Worst UI

Eligibility:

• The competition is open to college/university students only.
• Students from any college, university, branch, or specialization are eligible.
• This is an individual competition; participants must compete independently.
• Inter-specialization participation is allowed, as there are no restrictions based on academic branch or specialization.

Format:

• The competition will consist of 3–4 rounds.
• Each round will be independent, and participants can choose to participate in any round they feel is feasible for them.
• In each round, participants will be given a specific UI/interface or component to design.
• Participants will be given a fixed time limit for each round to design their interface.
• The problem statement and time limit for each round will be announced at the beginning of the respective round.
• At the end of each round, participants will submit/present their designs for evaluation.
• A winner will be selected for each round.

Rules:

• Participants must compete individually. No teams or collaboration between participants are allowed.
• The objective is to intentionally create the worst possible/most irritating user interface for the given problem statement while keeping it functional.
• Designs should be confusing, inconvenient, unintuitive, unnecessarily complex, or creatively frustrating.
• Participants must work on the problem statement assigned for the respective round.
• All designs must be created and submitted within the allotted time.
• Designs must be original and created by the participant during the competition.
• Plagiarism, copying another participant's work, or collaborating with another participant will result in disqualification.
• Judging will be based on worst usability, creativity, unnecessary complexity, confusing user experience, and entertainment value.

Judging Criteria:

Each submission will be evaluated on:

• Worst Usability – How difficult and frustrating the interface is to use.
• Creativity – How creatively the participant makes the interface bad.
• Unnecessary Complexity – The extent of needless complexity introduced.
• Confusing UX – How unintuitive and confusing the interface is.
• Entertainment Value – How humorous and entertaining the design is.

Winner & Rewards:

• A winner will be selected for each round.
• Winners will receive rewards/prizes as decided by the organizing team.