We now know the results of the first part of the HISTHACK competition.

Over the past few weeks, the Institute of National Remembrance has received a great number of interesting ideas for historical-educational computer game scenarios relating to the Polish history between 1917–1990. Teams from all over Poland entered the contest, the competition was fierce and the Jury had quite a problem choosing the Winners.

IPN representatives carefully considered all the entries and selected 16 teams to represent their schools on 13–14 April during the HISTHACK hackathon, which will be held at the “PGE Narodowy” National Stadium as part of the Congress of National Remembrance. This selection was not an easy task, as all the works were of a very high standard. The selected scenarios were detailed, contained many historical facts and stood out for their educational value. The following is a list of the Winners of the contest:

1. General Józef Hauke-Bosak Information Technology School Complex in Kielce (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship) – score: 50 points
2. General Stefan “Grot” Rowecki Economic School Complex in Opole (Opolskie Voivodeship) – score: 48.6 points
3. Mikołaj Kopernik General Secondary School No 1 in Lubin (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship) – score: 48 points
4. Juliusz Słowacki General Secondary School No. 20 in Łódź (Łódzkie Voivodeship) – score: 48 points
5. Maria Skłodowska-Curie General Secondary School No. 12 in Poznań (Wielkopolskie Voivodeship) – score: 48 points
6. Economic School Complex in Poznań (Wielkopolskie Voivodeship) – score: 46.2 points
7. Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński General Secondary School No. 4 in Olkusz (Małopolskie Voivodeship) – score: 46 points
8. Technical Secondary School No. 7 in the Stanisław Wysocki School Complex in Warsaw (Mazowieckie Voivodeship) – score: 45.8 points
9. Technical and Service School Complex in Trzebinia (Małopolskie Voivodeship) – score: 45.4 points
10. Maria Skłodowska-Curie Technical School Complex in Puławy (Lubelskie Voivodeship) – score: 45.2 points
11. Jan and Jędrzej Śniadecki General Secondary School No. 6 in Bydgoszcz (Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship) – score: 44.4 points
12. SCI’s Information Technology Technical Secondary School in Szczecin (Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship) – score: 43.4 points
13. General Władysław Sikorski Technical Educational Centre in Częstochowa (Śląskie Voivodeship) – score: 41.4 points
14. Adam Mickiewicz General Secondary School with Bilingual Sections No. 2 in Gdynia (Pomorskie Voivodeship) – score: 37 points
15. Tadeusz Kościuszko Technical School Complex in Leżajsk (Podkarpackie Voivodeship) – score: 34.2 points
16. Mechanical-Electrical School Complex in Ełk, (Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship) – score: 27.6 points

We congratulate all the teams for their work and thank them for their efforts. We invite you to the Congress of National Remembrance – this is the first event of its kind, offering historical debates, games, exhibitions, workshops, film screenings and much more to enthusiasts of our history. For more information, visit the Congress of National Remembrance website.