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| # Hackathon Research And Selection | |
| Date: 2026-06-27 Asia/Shanghai | |
| ## Decision | |
| Choose the Backblaze Generative Media Hackathon and build ProofFrame. | |
| ProofFrame is a provenance-first generative media vault: generate or ingest AI media, preserve a tamper-evident manifest, and give creators a fast review surface for approval, reuse, and submission. The final sponsor-integration target is to run that packet flow through Genblaze and Backblaze B2. | |
| ## Selection Heuristic | |
| The user asked for one AI hackathon project that can be finished within roughly three GPT Pro 5x weekly cycles and has a real chance to win. I weighted: | |
| - Online submission and low human-touch logistics. | |
| - Clear deadline and rules. | |
| - Practical fraction Codex can execute: product, docs, frontend, backend, tests, video script. | |
| - Sponsor integration that can be shown deeply rather than superficially. | |
| - Competition intensity: not merely prize size. | |
| - Demo story: understandable in 90 seconds. | |
| ## Candidate Shortlist | |
| | Candidate | Evidence | Upside | Concern | Decision | | |
| | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | |
| | Backblaze Generative Media Hackathon | The refreshable Devpost event snapshot tracks the dynamic participant count, deadline `Aug 3, 2026`, and `$10,000` prizes. Event page says it requires generative media apps powered by Genblaze and Backblaze B2. | Product-led, online, moderate competition, sponsor integration is concrete. | Requires Backblaze account/B2 bucket and Genblaze setup for final demo. | Chosen. | | |
| | AMD Developer Hackathon ACT II | Lablab active AI hackathon with prize and technical tracks. | Strong technical fit if track is token-efficient routing. | Tracks/rules may require AMD-specific environment and hidden task timing; less product-showcase leverage. | Backup. | | |
| | Global AI Hackathon Series with Qwen Cloud | Devpost AI list showed high prize pool and AI theme. | Large prize pool and agentic app fit. | Very high visible participant count and cloud/account friction. | Not primary. | | |
| | UiPath Agentic Automation Hackathon | Devpost AI list showed large prizes and agent automation theme. | Strong enterprise automation category. | Deadline too close on 2026-06-29 from today's date. | Too compressed. | | |
| | Arm Create AI Optimization Challenge | Devpost AI list showed longer deadline and ARM optimization theme. | Local Apple Silicon could help. | Optimization contests are harder to guarantee prize placement and can become benchmark-heavy. | Backup. | | |
| ## Official Evidence | |
| - Devpost event page: https://backblaze-generative-media.devpost.com/ | |
| - Devpost artificial-intelligence listing: https://devpost.com/c/artificial-intelligence | |
| - Genblaze repo: https://github.com/backblaze-labs/genblaze | |
| Observed details from official pages on 2026-06-27, updated after scout verification: | |
| - Backblaze event schedule: registration/submissions run June 22, 2026 through August 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. | |
| - Beijing deadline conversion: 2026-08-04 05:00 Asia/Shanghai. | |
| - Prizes: $7,000 Grand Prize, $2,000 Second Place, $1,000 Third Place, plus feedback rewards. | |
| - Devpost page describes the challenge as building apps that use Genblaze and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage. | |
| - Judging criteria on the event page: real-world utility, production readiness, B2 storage/data orchestration, and use of Genblaze. | |
| ## Why ProofFrame Can Win | |
| Most hackathon entries in generative media tend to cluster around "prompt to image/video" demos. ProofFrame instead makes storage and provenance the product center: | |
| - Every media object should ship with manifest, checksum, generation metadata, approval status, and usage notes. | |
| - Backblaze B2 should be more than a file dump; it should become the durable creative evidence layer. | |
| - Genblaze should be more than a checkbox; it should power provider routing and reproducible media generation. | |
| - The UI can show a judge a real before/after workflow: brief, generate, review, approve, export packet. | |
| - The fallback mock provider lets us test and demo locally even before credentials are available. | |
| ## Scope For Three Weekly GPT Pro 5x Cycles | |
| Cycle 1: repo, PRD/spec, task ledger, local MVP, B2/Genblaze adapter interfaces, offline demo. | |
| Cycle 2: real integrations, polished UI, Docker, tests, browser smoke, sample media packets. | |
| Cycle 3: submission page, demo video, public repo polish, final Devpost submission, compliance review. | |
| ## Stop/Go Gates | |
| - Gate A: Can create or access Backblaze B2 account and bucket. | |
| - Gate B: Can run Genblaze or Genblaze-compatible API locally or via documented remote provider. | |
| - Gate C: Can deploy or present a working public demo without leaking credentials. | |
| - Gate D: Devpost submission accepted before 2026-08-04 05:00 Beijing. | |