Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026
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About this hackathon
Meta's eight-week VR developer competition: build VR/MR apps through the Meta VR Start program and compete for $1M in cash. Joining the program is free; mainland China residents may participate.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-11-19
- Starts
- 2026-09-24
- Who
- Open to all (At least 18 and the age of majority locally; the submitter must be a Meta VR Start member with valid Meta developer access; hands-first VR/MR experience required)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- $1M · $1,000,000 cash
- Size
- —
- Format
- Online · International
- Location
- Menlo Park (online; placed at organizer’s city)
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
为 Meta VR 设备开发 VR/MR 娱乐、游戏或生产力应用。
看点：以手部交互为核心；可做全新应用或有重大更新的已有项目；提交人须为 Start 计划成员，并有开发者权限
奖金：1000000美元现金
截止日期：11月19日04:00（北京时间，全球线上）
Summarized from the Chinese “Beginner Hackathon Series” newsletter. Eligibility, dates and prizes are subject to the organizer’s official page.