Cambridge Univ. × Arcade AI Hackathon - Online / Onsite

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🚀 Cambridge Univ. x Arcade AI Hackathon: a chill vibe for AI X GAME creation together with Tencent Games

October 3-4th, 2026 | 📍West Hub, Cambridge University, UK

Join Arcade AI, Cambridge University students, Tencent Games, Supercell for a hackathon where you'll create games using Arcade or any innovative projects for Game / Tech / AI Tracks.

Join Discord for logistics: https://discord.gg/72bxnpv4C8 👾
Free credits, team-ups, and prizes announce in Discord first.

Availble for both In-person & Online · 2 days · 48 hours

⭐ Organizer & Partnership

Organized by Arcade AI, in partnership with Tencent Games, Tencent Cloud, Cambridge China AI Association co-hosting at Cambridge University, UK.

Judge Panel (Sort by name A-Z):

• Cyril Derouineau - VP Editorial Tech @Ubisoft
• Matt White - Ex-Global CTO of AI @The Linux, Ex-CTO @ PyTorch Foundation
• Lee Fang - Head of R&D Efficiency @Tencent Games, Sr. Instructor @Tencent Academy

• Tony Kanell - Sr. Engineering Manager @NVIDIA, Instructor @University of Utah Games

• Joey Primiani - AI Design Leader @LinkedIn, Lecturer @Stanford University, Ex @Google

• Piero Herrera - CEO @Ironmind Studios, Ex @Blizzard
• Daniel Goncharov - Reseach Engineer @Stanford University, Google Developer Expert in AI/ML

• Greg Henrion - Founder & CEO @Sunset Technologies Inc
• Qianhui Wang - Co-host, CS PhD @Cambridge University, Researcher @Microsoft
• Kate Jiang - Sponsor, Game Tech BD @Tencent Cloud

VC Investors

• Clémentine Guyon - Angel Investor, CEO @Emotion Studio

• Sarah Wang - Investor @UV Venture Partner

• Tessa Osborne - Investor @Plug and Play
• Lan Wu - Investor @Fusion Fund
  ...
  And More!

Co-host:

• Frank Feng — PhD @Cambridge Univeristy | Robert Sansom Scholar | CTO @MiraFuture | Chair @Cambridge China AI Association
• Xinze Li — PhD @University of Pennsylvania | MPhil @Cambridge University | @Cambridge China AI Association

Partner:

• Tencent Cloud (Tencent HY)
• Tencent Games, Timi Studio Group (Delta Force, Call of Duty: Mobile, Honor of Kings)

Want to join Sponsors, Judge Panel? Register for apply.

🎯 Pre-Prize Pool

• Direct interview session with Tencent Games
• Cash prizes or equivalent hardware prices
• $2000 Cloud Credits + ???
• 30-min pitch sessions with top-tier VCs, companies and industry leaders (full judge panel to be announced soon)

👥 Who should apply

Whether you're a Cambridge Univ. alumni, further entrepreneur, an Arcade member, an ambitious game developer, gamer, or a global AI builder from anywhere in the world — you should apply.

In-person seats must signup and confirm through email. Approval required.