a free frappuccino! ☕
- Blot: Write code. Make art. Get a drawing machine.
- Cider: Make a mobile app, get an Apple Developer account
- Easel: Write a programming language, receive fudge!
Not sure what to make?
Click me for ideas!
Click me for ideas!Click me for ideas!
Prizes to powerup your next project!Redeem these with your tickets! For high schoolers (or younger) only.
See all prizes!This is just a sneak peek...new items will be added over the summer!
YubiKey
12 ticketsLimited!📦Bambu LabA1 mini
135 tickets📦Soldering iron+ solder
8 tickets📦Framework16 inch
400 ticketsLimited!📦FlipperZero
70 tickets📦MacBookAir M2
400 ticketsLimited!📦WacomIntuos S
25 tickets📦LogitechMX Mechanical
75 ticketsLimited!📦Quest 3
200 tickets📦
F.A.Q.
Who is eligible?You need to be a high schooler (or younger). You just need a GitHub account & a Slack account to participate. Different prizes have different country restrictions.
What types of projects count?Projects need to be open source (ie. linked to a GitHub repo) & have a way for people to experience it (ie. a game, a website, etc). At the end, each 'scrap' of your project will be put together in a timeline, so make sure to document your progress! Check the constitution for details on what counts.
How many projects can I build?You can submit as many projects as you make. We just count the hours!
How much does it cost?100% free – all the prizes are donated to us or paid for by us! Some shipments may have customs charges that we can't cover depending on your country.
I need help!Get it in the #arcade-help channel of the Hack Club Slack. Alternatively, reach out to arcade@hackclub.com
My hours aren't counted!We have human review on all your amazing work! Your 'scraps' may take a few days to review, but we'll get to it.
Does a team project count?We count the hours of work you put in, so make sure to post 'scraps' of your work & show that it was you doing the work.
What about school work or a job?The arcade is about the joy of building for the sake of building. If you're building something for school or work we can't count it.
What counts as a scrap?Code needs a commit! Things like sprig or blot share links also work. 3D models should also go on a host like Printables or Github.
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