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Cambridge Univ. ร— Arcade AI Hackathon - Online / Onsite

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โ€‹ONLINE + ONSITE signups open today!

๐Ÿš€ Cambridge Univ. x Arcade AI Hackathon: a chill vibe for AI X GAME creation together with Tencent Games

โ€‹October 3-4th, 2026 | ๐Ÿ“West Hub, Cambridge University, UK

โ€‹Join Arcade AI, Cambridge University students, Tencent Games, Supercell for a hackathon where you'll create games using Arcade or any innovative projects for Game / Tech / AI Tracks.

โ€‹Join Discord for logistics: Join Discord Server ๐Ÿ‘พ
Free credits, team-ups, and prizes announce in Discord first.

โ€‹Availble for both In-person & Online ยท 2 days ยท 48 hours


โ€‹โญ Organizer & Partnership

โ€‹Organized by Arcade AI, in partnership with Tencent Games, Tencent Cloud, Cambridge China AI Association co-hosting at Cambridge University, UK.

Judge Panel (Sort by name A-Z):

  • โ€‹Cyril Derouineau - VP Editorial Tech @Ubisoft

  • โ€‹Matt White - Ex-Global CTO of AI @The Linux, Ex-CTO @ PyTorch Foundation

  • โ€‹Lee Fang - Head of R&D Efficiency @Tencent Games, Sr. Instructor @Tencent Academy

  • โ€‹Tony Kanell - Sr. Engineering Manager @NVIDIA, Instructor @University of Utah Games

  • โ€‹Joey Primiani - AI Design Leader @LinkedIn, Lecturer @Stanford University, Ex @Google

  • โ€‹Piero Herrera - CEO @Ironmind Studios, Ex @Blizzard

  • โ€‹Daniel Goncharov - Reseach Engineer @Stanford University, Google Developer Expert in AI/ML

  • โ€‹Greg Henrion - Founder & CEO @Sunset Technologies Inc

  • โ€‹Qianhui Wang - Co-host, CS PhD @Cambridge University, Researcher @Microsoft

  • โ€‹Kate Jiang - Sponsor, Game Tech BD @Tencent Cloud

โ€‹VC Investors

  • โ€‹Clรฉmentine Guyon - Angel Investor, CEO @Emotion Studio

  • โ€‹Sarah Wang - Investor @UV Venture Partner

  • โ€‹Tessa Osborne - Investor @Plug and Play

  • โ€‹Lan Wu - Investor @Fusion Fund
    ...
    And More!

โ€‹Co-host:

  • โ€‹Frank Feng โ€” PhD @Cambridge Univeristy | Robert Sansom Scholar | CTO @MiraFuture | Chair @Cambridge China AI Association

  • โ€‹Xinze Li โ€” PhD @University of Pennsylvania | MPhil @Cambridge University | @Cambridge China AI Association

โ€‹Partner:

  • โ€‹Tencent Cloud (Tencent HY)

  • โ€‹Tencent Games, Timi Studio Group (Delta Force, Call of Duty: Mobile, Honor of Kings)

โ€‹Want to join Sponsors, Judge Panel? Register for apply.


โ€‹๐ŸŽฏ Pre-Prize Pool

  • โ€‹Direct interview session with Tencent Games

  • โ€‹Cash prizes or equivalent hardware prices

  • โ€‹$2000 Cloud Credits + ???

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


โ€‹๐Ÿ‘ฅ Who should apply

โ€‹Whether you're a Cambridge Univ. alumni, further entrepreneur, an Arcade member, an ambitious game developer, gamer, or a global AI builder from anywhere in the world โ€” you should apply.

โ€‹In-person seats must signup and confirm through email. Approval required.

Location
West Hub
Cambridge CB3 0FZ, UK
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