How To Enter

Entrants may enter the competition by following the below steps:

1. Become a member of MHCP: Click here to start your application. If you are already a member, skip to step 3.
2. Application review & acceptance: After your application is reviewed and approved, you will receive an email detailing the next steps, including how to join the competition Discord community.
3. Join the competition Discord Channel by doing the following:
   • Go to the "Channels & Roles" category located at the top left of the MHCP Discord server.
   • Click on the "Customize" section.
   • Assign yourself the "Competition Participant" role. You will then gain access to the competition channels on Discord.
4. Congratulations! You're in the competition and will have access to technical office hours, exclusive educational content, and a creator community to support you.
   
   

What To Build 

Create a NEW interactive world for Meta Horizon designed to work seamlessly on mobile devices. The world should be engaging, accessible, and repeatedly fun in 5-minute sessions or less. Your world can be for solo or group play. 

• Technical Requirements
• Design Guidance for Building Short Loop Mobile Worlds
  
  

How To Submit

Entrants may submit a world in the competition by following the below steps:

1. Publish your world: Publish your mobile-focused world in Meta Horizon worlds. Ensure it’s publicly accessible.
2. Register on Devpost: From November 8, 2024 when submission opens, go to the Devpost competition page. Click on “Join hackathon”. If you don't have a Devpost account or aren’t signed in, you'll need to create one for free or log in to access the submission page.
3. Submit Your World: Make sure to complete all required fields on the "Start project" page during the competition submission window and adhere to the specified requirements.
   
   

Submission Requirements on Devpost

• URL to your published World along with details that will help our Judges and review team assess your World.
  
  
• Accompanying documentation (Please keep each section to 1-2 paragraphs max):
  • Inspiration: What inspired you to create this world? What other worlds or media influenced your creative direction?
  • How we built it: What were the key tools and processes you used to create the world? If this is a team world, who contributed and how did they contribute?
  • Challenges: What were the biggest difficulties you encountered, and how did you overcome or work around them?
  • Accomplishments: Which parts of your world, or your building process, are you most proud of?
  • Next steps: How are you going to keep improving the world? What would you like to add if you have more time?
    
    
•  1x 3 mins of screen capture or demo of the world:
  • Should not exceed 3 minutes
  • Include footage that shows the experience as viewed on a Mobile device and/or Quest
  • Must be uploaded to and made publicly visible on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook Video, or Youku, and a link to the video must be provided on the submission form on the Competition website.
  • Must not include third-party trademarks, or copyrighted music or other material unless the Entrant has permission to use such material.
    
    
• Include images from your world to ensure it is optimized on multiple devices in each of the below sizes.
  • WORLDNAME_QuestSquare.jpg | 800px x 800px
  • WORLDNAME_Quest_16_9.jpg | 1920px x 1080px
  • WORLDNAME_Web_4_3.jpg | 560px x 420px
  • WORLDNAME_Web_16_9.jpg | 1920px x 1080px

Judging Process

To determine winners in the competition, we have selected a panel of judges from within Meta who are experts on Meta Horizon. There will be a pre-screen, judging phase one and a final judging panel. Information about the judging criteria and phases can be found under the section "Judging Process" in the rules section here.