Cambridge × Arcade AI Hackathon

​Pre-registation Open! (Specific Date TBD)

🚀 Cambridge x Arcade AI Hackathon: a chill vibe for AI X GAME creation

​​October 2026 | 📍West Hub, Cambridge University, UK

​Join Cambridge University students and elite builders for a hackathon where you'll ship cutting-edge projects using Arcade vibe gaming tools or your own. Win cash prizes (or equivalent hardware prices), unlock free credits, and pitch directly to top-tier investors and gaming industry leaders.

​​Join Discord 👾: https://discord.gg/joinarcadeai
Early access, team formation, and prize updates happen in Discord first.

​In-person & Online · 2 days · 48+ hours

​⭐ Organizer & Partnership

​Organized by Arcade AI - Generate playable 3D games from text prompts. In partnership with CCAIA (Cambridge China AI Association).

​Co-host:

• ​Frank Feng — PhD Candidate @Cambridge Univeristy | Robert Sansom Scholar | CTO @MiraFuture | Chair @CCAIA

• ​Xinze Li — PhD Candidate @University of Pennsylvania | MPhil @ Cambridge University | @CCAIA

​First Sponsor:

• ​Tencent Cloud (Tencent Hunyuan 3D Global)

​Want to join Sponsors, Judge Panel? Register for apply.

​🎯 Pre-Prize Pool

• ​Cash prizes or equivalent hardware prices

• ​Free credits

• ​30-min pitch sessions with top-tier VCs, companies and industry leaders (full judge panel to be announced soon)

​👥Who should apply

​Builders, founders, gamers, and engineers who want to push what's possible at the intersection of AI and games.

​Whether you're a Cambridge student, an Arcadian, an ambitious gamer, or a global builder from anywhere — you're welcome to apply.

​Limited in-person seats. Approval required.