GeekHertz 2021 - An International Tech Fest

Organised by

AN ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TECH-FEST 2021

GEEK<A/>HERTZ

Visit https://www.geekahertz.in/ for more.

ST. MARK'S SR. SEC.PUBLIC SCHOOLMEERA BAGH

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Date- 01.10.2021

The Principal

Sub.: Invitation to participate in ‘e- Geek<a/>Hertz’ an Annual International Tech-Fest-2021.

Dear Sir / Madam

“Technology is not an event, it’s a part of everyday learning”.

After the success of Geek<a/>Hertz 2020, our Annual International Tech Fest ,we are proud to announce

its fifth edition. This computer festival will give an opportunity to students to participate and showcase

their skills in an array of school based and online competitions (Delhi NCR and International Schools), to

be held on 17th November 2021.

As learning different languages open the ability to communicate, learning computer skills give children

the ability to create technologies that impact the entire living world. This tech-fest aims to provide a

platform students of classes III to XII to display their computer skills.

The details of the various competitions are available on www.saintmarksschool.com or

www.geekahertz.in and the registration can be done on www. geekahertz.in. Please note that

the entries will be accepted latest by 08.11.2021.

Looking forward to your earnest participation.

Thanking you

Yours sincerely

PRINCIPAL (ANJALI AGGARWAL) Event In charge: Naveen Gupta

M-09971999404, E-mail: [email protected] Encl: Awards, rules and event schedule.

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St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School Meera Bagh, New Delhi

Annual International Tech-Fest 2021

Date: 17th November 2021

AWARDS

● An Overall Digital Trophy will be awarded to the school with the highest points.

● The point system in each event will be as follows: -

o 1st Position: 10 points

o 2nd Position: 8 points

o 3rd Position: 6 points

● Participation e-certificates will be given to all the participants.

● The Winning team & The Runners-Up of each event will be awarded with

merit certificates.

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General Rules

1. Schools should confirm their participation through the

registration link given on the website.

2. The last date for registration is November 8th, 2021.

3. No entry will be accepted without valid school code.

4. Submission date for all categories is November 14th, 2021.

List of the final round participants will be uploaded on our

Facebook page and our website on November 15th, 2021. The

participating teams are advised to keep visiting our website

(http://geekahertz.in) and Facebook page for updates

(https://www.facebook.com/geekahertzsms).

5. School registration link: http://geekahertz.in/register

6. After registration, the school and teacher in-charge will

receive a mail from us, telling them their “School Code”,

which should be mentioned at the time of registration and

submission of individual competition entries.

7. The decision of the judges will be final and binding.

8. Award ceremony will be premiered on YouTube on Friday, 19th

November 2021.

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9. Schools may be disqualified for not adhering to the event

rules.

Registration and Submission Link

S No. Event Name Registration Link Submission Link

1. B-Plan (Idea Pitching) Reg Link (B-Plan) Sub Link (B-Plan)

2. Binary Masters (Programming) Reg Link (Binary Coders)

3. CryptoMania (Cryptic Hunt) Reg Link (cryptomania)

4. Design.apk (App Designing) Reg Link (Design.apk) Sub Link (Design.apk)

5. Junior Techies (PowerPoint) Reg Link (Junior Techies) Sub Link (Junior Techies)

6. Markians’ Gaming League (Gameplay)

Reg Link (Gaming)

7. Scratch Reg Link (Scratch) Sub Link (Scratch)

8. Surprise Reg Link (Surprise)

9. Web Coders (Web Designing) Reg Link (Web Coder) Sub Link (Web Coder)

10. Gamers’ Paradise (Game Designing)

Reg Link (Gamers Paradise))

Sub Link (Gamers' Paradise)

11. Lights Camera Action (Movie Making)

Reg Link (Movie Making)

Sub Link (Lights Camera Action)

12. Minicomp Wizards (Arduino Application)

Reg Link (Mincomp Wizards)

Sub Link (Minicomp Wizards)

Note: Registration is compulsory for all the events with valid school code. Submission without

registration will not considered.

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Rules and Regulations for the Events

1. Gamers’ Paradise (GAME DESIGNING)

Teams per school: 2

Participants per team: 2-4

Classes: 9-12

Software/Language: Any game designing platform or language

a) For the prelims, participants will have to prepare an original game based on

the any topic: - Plot based action-adventure/ Puzzle & mystery.

b) Prelims: Participants need to submit the URL of the gameplay video,

source code and readme text file. Without these three things the entry

may be rejected.

c) Results for the prelim round will be declared on the Facebook page of

Geek<a/>Hertz on 15th November 2021.

d) If any significant part of the design/code is found to be extracted from the

internet, the team will be disqualified from the competition.

e) Students will be judged on:

i. Story line

ii. Creativity

iii. Originality

iv. Graphics

For any further clarifications contact: Devyansh Kalra M-9250511682.

