SkyDB Debut Hackathon Winners
By: Sia Tech
Tags: Blockchain, Hackathons, Bitcoin, Updates, Decentralization

Two months ago today we released a landmark feature for Skynet called SkyDB. The goal of this hackathon was to explore SkyDB and the results have been astonishing. Every day, Skynet feels more and more like the Internet that I fell in love with growing up, full of freedom and exploration, and people thrusting their own personalities into the applications that they build and use. With every month that passes, the feeling gets stronger. We’re doing it. We’re rebuilding the Internet, and we’re building it for a healthier, brighter future.

The judges of this hackathon were David Vorick from the Skynet team, Danny Zuckerman from the Ceramic team, and guest judges Brayton Williams from BoostVC, and Dan Robinson from Paradigm. Each guest judge was given the opportunity to select a single project for a Judge’s Choice award. We had three categories total. The first is a general SkyDB category, for apps built using SkyDB. The second is a design category, focused not on programming but rather on user experience and design. And our third category was for apps that integrated IDX.

Without further ado, here are the winners!

Prizes

SkyDB Bounty

Grand Prize: SkyFeed (2,000,000 siacoins)

Runners Up: SkyID, ZenBase, SkyDocs (500,000 siacoins each)

Honorable Mentions: Skybrain, Cloudloop, MARStorage, SkyFora (200,000 siacoins each)

Design Bounty

Winners: SkyDrop, Skapp Store (500,000 siacoins each)

Ceramic Bounty

Grand Prize: GeoLocker (1,000,000 siacoins)

Runners Up: VAULT, shroom (300,000 siacoins each)

Judge’s Choice

Brayton Williams Choice: SkyID (200,000 siacoins)

“Decentralized identity is a big idea with a great go to market today seen with the presentations of other projects at demo day. The user flow seemed simple enough and during live demos it worked!”

Dan Robinson Choice: SkySpaces (200,000 siacoins)

“Very slick file-sharing app with a clever and intuitive interface. I loved the integration with SkyID and the easy creation of Skylinks.”

The Projects

SkyFeed

https://skyfeed-beta.hns.siasky.net/

https://github.com/redsolver/skyfeed

SkyFeed is a Twitter-like app made by Redsolver and Julian. You can log in using SkyID and post small snippets of text, or single bits of media (images, videos, and audio) which will then appear in the feeds of those following you. SkyFeed is a fully decentralized application, using Skynet and SkyDB exclusively to store and retrieve data. SkyFeed is both an incredible demonstration of the capabilities of SkyDB, and also just all-around a well designed app with many features and a smooth overall user experience. Built in just 3 weeks, we felt like there was almost no choice but to award the grand prize to SkyFeed.

SkyID

https://sky-id.hns.siasky.net/

https://github.com/dawe35/skyid

SkyID is a user identity and authentication based app made by DaWe. The core purpose of SkyID is to give users a single identity that they can use across all apps, while also creating a secure mechanism for users to control which applications can view which data. This is a massive quality of life improvement for users and developers alike within the Skynet ecosystem. Not only is SkyID the first runner-up, it is also the winner of the Brayton Williams Judge’s Choice award.

Zenbase

https://siasky.net/fAWZL-2W13NFyB_nF67v-eC4nFPCGN7WKqtL9SSD43rXag/

https://github.com/Fluffy9/Zenbase

Zenbase is a decentralized graph database created by Fluffy9. Zenbase GunDB and combines it with the decentralized persistence provided by SkyDB. The result is a library that gives developers the best of both worlds. As an impressive tool which serves as a stepping stone to more sophisticated applications in the ecosystem, we are honored to award Zenbase a runner-up prize.

SkyDocs

https://siasky.net/RAB-QAQ9Ws8849yZiyhirgqsFycYAkj1MLOs0lc8nLJQfw/

https://github.com/michielpost/SkyDocs

SkyDocs is a word processor created by michielpost. Users can log into their notebook with a username and password, and then enjoy an editor similar to Google Docs or Microsoft Word to create documents. The user can create multiple documents, which appear together in the user’s homescreen, including previews of the data contained inside. From the perspecitve of user experience, SkyDocs feels remarkably complete. This feat impressed the judges enough to merit the app a runner up prize.

SkyBrain

https://skybrain.hns.siasky.net/

https://github.com/kamy22/skybrain

SkyBrain is a social media platform by kamy22 and pixide that is reminiscient of Instagram. Unlike Instagram however, SkyBrain has been designed with the decentralized web in mind. Users can form connections between eachother, and the resulting data graph is built in a way that allows for easier integration between SkyBrain and other applications. We were overall very impressed by SkyBrain and believe that it has significant potential as the open data aspects of the decentralized web continue to evolve. Because of this, we have awarded SkyBrain an honorable mention prize.

