List of hackathons about video-games in 2017

Designers, coders, hackers, artists, engineers in Boston and New England! Are you passionate about virtual and augmented reality applications? You're invited to participate in the Reality, Virtually, Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab. Come and network with the best-of-the-best in VR/AR applications. Showcase your skills and create your own exciting app in one of the following categories Healthcare and Medicine, Entertainment, Education, Sports, Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Gaming, or Retail.

AR hackers in the Seattle area! Ratio and Globant invite you to sign up for the Hack the Now & Next: ARKit Edition hackathon. You'll be challenged to design and prototype an innovative augmented reality app for iPhone and iPad using Apple’s new ARKit framework.

Virtual and Augmented Reality enthusiasts in and around the Big Apple! Looking Glass invites you to participate in the Holo-Hackathon. You'll be challenged to use HoloPlayer One -- the world's first interactive lightfield dev kit -- to design and prototype an amazing 3D creation in real physical space without any headgear. The event theme is MEMORIES -- so maybe you can transform memories into a prize winning creation!

At the recent Seattle VR Hackathon, artists, UX designers, sound artists, critics, researchers, film-makers, developers, game designers, testers, psychologists, industry professionals collaborated and competed to build innovative VR solutions. If you're interested in what they came up with, then why not come to this meetup to try out their projects!

VR and AR techies in the New York City area! Come and participate in New York's biggest AR/VR Hackathon. You'll learn about the latest in mobile VR/WebVR technologies. Come with a team or join one at the event. You'll get to work with cool new AR/VR tools and to conceive and prototype an innovative solution in one of three themes: VR/AR Open, VR/AR + AI, or WebVR, WebAR.

Girl Tech Divas in the Bay Area! Yes, You! If you're entering Grades 6 through 12 next year and you're interested in computer science, STEM subjects, mobile apps or gaming, then here's an event for you! The Bay Area Chapter of Black Girls CODE invites you to participate in their Code A Brighter Future Hackathon. You'll be challenged to join a team at the event and design and build a prototype mobile app that can help make day-to-day life better.

Artists, UX designers, sound artists, critics, researchers, film-makers, developers, game designers, testers, psychologists, industry professionals in and around Seattle! Interested in virtual reality? You're invited to sign up for the Seattle VR Hackathon! Come and learn about Virtual Reality and other immersive technologies, meet new people, and get hands-on experience with VR design and development. You don't have to be an expert -- the VR hackathon is open to everyone.

Developers, designers, marketers, startup and ideas people! Mark your calendars to participate in the 48-hour Dassault Aviation challenge. You'll be challenged to use all of your expertise in VR, AI, IoT, and luxury user experience to design and prototype the perfect in-cabin experience for passengers in Dassault's Falcon business jet. You'll compete to win your share of the €6,000 prize pool, plus a two-month incubator slot to develop your project in the Dassault Aviation Lab.

IoT, AI and Robotics startups around the world! OneTraction -- the first open innovation accelerator in Silicon Valley -- invites you to sign up to participate in their Internet of Things (IoT), AI & Robotics - Hackathon. This virtual event is open to anyone seeking to join or launch a startup. Register with your startup team -- or join one prior to the event -- and compete for up to $250k in startup funding and a place in OneTraction's accelerator.

Gamers and hackers in the Oakland - Bay Area! The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment invites you to sign up to participate in the STDIO Game Jam 2017. Your challenge in this weekend-long event is to create one or more simple, fun games using "standard io" text streams for input and output. The readable source code of your games will then be accessible to help beginners learn how to develop games.