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2. Markians’ Gaming League

Teams per school: 1

Classes: 6-12

Participants per team: 2

a) Prelims: Participants will be competing in a 2 vs 2 BRAWLHALLA match on

13th and 14th November 2021.

b) Top 8 teams will be selected.

c) Final Round: Rocket League 2 vs 2 Tournament on 17th November 2021.

d) A Steam account and an Epic account are required.

For any further clarifications contact: Utkarsh Pant M-8287182075.

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3. Web Coders (Web Designing)

Teams per school: 1

Participants per team: 2

Classes: 6 - 10

Languages: HTML, CSS, Python, JavaScript, or any other web development

language

a) For the prelims, participants will have to prepare an original website based

on the theme Drone Technology or Fin Tech Startup.

b) Creating the database will give fetch extra marks.

c) The students will be judged on the following criteria:

i. Originality & Unique ideas

ii. Creativity & Design skills

iii. Code quality

d) Bonus points for hosting the site on GitHub.

e) Prelims: Participants need to submit the link to source code of the

website and URL link to the hosted website (optional).

f) Results for the prelim round will be declared on the Facebook page of

Geek<a/>Hertz on 15th November 2021.

g) The selected teams will be asked to explain parts of their code of website.

h) Use of any Predefined Template, CSS framework like Bootstrap or Tailwind

is discouraged.

For any further clarifications contact: Naveen Gupta, M-9971999404

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4. Lights Camera Action (Movie Making)

Teams per school: 2

Participants per team: 3-4

Classes: Open

a) For the prelims, participants will have to prepare a video based on the topic

“Digital technology has several features that can make it much easier for

teachers to pay special attention to all their students.”

“Teacher’s life in Pandemic”

b) Participants need to upload the video on YouTube as unlisted and submit

the link of the video in submission form.

c) The results will be based on this submission.

d) Students will be judged on:

i. Story line

ii. Creativity

iii. Dialogues

iv. Originality

v. Technicality and editing skills

e) All movies are to be given a suitable title and duration should be 4-5

minutes.

f) There will be no final round for this event.

*For any further clarifications contact: Naveen Gupta, M-9971999404

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5. Binary Masters (Programming)

Teams per school: 2

Participants per team: 2

Classes: 8-12

Languages: Python 3+, Java, C++ or any other.

a) A preliminary round will be held on 10th November,2021 from 19:00 hours

to 21:00 hours for all students on https://www.codechef.com/.

b) Students must have account on https://www.codechef.com/. c) The top 20 teams will be selected for the Final Round.

d) Results for the first round will be declared on the Facebook page of

Geek<a/>Hertz on 15th November,2021.

e) The final round will involve unconventional programming problems that will

be held on 17th November 2021.

For any further clarifications contact: Pranav Mittal M-9650817678.

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6. Design.apk (Android App Designing)

Teams per school: 2

Participants per team: 2

Classes: Open

a) For the prelims, students will be required to make their own original app

based on a topic -Idea pitching/startup incubation marketplace or Farmer

connect (Connect with groups of farmers directly without the middlemen)

b) Prelims: Participants are required to submit the screen recording,

abstract, .apk file and source of the app. Without these three things the

entry may be rejected.

c) Result for the first round will be declared on the Facebook page of Geek-a-

Hertz.

d) Students are required to submit a well-formatted copy of the source code,

along with an (optional) PPT or video describing the app and its features.

e) Students will be judged on:

i. Originality

ii. Code quality

iii. Uniqueness Concept/Idea

For any further clarifications contact: Naveen Gupta, M-9971999404

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7. Junior Techies (PowerPoint Presentation)

Teams per school: 2

Participant(s) per team: 1

Classes: 3-5

a) For the prelims, participants will have to prepare an original presentation

based on the topic Digital Well-being.

b) Plagiarism and use of templates are discouraged and may lead to penalty or

disqualification.

c) The students will be judged on the following criteria:

i. Originality & Uniqueness

ii. Creativity and Content

iii. Design & Technical Skills

d) Results for the first round will be declared on 15th November2021, on

Facebook page of Geek<a/>Hertz.

e) Top 15 teams will be selected. Final Round will be held on 17th November

2021, and they will get 2 hours to create the final round presentation, the

topics for which will be declared on the spot.

