Agent Creativity Hackathon for Autism Charity
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We have an online chat group where attendees can find team members and ask any questions regarding the hackathon. Joining this group is required for further information regarding the event.
Please join using this link:
https://tinyurl.com/tencenthackathonchat
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Build AI for Good—and Compete for US$3,000 in Cash Prizes 🏆
Ready to turn your AI skills into something that can make a real difference? Join AI Builders and Tencent Cloud in Hong Kong for a high-energy, half-day Agent Creativity Hackathon for Autism Charity, organized in partnership with Hong Kong Children & Youth Services.
Connect with 80 developers, designers, hackers, and AI builders to create practical, innovative solutions supporting the autism community. Compete across three exciting tracks for US$3,000 in total cash prizes—US$1,000 for the winning team in each track—plus the opportunity to advance to the Shenzhen Global Finals.
CodeBuddy Track: Build a web-based game
Step 1. Download CodeBuddy here
Step 2. Build a web-based game related to autism charity
Step 3. Deploy on Cloud Studio based on this doc here
Step 4: Submit your project using the link below
https://tinyurl.com/codebuddytrackWinning prize: 1000 USD cash + 30000 CodeBuddy Credits + Shenzhen Global Final Seat
WorkBuddy Track: Build a Custom Agent Skill
Step 1. Download WorkBuddy here
Step 2. Build your Custom Agent Skill related to autism charity based on this doc here
Step 3. Submit your project using the link below
https://tinyurl.com/workbuddytrackWinning prize: 1000 USD cash + 30000 WorkBuddy Credits + Shenzhen Global Final Seat
Miora Track: Create an Animation
Step 1. Download Miora here
Step 2. Create an animation related to autism charity
Step 3. Upload your project using the link below
https://tinyurl.com/mioratrackWinning prize Top 1: 1000 USD cash + 500 CodeBuddy Credits + Shenzhen Global Final Seat
Winning prize Top 3: 5000 Miora Credits
The event runs in three stages: online pre-registration, an online early bird submission, and an offline final presentation. At the in-person event, judges select the top 1 project from each track (3 winning teams in total), each team will get 1000 USD Cash prize 🏆 and move on to the Shenzhen Global Finals.
Timeline
Project submission opening: July 9th
Early bird submission: August 11th, 12pm (extra points for early bird submissions).
Participants continue to build on event day
Final project submission ends on event day
Best team of each of the 3 tracks announced; 1000 USD Cash Prize per team 🏆
Event Agenda · Morning Session
8:30 – Sign-in & Networking
9:00 – Foundation Opening
9:15 – Introduction to the Autism Charity Theme & Three Tracks
9:30 – Advancing Teams On-site Development & Debugging
10:10 – Nine Teams Present Sequentially & Judging
12:20 – Awards & Closing Ceremony
* There will be another hackathon happening at the same venue from 1PM to 6PM, if you stay for the whole day you will also get 40$ HKD worth a McDonald's coupon.
Early Bird Submission
Early bird submission: August 11th, 12pm (extra points for early bird submissions).
We will announce the top three projects per track during the event.
Team Formation
You can have a maximum of 3 people per team, or you can go solo.
During the sign-up process, you don't have to sign up as teams. We sign up individually, so you can find team members yourself and ask everyone to sign up on this Luma page.
Judging Criteria
Hackathon theme alignment: Did the project solve any problem about autism?
Completeness: Whether the participant finished at least a minimum viable product.
Innovation: Is the product idea innovative?
Sponsored Product Usage: Did the team use sponsored products?
Early Bird Bonus: Was the final project submitted before August 11th, 12 p.m. Hong Kong time?
Who should join
Developers, hackers, designers, product builders, and AI practitioners in Hong Kong and the surrounding region who want to build AI agent projects for a good cause.
We also have an online chat group for attendees to find other team members, as well as ask any questions regarding the hackathon. Feel free to join now: https://tinyurl.com/tencenthackathonchat
What to expect
Hands-on guidance across three Tencent Cloud products: CodeBuddy, WorkBuddy, and Miora
Three tracks: build a game, build an agent, create an animation
Online first-round selection followed by an offline final presentation
2,000 free product credits per product as participation incentives
On-site judging and awards, with 9 teams presenting live
Global Finals slots in Shenzhen for the top 1 team from each track (3 winning teams)
Organizers
AI Builders is an AI community of founders, engineers, and designers across Asia, building and shipping real AI products together.
Tencent Cloud is the global cloud arm of Tencent, offering computing, AI, and productivity infrastructure trusted by millions of developers and enterprises.
Hong Kong Children & Youth Services is a long-standing Hong Kong non-profit delivering children, youth, and family welfare programs, including services that support neurodiverse children and their families.
HKPC Academy is the training arm of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, providing FutureSkills courses that help professionals and organisations upskill in AI, digital, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
HKU AI Society (Hong Kong University AI Society) A student organization at HKU that empowers students through AI education, workshops, and innovative projects, shaping an AI-driven future.