List of hackathons about video-games in 2017

Gamers and AI techies -- students, professionals, hobbyists in the New York City Area! Halite AI invites you to participate in the Cornell Tech Halite Hackathon. Collaborate and compete with like-minded programming enthusiasts as you play the Halite AI programming challenge. If you enjoy coding, learning about AI, and thinking about strategies to defeat your opponents, this is the event for you!

AR/VR developers and designers in and around Hanover! You're invited to participate in the Hackvention AR / VR Hackathon 2017. In this hackathon, which is part of the three-part event series, you'll be challenged to design a future-oriented VR app that addresses the market and customer requirements provided by participating companies.

Tech and startup enthusiasts in San Francisco and the Bay Area! You're invited to attend Global Demo Day 2017 & Startup Bash, where you'll see the finalist winners from the local AngelHack Global Hackathon Series present their winning projects.

Hackers in the San Diego area! The AT&T Developer Program invites you to participate in AT&T Hack-o-ween with CyberTECH in San Diego. You'll be challenged to design and prototype an innovative app or game and to compete for prizes for the best Hackathon App overall, the best Smart City Hack, and the best VR/AR Hack.

Edutech enthusiasts in the Greater Toronto Region! Voila Learning invites you to participate in their Educatech Hackathon. At this 48-hour event, you'll collaborate in a team of three and use Unity to prototype an innovative 3D game that supports Second Language Learning. Come as a team or join one at the event.

Programmers, engineers, entrepreneurs, business minds, product designers, and makers in Singapore! You're invited to participate in the #STARTINGUP 2017 #STARTATHON -- a 30-hour intense innovation event for rapid development, prototyping, and validation of tech solution ideas. You'll get to attend masterclasses on topics such as Internet of Things, Mobile App Development, Digital Fabrication, and Business Modelling. You'll then get to prototype your idea with the latest tools in open source hardware and IoT development boards.

Techies and non-techies in the New York area! Are you interested in the use of technology to help humanity? Do you have ideas on how technology can make us better humans? If so, the Illicit Mind Inc. invites you to participate in the Hack Human: Hackathon! You'll be challenged to use technologies such as VR and AI to create innovatove solutions that can help break down the barriers that the human race faces.

Engineers and techies in New England! If you're interested in digital health solutions, then you're invited to participate in the Halloween Hackathon. You'll be challenged to use cutting-edge technologies to solve real-world problems for digital health -- for example: build an Amazon echo app, configure personalized, secure QR codes, or leverage facial recognition software.

Retail and eCommerce enthusiasts in Belgium! Think you can design an awesome shopper experience? In The Pocket -- the digital product studio -- invites you to participate in The Future of Shopping Hackathon. You'll be challenged to use technologies such as AR/VR, IoT, Beacons, Social Commerce, etc. to design and prototype a winning shopper experience -- leverage Google's AdWords and Ingenico’s payment APIs to show the judges that your project's the best.

University of Chester students! You're invited to sign up to participate in the 24-hour HackThornton hackathon. Come as a team, or join one at the event. You can pick one of the designated hackathon tracks -- voice UI, virtual reality, gaming, or innovation -- or work on your own idea.