Challenge Categories

• Hobbies & Skills (powered by Meta): New applications that help enhance your hobbies in MR, like learning a new instrument or playing with virtual pets.
• Utility & Design (powered by Meta): Use Mixed Reality to solve problems in the world around you or decorate and design your space.
• Social/Casual Gaming (powered by Meta): Solo and multiplayer gaming experiences with a focus on virtual experiences like tablet-top games.
• Experiential Education (powered by Pearson): Re-imagine formal education by making lessons and exams fully experiential with the power of AI and MR. Single- and Multiplayer welcome. Submissions that focus on language skills, communication skills, or soft skills are preferred - but not required. Your app will be designed for committed and passionate learners who are learning in primary/secondary schools, colleges/universities, vocational/trade schools, or for learning at work inside organizations.
• Best Use of MR Stylus (powered by Logitech): Unique MR applications requiring high precision 2D and 3D interaction capabilities of MX Ink.
• Best App for Social Change (powered by XR Turkiye): Create social impact and awareness or triggering emotions such as empathy and sympathy.

Project Requirements

• What to Create: Build a mixed reality experience using Meta Presence Platform's capabilities, including at least one Mixed Reality (MR) Capability AND at least one Presence Platform SDK
• Functionality: The Project must be capable of being successfully installed and running consistently on the platform for which it is intended and must function as depicted in the video and/or expressed in the text description.
• New & Existing: Projects must be newly created by the Entrant or, (e.g., not previously uploaded onto AppLab or Quest Store). Additionally, the Project cannot have been worked on in a previous Hackathon.
• Third-Party Integrations: If a Project integrates any third-party SDK, APIs, and/or data, the Entrant must be authorized to use them in accordance with any terms and conditions or licensing requirements of the tool. Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right to request proof of such authorization or licensure.

Submission Requirements

• Each team member needs a Devpost account and has to join the XR Hack on Devpost.
• One member from each team has to submit the project making sure to tag all other team members as collaborators.
• Include a Project built with the required developer tools and meets the above Project Requirements. We don’t expect your team to share the Git link or make it open-source. It’s completely ok to make your project commercial or store-ready.
• Include an APK attachment to your project.
• Include a demonstration video of your Project (around one (1) minute, shows the experience as viewed on Quest, publicly visible, no third-party trademarks, no copyrighted music, etc.)
• Include a text description that explains the features and functionality of your Project.
• List paid software assets, third-party SDKs or APIs, and paid design tools in the project code and the project submission.
• Create a folder inside the Google Drive. Name it after your team name and team number e.g. “[T11] HackFace”. Upload the apk file and demo video there. Upload all other files in a subfolder, name it “Other.”
• A team may only submit one project.
• After every hack, we gather feedback and make our tools a little bit better. To make our tools even better for developers in the future please give us your feedback about issues you've had in this list.