Hackperimeter

About the challenge

Earth is finished. You are not.

Hackperimeter is the first hackathon in Georgia State University Perimeter College history, organized by Rising Tech Society. Over twelve hours, teams of two to four students build a project under one survival scenario: Escape from Earth. The perimeter has fallen, the last transports are fueling, and what your crew builds before the clock runs out decides whether you get on board.

Teams demo live to judges from our partner companies, and the top three teams share a $1,000 cash prize pool and earn on site interviews at the end of the day. Our partners include IBM Z, Accenture, The Zoku App, Duwun, and Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute.

Winners are survivors.

Get started

1. Apply to survive at hackperimeter.com/apply.
2. Join our Discord to meet teammates and get updates: https://discord.gg/MxZrAQRBMP
3. Form a crew of two to four, or find teammates in Discord.
4. Register for this hackathon on Devpost so you can submit your project on event day.

Friday, November 13, 2026, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Georgia State University Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus (room to be confirmed).

Preliminary schedule (times may shift, and the final run of show will be confirmed before the event):
8:00 AM Doors open: check in, find your crew, claim a station
9:00 AM Mission briefing
9:30 AM Build begins
1:00 PM Midpoint checkpoint
5:00 PM Submissions lock
5:30 PM Demos to the judges
7:00 PM Top three team interviews
8:00 PM Extraction: winners announced