HECO First Gaming Hackathon
HECO announced the launch of the first HECO Gaming Hackathon, August 31 – October 29, 2021.
Open-source developers and blockchain gaming projects can participate for their chance to win a piece of the $102,000 prize, access to mentors from HECO, and potential support for their project on HECO.
The HECO Gaming Hackathon is the first gaming-themed blockchain hackathon from the platform to provide evaluation, guidance, and support services for participants. During the event, developers and projects can also participate in workshops and demo days to connect with potential VC investors.
The HECO Gaming Hackathon supports early-stage projects and ideas from open source developer communities, allowing both community members and organizations to participate in funding developer projects and blockchain ventures. The aim of the hackathon is to build a HECO developer community that will help projects grow and eventually join the HECO ecosystem.
Eligible submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges from blockchain projects and VC firms, including Chainlink, Covalent, Allnodes, airSlate, and Signum Capital.
Projects will be judged on the following criteria:
- Originality & creativity
- Technicality & design
- Business model & feasibility
- Usability
- Practicality & use Cases
- Contribution to the HECO ecosystem
- User-friendly approach
The prizes include up to 20,000 USDT, mentorship from the HECO team, market exposure, and the opportunity to join the HECO Grant Program. USDT prizes will be awarded to participants according to the rankings:
- 1st place: 20,000 USDT
- 2nd place 15,000 USDT
- 3rd place 10,000 USDT
- Bonus prize: 2,500 USDT
- Play-to-earn blockchain game prize: 10,000 USDT
- UX and UI design award prize (Conditional): 10,000 USDT
- Metaverse game prize: 10,000 USDT
- Scalable NFT art project prize: 10,000 USDT
What is HECO?
HECO is a decentralized and cost efficient public chain that Ethereum developers can easily get started with and smart contracts are seamlessly compatible.
📰 INFO:
https://hecochain.medium.com/huobi-eco-chain-heco-launches-first-gaming-hackathon-c5d8f8d51bb0
