Dive deep into Web 3 and Augmented Reality this July
This July, enjoy the world of Web3 and Augmented Reality while building cool projects and taking back home amazing rewards.
Check out the following events happening in AR and Web 3 field this month. Whether you’re an experienced blockchain/AR dev, want to learn more about building on decentralized apps or AR experiences, or are new to the ecosystem, these events are for you to explore and learn about these emerging technologies.
1. Snap AR Lensathon 2022
Build sophisticated Augmented Reality solutions with Lens Studio’s powerful suite of capabilities!
Categories:
- Interactive Play: Create Lenses for fun, competitive play
- Wellness & Fitness: Create Lenses that democratize personalized fitness and help people have fun while getting active
- Education: Create Lenses that inspire learning by taking the lesson out of the classroom and into the real world
- Fashion: Create Lenses that shape culture and change the way people view fashion and style
Eligibility
- Individuals who are at least the age of majority where they reside as of the time of entry
- Teams of up to three Eligible Individuals
- Organizations that exist and have been organized or incorporated at the time of entry.
- An Eligible Individual may join more than one Team or Organization and an Eligible Individual who is part of a Team or Organization may also enter the Lensathon on an individual basis.
Prizes: $140,000 in prizes
Deadline: 13 Jul, 2022, 5:00pm PDT
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2. Polygon BUIDL IT : Summer 2022
Dive into Web3 this summer and build a new dApp with Polygon
This hackathon is to help you tap into Web3 and build your own decentralized application with Polygon. We hope to see you explore and strengthen your developer skills and maybe even enjoy building something this summer.
Tracks
- Defi — Build the next-gen financial applications for the decentralized economy.
- Nfts — Combine creativity with Engineering to build awesome NFT dApps.
- Gaming — Make some fun and interactive games on chain.
- Tooling/Infrastructure — Create developer/ infrastructure tooling for the Polygon Ecosystem.
- Public Goods — Create social impact by building public goods.
- Web3 Integration in Web2 — Build the Web3 version of your favorite Web2 product.
- Everything ZK — Build the next generation of web3 dApps using Zero-knowledge tools and infrastructure.
Eligibility
- Individuals who are at least the age of majority where they reside as of the time of entry
- Teams of Eligible Individuals
- Organizations that exist and have been organized or incorporated at the time of entry.
Prizes: $500,000 in prizes
Deadline: Aug 1, 2022 @ 2:00pm PDT
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3. Mixed Reality Dev Days 2022 — Microsoft Hackathon
Use open-source toolkits to build MR/VR projects that look great with less effort!
Microsoft’s premier MR development event, Mixed Reality Dev Days is hosting a hackathon where you can get expert help building your MR projects with the soon-to-be-released Public Preview of MRTK3 for Unity or StereoKit.
Participants are supposed to build a new mixed reality application, game, or experience prototype built with MRTK3 or StereoKit that fits within the Mixed Reality Dev Days Hackathon theme, i.e, ‘A New Way to Solve an Old Problem’.
Note: Prior experience with Unity (if your project will be built with MRTK) or C# with Visual Studio or VS Code (if your project will be built with StereoKit), would be helpful.
Eligibility.
The Hackathon is open to:
- Individuals who are at least the age of majority where they reside as of the time of entry
- Teams of up to five (5) Eligible Individuals
- Organizations that exist and have been organized or incorporated at the time of entry.
Prizes:
- Winner — $10,000 USD
- First Runner Up — $5,000 USD
- Second Runner Up — $2,500 USD
Deadline: Jul 8, 2022 @ 5:00pm PDT
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4. Polkadot Hackathon
The Polkadot Hackathon Global Series North America Edition is the second in a series of hackathons that brings the cutting edge of blockchain to a global community. This event may be focused on North America, but is open to all.
Focusing on Substrate, Polkadot, and Kusama, this hackathon is open to both individuals and teams anywhere in the world. As well as blockchain building, participants can take advantage of mentoring hours and networking opportunities that can be invaluable for starting new projects or building teams.
Prizes: $613,000 in prizes
Deadline: Jul 11, 2022 @ 12:00am PDT
5. Web3 Infinity Hackathon
Bringing IPFS/Filecoin to the forefront of developers’ minds all over the world, Web3 Infinity Hackathon, as a sub-event of FIL-Singapore, is offering a six-week incredible hackathon journey in July 2022.
Here, you can get an opportunity to play a key role in the Web3.0 World, learn practical skills, and have a huge chance to gain grants and investment for your projects.
Prizes: $105,000 in prizes
Deadline: Jul 22, 2022 @ 9:45pm PDT
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I hope these events will help you get started or dive deep into Augmented Reality and Web 3 with a lot of networking opportunities and prizes to take home.
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