VIVERSE Hackathon 2026
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About this hackathon
An online student hackathon from HTC's VIVERSE: build an immersive 3D world with VIVERSE's no-code tools or import one from A-Frame, Unity and other engines. Three tracks — immersive storytelling, games and social experiences. Teams of 1–5 from the same school; submissions open Nov 9 and close Dec 4, 2026, 11:59 PM PT. Entries must be original and in English. $27,000 in cash: $5,000 / $2,500 / $1,500 for the top three in each track.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-12-04
- Starts
- 2026-11-09
- Who
- Students (Currently enrolled university students who are legal residents of one of 12 eligible countries/regions, including the US, mainland China and Taiwan; teams must be from the same school)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- $27k · $27,000 cash: in each of three tracks, 1st $5,000, 2nd $2,500, 3rd $1,500 (nine winning teams), paid by bank transfer
- Size
- —
- Format
- Online · International
- Location
- Dublin (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.
一句话简介：HTC 旗下 VIVERSE 主办的线上沉浸式世界黑客松，面向在校大学生，用 VIVERSE 无代码工具或 A-Frame、Unity 等引擎导入，构建沉浸式 3D 世界参赛。
看点：1—5 人组队，须同校组队，每人只能参加一支队伍；三个赛道：沉浸式叙事、游戏、社交体验；评审五项各 10 分：场景设计、互动与技术、创意、用户体验、用户参与；作品须为英文原创，官方 Discord 频道提供技术支持。
奖金：27,000 美元现金：三个赛道各设第一名 5,000 美元、第二名 2,500 美元、第三名 1,500 美元，共 9 支获奖队伍；奖金以银行转账支付。
报名：团队注册现已开放，队长在官网点击 Join the Challenge 填写注册表并分享 Team Code；作品提交自 11 月 9 日起开放。
截止日期：12月4日 23:59（太平洋时间）（线上，全球）
活动日期：11月9日—12月4日（线上，全球）
Summarized from the organizer’s page and public posts. Please confirm details on the official site before registering.