Student Stars Tackle COVID-19 Issues at hack:now Hackathon

Postman co-hosted a virtual hackathon, hack:now, with Cal Hacks, where over 2,000 students globally participated to address COVID-19-related issues in healthcare, community, and productivity. The event featured a keynote by Steve Wozniak and highlighted the growing importance of API-first development, with Postman sponsoring a category for the Best Use of APIs. The winning project, Pac-Maps, is a mobile app that encourages physical distancing by simulating a Pac Man game in real life, with people represented as ghosts to avoid. Developed by Avikam Chauhan, Mihir Chauhan, and Mathew Joseph, the app not only met technical challenges but also aimed to enhance community health. The creators, experienced in hackathons, leveraged their skills to deepen their understanding of APIs and plan to release Pac-Maps on the iOS App Store, with the potential for contact tracing and understanding COVID-19 exposure. They encourage others to pursue projects with just a computer and ideas, emphasizing accessible online resources for learning technical skills.

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