​​World Model & GenAI Hackathon

​Two days to build the future of interactive AI worlds.

​Right before #SIGGRAPH2026, founders, researchers, engineers, VFX artists, film makers, game developers, and spatial computing pioneers come together in Los Angeles to prototype the next generation of AI-native 3D experiences.

​Tracks

• ​Best Storytelling & Entertainment Project

• ​Best Interactive World Experience powered by World Labs

• ​Best 3D GenAI Character, Brand or Product Integration powered by TRIPO

• ​Best 3D Reality Reconstruction Project powered by XGRIDS

• ​Best App Running on Emulator powered by PICO

• ​Best Agentic Spatial System powered by PICO

• ​Best Branched Narrative or Edutainment Project powered by Reactor

• ​One Shot Pro Challenge

​If you’re building the future of:

• ​World Models & Gaussian Splats

• ​Spatial AI

• ​3D GenAI pipelines

• ​Multi-agent environments

• ​WebXR deployment

• ​AI powered film making and story telling

• ​AI-assisted creative workflows

• ​Human-AI interaction in 3D space

​…this is your Hack!

​Ship prototypes, experiment fast, collaborate with top builders, and demo your work live.

​What You Get:

• ​World Model APIs and Credits

• ​Open Source World Model kits (Unity/Unreal/WebXR)

• ​WebSpatial cross-platform deployment

• ​MCP connectors for WebXR, Blender, and more

• ​Gaussian splat interaction and collision systems

• ​VFX, 3D GenAI, and reconstruction pipelines

• ​Expert-led workshops, mentorship, and technical support

​Awards

• ​$10,000 prize pool

• ​$2,000 in World Labs API credits

• ​XGRIDS PortalCam (valued at $5,000)

• ​SIGGRAPH 2026 tickets

• ​Showcase opportunity at SIGGRAPH ’26

​Stay for SIGGRAPH

​Join our SIGGRAPH workshop: Powered By Gaussian Splats: From World Models to 3D Interactive Worlds

​See all sessions

​Hack Advisors & Judges:

• ​Alex Coulombe, CEO of Agile Lens

• ​Avik Sethia, Founding Engineer at Reactor

• ​Benny Guo, Chief Scientist of Tripo AI

• ​Brittani Poeppel, Product Marketing at World Labs

• ​Dave Gougé, Global Board of Directors of the Visual Effects Society

• ​David Gene Oh, Global Developer Advocacy at ByteDance

• ​Essem Harris, Senior Technologist at the National Basketball Association (NBA)

• ​Grace Ng, Founder of Playhouse.AI

• ​Ian Curtis, Design at World Labs

• ​James C. Kane, Director, Emerging Technology

• ​Keith Zhang, Founder of Soulscape

• ​Lovis Odin, Creative / ML Engineer at fal.ai

• ​Lukasz Mirocha, Founder of Opus Lab 3D

• ​Minh Do, Cofounder at Machine Cinema & Fantastic Day

• ​Oliver Edis, CEO of ReactVision

• ​Oliver Huang, Solutions Consultant at XGRIDS

• ​Renard T. Jenkins, President & CEO of I2A2 Technologies, Studios & Labs

• ​Rachel Cooper, AI Strategy & Creative Technology Executive at Lionsgate

• ​Robert Karimi, ASU Associate Professor exploring immersive performance, games, and AI

• ​Sonya Haskins, Head of Programming at AWE

• ​Timothy Hagberg, Graphics Engineer - Developer Technology Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment

• ​Tipatat Chennavasin, Co-founder & General Partner at The Venture Reality Fund

• ​Todd Terrazas, Co-Founder/Founder of FBRC.ai, AI on the Lot, and AI LA.

• ​Vangelis Lympouridis, Founder of Enosis

• ​Verena Puhm, Former Head of Dream Lab LA, Luma AI

• ​Víctor Ernesto García Sánchez, Co-Founder of YBVR

• ​Yanpei Cao, Head of Research of Tripo AI

• ​Yiqi Zhao, Product Design Lead at Meta

​Need more inspiration on what to build? We will share some ideas post-sign-up!

Questions? [email protected]
More information: https://sensaihack.com/worldsinaction-2-la/