Cloudloop

https://maari.hns.siasky.net/

https://github.com/themailman05/cloudloop-browser

Cloudloop is a music collaboration app built by datamancer. Cloudloop is aimed at revolutionizing the way composers and music creators work together when building music, allowing people from across the world to easily sample and mix sounds created by the community. To us, Cloudloop feels like an application that has much more power in the decentralized world than it would in a centralized world. We felt that this app was a must for the honorable mention prize.

MARStorage

https://marstorage.hns.siasky.net/

https://github.com/DaWe35/marstorage

MARStorage is a DropBox like application built by DaWe. With MARStorage, you can upload encrypted files to a fully decentralized cloud that is accessible from any machine with a web browser. Built in just 3 weeks during the hackathon, MARStorage accomplishes what previously took the Sia team several years to build. We feel that MARStorage fills a niche that is otherwise unmet in the decentralized web ecosystem, and for that reason we are excited to award it an honorable mention prize.

SkyFora

https://fg16f5absa16arg0hj3dj3k1lom1rrgohdrmnailrj7v8vsq4spe1go.siasky.net/

https://github.com/dkojima/SkyFora

SkyFora is a news style app built by dkojima. Reminiscient of websites like Reddit and 4chan, SkyFora creates a feed for longer form content and discussion. SkyFora is an impressive use of SkyDB that demonstrates a firm grasp of Skynet’s social networking capabilities. With the potential to replace several of the Interent’s most popular centralized websites, we are excited to award SkyFora an honorable mention prize.

SkyDrop

https://0007m5o3q3glehie2tatjj5uelubp13un3b2npcah837o6f06kc87bg.siasky.net/

https://github.com/nicholasglazer/skydrop

SkyDrop is a DropBox like application built by nicholasglazer. We were inspired by the crisp design of Skydrop, and the intuitive layout and UX. SkyDrop is an accessible way to store your files on the decentralized web, and one that we are excited to award the design prize.

Skapp Store

https://siasky.net/_ARSiDT8EtdmD7PxQmBpFdV4RGzVqeazlEVDZQ7y0pfzTA

https://github.com/skynethubio/skapp-ux

Skapp Store is a design concept for the Skynet app store created by skynethubio. Specifically submitted to the design category, we really liked the layout, the color scheme, and the user flow that was presented in the example video which walked through the basic user experience. We felt that this submission was more than deserving of the design prize.

SkySpaces

https://skyspace.hns.siasky.net

https://github.com/skynethubio/SkySpaces/tree/feature/v2.0

SkySpaces is a novel file and data management system built by skynethubio. SkySpaces was singled out by judge Dan Robinson for his Judge’s Chioce award. We like the initiative and innovation demonstrated by SkySpaces, and look forward to the community that gets built around it.

GeoLocker

https://geolocker.vaultlabs.org/

https://github.com/VaultLabs/SkyDB_Project

GeoLocker is an app for managing map data built by VaultLabs. GeoLocker combined authentication with IDX and storage with SkyDB to create a decentralized app for working with STACs. Maps are a critical part of modern life, and we are excited to see work that builds decentralized infrastructure for mapping. GeoLocker has been deservingly awarded the grand prize in the IDX category.

VAULT

https://siasky.net/_AVBGXqfMigWqHUBT3BLttnGYDUjLpXcpyvjJy7H9f8dmw/

https://github.com/sergejmueller/vault-ceramic

Vault is a Skynet based password manager written by sergejmueller that supports login via IDX. Decentralized password management is particularly exciting because it brings all of the great aspects of the cloud to managing your passwords without introducing any of the risk associated with untrusted infrastructure. We are excited to award Vault the runner-up prize for the IDX category.

Shroom

https://siasky.net/_BkkdrbkM1Y0CLrI27zZF_xT_FH8R1kNcXqJrRq-bQVpQA/

https://github.com/rezahsnz/shroom

Shroom is a Skynet based IDE written by rezahsnz to help you develop webpages using html, javascript, and CSS. Shroom supports multiple login options within the IDX ecosystem, and has been awarded the runner-up prize for the IDX category.

Wrap up

SkyDB is huge. It brought accounts and mutable files to Skynet, allowing for the brand new incredible applications that you see in the post. We want to thank all of our hackathon participants for their hard work and submissions, and invite you to keep an eye out for our latest developments and future competitions.

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