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Optimize your project for the Judges

Our review team and Judges are eagerly anticipating the incredible projects you’ve built! As you continue to refine your masterpiece over the coming weeks, keep the judging process in mind to maximize your impact.

 

Judging Stage One

Submissions are locked in on October 31, by 11:45 PM PT. Then, Stage One of judging ignites! The review team at Devpost and Google will meticulously review your submission materials to ensure they are complete, eligible, and meet a baseline level of viability to advance to Stage Two.

 

At a minimum, this means your submission must include all of the following:

  • Entrants must develop a web application or Chrome Extension that uses one or more APIs to interact with Chrome’s built-in AI models, such as Gemini Nano. The APIs include but are not limited to the Prompt API for Web and in Chrome Extensions, Summarization API, Write API, and Rewrite API.
  • Demo video - Show how your application(s) work in approximately 3 minutes or less.
  • Access must be provided to an entrant’s working Application for judging and testing by providing a link to a website, functioning demo, or a test build
  • (Optional) Share your feedback on the development process with these APIs. You must have submitted a project to complete a feedback submission form and be eligible for the Most Valuable Feedback Prize.

 

Pro Tip: if you submit your project at least one week before the deadline, our reviewers will try hard to check for baseline eligibility in advance. You will receive a message if any part of your submission requires revisions. So, submit early to make sure nothing gets in the way of your submission being fully eligible!

 

Judging Stage Two

The submissions that pass Stage One will then be sent to a Judging Panel!Those judges will review submission materials and score your project according to each of the below judging criteria from 1 to 5 (5 being the best). 

  1. Functionality How scalable is the application? How well are the APIs used within the project? Can it be used in other regions, or can it be used by more than one type of audience?
  2. Purpose Are you solving an existing problem in a compelling manner? Is it an application that would encourage a user to use it more than once for its benefits?
  3. Content How creative is the application? What’s the visual quality like?
  4. User Experience How well executed is the application? Is it easy to use and understand?
  5. Technical Execution How well are you showcasing 1 or more of the APIs powered by AI models built into Google Chrome? 

 

Please note that the judges are not required to download or test your project and will depend heavily on the presentation of your project in action within your video.

 

Best of luck as you continue to prepare for the judges!