For any further clarifications contact: Naveen Gupta, M-9971999404

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8. B-Plan (Idea Pitching)

Teams per school: 2

Participants per team: 2-4

Classes: OPEN

a) Participants are required to present an original idea for a start-up for a

unique product/service.

b) Prelims: Participants will have to submit a link of unlisted YouTube video/

Drive Link of video and a PPT describing their idea.

c) Extra points will be awarded for Prototype/Website/App.

d) Results for the first round will be declared on the Facebook page of

Geek<a/>Hertz.

e) A total of 10 teams will be selected for the final round. Each team will be

given 5 mins to present its ideas in front of the judges.

f) Judgement Criteria:

i. Concept/Idea

ii. Plan elaboration inclusive of feasibility of implementation

iii. Logistic

iv. Demand in Market

For any further clarifications contact: Naveen Gupta, M-9971999404

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9. Minicomp Wizards (Arduino Application)

Classes: Open

Teams per school: 1

Participants per team: 2

a) Students must think out of the box and create something using the Arduino

Board. E.g., Electric panel, Traffic Light Bots, etc.

b) Participants need to submit a drive folder that consists of the video of the

model, source code and abstract of the project. Without these three

things the entry may be rejected.

c) Results for the first round will be declared on 17th November,2021 on

Facebook page of Geek<a/>Hertz.

d) Top finalists’ teams need to explain their model/prototype/idea to the

judges on 17th November 2021.

For any further clarifications contact, Shreyas Dubey M- 8178220522

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10. CryptoMania (Cryptic Hunt)

Classes: Open

Teams per school: Open

Participants per team: 2

a) A 24-hour long journey through the virtual maze of the internet which will

basically involve connecting given clues, decoding messages and tons of

other tricks, to reach the final level.

b) The hunt will be on 14th November 2021, Sunday from 00:00 to 23:59.

c) Login credentials will be shared with the participants via mail.

d) For more details, join our official Discord server at

https://discord.gg/YsF86qmB2R

e) Individual entries are not allowed.

f) There will be no final round for this event.

For any further clarifications contact: Chaitanya Anand, M-9711091823

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11. Scratch

Teams per school: 2

Participants per team: 2

Classes: 6-8

a) For the prelims, participants will have to prepare a short animation or game

using Scratch.

b) Participants need to submit the URL link of the short animation or game

and a readme text file that describes the game.

c) Results will be declared based on this submission only.

d) There will be no final round for this event.

e) Students will be judged on

i. Story line

ii. Creativity

iii. Originality

iv. Code Complexity

For any further clarifications contact: Kartik Singh, M-8860477653

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12. Surprise!

Classes: 8-12

Teams per school: Open

Participants per team: 1

a) The name says it all. PS: No technical skills required.

b) Prelims will be held on 14th November 2021

c) More details will be posted on our website and the Facebook page.

For any further clarifications contact: Sanya Behera, M- +91 93197 02955

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FINAL ROUND SCHEDULE

SNO EVENT NAME TIMINGS VENUE CLASSES

1. GAMERS’

PARADISE (GAME

DESIGNING)

10:00 AM

onwards

Microsoft

Teams

9-12

2. MARKIANS’

LEAGUE GAMING

(GAMEPLAY)

1 PM onwards Discord –

Microsoft

Teams

6-12

3. WEB CODERS

(WEB DESIGNING)

9:30 AM

onwards

Microsoft

Teams

6-10

4. LIGHTS CAMERA

ACTION (MOVIE

MAKING)

NO FINALS - OPEN

5. BINARY MASTERS

(PROGRAMMING)

10:00 AM -

12:00 PM

Code Chef

Platform

Online

8-12

6. DESIGN.APK

(ANDROID APP

DESIGNING)

11:00 AM

onward

Microsoft

Teams

OPEN

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7. JUNIOR TECHIES

(POWERPOINT

PRESENTATION)

10:30 AM -

12:30 PM

Microsoft

Teams

3-5

8 B-PLAN

(IDEA PITCHING)

11.30 AM

onwards

Microsoft

Teams

OPEN

9. MINICOMP

WIZARDS

(ARDUINO

APPLICATION)

10:00 AM

onwards

Microsoft

Teams

OPEN

10. CRYPTOMANIA

(CRYPTIC HUNT)

NO FINALS - OPEN

11. SCRATCH NO FINALS - 6-8

12. SURPRISE EVENT 11AM ONWARDS Microsoft

Teams/

Discord

8-12

For any other queries or complete information, you may contact:

Naveen Gupta, M-9971999404, 8368034373 (Overall In-charge)

E-mail: [email protected]