Global XR Hack
XR Hack
Global XR Hack Jam
The XR Hack is the premier global XR Hack Jam, sponsored by Meta and hosted across various international locations. This three-day event invites companies to discover and explore potential XR applications alongside seasoned XR developers and designers. For the first time ever, we're organizing a multi-location hackathon, uniting experts to advance the frontiers of XR and AI technology. Join industry professionals and pioneers to uncover and leverage the untapped potential of XR like never before!
XR HACK LONDON
Get ready for the ultimate XR showdown! WIIT Europe is thrilled to partner with the first-ever XR HACK in London, hosted by PwC and Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network. Join us as brilliant minds from around the world gather to create groundbreaking mixed reality applications for the Meta Quest 3!
📅 Dates: August 14-16
📍 Location: PwC offices near Trafalgar Square and Charing Cross Station
With £17K in prizes up for grabs, this is set to be the UK’s largest XR hackathon ever, featuring 187 talented hackers. Our very own co-founder, Ioana Matei and WIIT UK Ambassador Muki Kulhan, will be on the jury - don't miss your chance to witness innovation in action!
AWARD
Women in Immersive Technologies Europe & the XR Diversity Initiative have teamed up to sponsor a £1000 prize for the Best Female / Non-Binary Hacker at the XR Hack London.
We have done our very best to make this hack as inclusive as possible, and we're thrilled to be welcoming some seriously amazing female & non-binary developers. We can't wait to see what everyone ends up building!
You can find out more on the following websites: WIITs https://www.wiiteurope.org or https://www.xrhack.com/.
WINNERS XR HACK LONDON
After 3 very busy days, 41 impressive projects have been submitted across all categories. HUGE congratulations to all winners from Friday night! The event was highly competitive, and everyone should feel very proud.
Best Web XR App / Game (Sponsored by Mattercraft)
Winner: ARCADIA by Team 'Frontier' (Yiguan Liu, David Wiltshire, Kevin D., Petr Leontev, Michael Turkington)Utility & Design Category (Sponsored by Meta)
Runner-up: IntelliSpace by Team 'Butter Chicken' (Xiaofan (Sylvan) Shen, Meghna S., Girish M, Rimbik Das, Xinchan JIN)
Winner: Habit Space by Team 'Novo XR' (Oluwatosin Ogunyebi, Shaka Tafari, Antonio Macedo, Jamila Kabir, Daniel Quental)Hobbies & Skills Category (Sponsored by Meta)
Runner-up: Shufa by Team 'Linguistic Sense' (Mark Bamford, Qian Tan, Pablo Melchor, Haohan Cui)
Winner: Pixel Prints by Team 'Block Dusters' (Setinaz Foroudi, Maf’j Alvarez, Javier Cabero, Varuni Sindunoori, Rangoli Mittal)Social & Casual Gaming Category (Sponsored by Meta)
Runner-up: Battle Orb by Team 'MixRift' (Alexandru Dorobat, Liviu Focsa, Andrei Vaduva, David Pripas, Bogdan Hodorogea)
Winner: Chaos by Team 'Fresh Do' (Lauren Fitzpatrick, Katie Eggleston, Mimi Harmer, James Hosken)Best Use of MR Stylus (A product not yet publicly available, Sponsored by Logitech)
Runner-up: Habit Space by Team 'Novo XR'
Winner: Shufa by Team 'Linguistic Sense'Best Experiential Education Experience (Sponsored by Pearson)
Runner Up: Team 'RAVR' (Robert Chiru, Abhyuday Roychowdhury, Jack Underwood)
Winner: Team 'Holosign' (Mark C Ransley PhD, Asan Amirov, Giulia Ferraioli, Marcus Connor)aND THE wiit/xrdi award GOES TO…
Best Female / Non-Binary Hacker (Sponsored by WIIT Europe & XRDI)
Winner: Chi Liu from Team 'Unusual Suspects'
