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online
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Alex Johnson
alex@example.org
Jamie Rivera
jamie@example.org
The world of app development is being revolutionized by Generative AI. Google's Gemini API is at the forefront, offering unprecedented capabilities to build complex, multi-modal applications faster than ever before, often requiring simple natural language prompts to scaffold entire components.Join The Gemini Blitz, a high-intensity online hackathon where your team will leverage the power of the Gemini API to ideate, prototype, and build a working application. This is your chance to move beyond traditional coding and explore "vibe coding" and agentic workflows, showcasing how quickly you can bring a cutting-edge GenAI solution to life.No prior AI development experience? No problem! This event is designed to introduce you to the simplicity and power of the Gemini API, making GenAI-powered app development accessible to all.
What You Will Build:
Participants must develop an application that integrates the Gemini API to solve a real-world problem within one of the following themes:
Hyper-Personalized Learning: Build an application that uses Gemini to generate custom study plans, create unique practice questions, or offer real-time, context-aware tutoring.
Agentic Workflow & Automation: Develop an agent that uses Gemini's function-calling or tool-use capabilities to automate a multi-step task (e.g., a travel planner that calls APIs for flights/hotels, a content creation assistant).
Multi-Modal Interaction: Create an app that processes and responds to multiple input types (text, image, or audio) to deliver a unique user experience (e.g., a visual inventory manager that identifies items from an image and updates a list).
What's In It For You?
Skill Growth: Hands-on experience with the cutting-edge Gemini API and modern GenAI development tools.
Recognition: Certificates for winners and shortlisted teams from Google Gemini Community.
Mentorship: Access to online mentor sessions with experts in GenAI and the Gemini platform.
Rules and Guidelines:
Team Composition: Teams must consist of 1 to 4 members. Cross-college/cross-organization teams are allowed.
The Core Rule: The submitted application MUST integrate and demonstrate a meaningful use case of the Gemini API (e.g., gemini-2.5-flash, gemini-3.0-pro, etc.). Use of other Google AI tools (like Vertex AI, Firebase) is encouraged but Gemini API integration is mandatory.
Originality: All code must be original and developed by the team during the Development Phase. Pre-existing code snippets can be used for boilerplate setup (e.g., framework setup), but the core GenAI logic must be new.
Submission Format (Development Phase):
Codebase: A public GitHub repository link with a clear README detailing setup and a mandatory API Key usage disclaimer.
Project Document (PDF): Max 2 pages summarizing the solution, technical stack, and a clear description of the Gemini API prompt engineering strategy.
Judging Criteria:
Innovation and Creativity (Unique application of Gemini)
Feasibility & Execution (Working solution and code quality)
Clarity of Gemini Integration (How effectively the API powers the core feature)
Impact (Potential real-world value of the app)
Final Decision: The decisions of the judging panel and the organizers will be final and binding.
Sam Chen
sam@example.org
Quality Score
Quality Score
72/100
High confidence
Organiser16/20
Event Maturity14/20
Sponsors18/25
Participants12/20
Operations12/15
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GenAI Frontiers: App Development using the Gemini API | Hackathon Radar