Agent Creativity Hackathon for Autism Charity

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We have an online chat group where attendees can find team members and ask any questions regarding the hackathon. Joining this group is required for further information regarding the event.
Please join using this link:
https://tinyurl.com/tencenthackathonchat

Build AI for Good—and Compete for US$3,000 in Cash Prizes 🏆

Ready to turn your AI skills into something that can make a real difference? Join AI Builders and Tencent Cloud in Hong Kong for a high-energy, half-day Agent Creativity Hackathon for Autism Charity, organized in partnership with Hong Kong Children & Youth Services.

Connect with 80 developers, designers, hackers, and AI builders to create practical, innovative solutions supporting the autism community. Compete across three exciting tracks for US$3,000 in total cash prizes—US$1,000 for the winning team in each track—plus the opportunity to advance to the Shenzhen Global Finals.

CodeBuddy Track: Build a web-based game

Step 1. Download CodeBuddy here

Step 2. Build a web-based game related to autism charity

Step 3. Deploy on Cloud Studio based on this doc here

Step 4: Submit your project using the link below
https://tinyurl.com/codebuddytrack

WorkBuddy Track: Build a Custom Agent Skill

Step 1. Download WorkBuddy here

Step 2. Build your Custom Agent Skill related to autism charity based on this doc here

Step 3. Submit your project using the link below
https://tinyurl.com/workbuddytrack

Miora Track: Create an Animation

Step 1. Download Miora here

Step 2. Create an animation related to autism charity

Step 3. Upload your project using the link below
https://tinyurl.com/mioratrack

The event runs in three stages: online pre-registration, an online early bird submission, and an offline final presentation. At the in-person event, judges select the top 1 project from each track (3 winning teams in total), each team will get 1000 USD Cash prize 🏆 and move on to the Shenzhen Global Finals.

Timeline

Project submission opening: July 9th

Early bird submission: August 11th, 12pm (extra points for early bird submissions).

Participants continue to build on event day

Final project submission ends on event day

Best team of each of the 3 tracks announced; 1000 USD Cash Prize per team 🏆

Early Bird Submission

Early bird submission: August 11th, 12pm (extra points for early bird submissions).

We will announce the top three projects per track during the event.

Judging Criteria

Hackathon theme alignment: Did the project solve any problem about autism?

Completeness: Whether the participant finished at least a minimum viable product.

Innovation: Is the product idea innovative?

Sponsored Product Usage: Did the team use sponsored products?

Early Bird Bonus: Was the final project submitted before August 11th, 12 p.m. Hong Kong time?

Who should join

Developers, hackers, designers, product builders, and AI practitioners in Hong Kong and the surrounding region who want to build AI agent projects for a good cause.

We also have an online chat group for attendees to find other team members, as well as ask any questions regarding the hackathon. Feel free to join now: https://tinyurl.com/tencenthackathonchat

What to expect

Hands-on guidance across three Tencent Cloud products: CodeBuddy, WorkBuddy, and Miora

Three tracks: build a game, build an agent, create an animation

Online first-round selection followed by an offline final presentation

2,000 free product credits per product as participation incentives

On-site judging and awards, with 9 teams presenting live

Global Finals slots in Shenzhen for the top 1 team from each track (3 winning teams)

Organizers

AI Builders is an AI community of founders, engineers, and designers across Asia, building and shipping real AI products together.

Tencent Cloud is the global cloud arm of Tencent, offering computing, AI, and productivity infrastructure trusted by millions of developers and enterprises.

Hong Kong Children & Youth Services is a long-standing Hong Kong non-profit delivering children, youth, and family welfare programs, including services that support neurodiverse children and their families.

HKPC Academy is the training arm of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, providing FutureSkills courses that help professionals and organisations upskill in AI, digital, and Industry 4.0 technologies.

​HKU AI Society (Hong Kong University AI Society) A student organization at HKU that empowers students through AI education, workshops, and innovative projects, shaping an AI-driven future.