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Autonomous Worlds

Explore Autonomous Worlds and MUD with 0xPARC, Lattice, and ETHGlobal

May 18 – 26, 2023

Async hackathon

We invite you to join the first virtual Autonomous Worlds hackathon, where participants will explore the potential of multi-author Worlds by developing onchain games, worlds, and art projects.

Leverage the power of MUD, a new framework designed for ambitious Ethereum applications, and follow in the footsteps of dozens of teams that have already built unique projects with it, including OPCraft — an onchain voxel world, EVM Factorio, real-time strategy games, and more.

By working with the MUD framework, participants will not only contribute to the growth of these worlds but also deepen the understanding of the concept of Autonomous Worlds and its implications in technology and digital collaboration.

A new kind of Worlds

New forms of computation enable fundamentally new kinds of virtual Worlds. Autonomous Worlds are not just Worlds that happen to exist onchain, but Worlds that could not exist otherwise. Personal computing allowed early game developers to sculpt single-player Worlds in which isolated individuals could immerse themselves in the rule-based structure of a text adventure or a pixel bouncing around the screen. Networked computing allowed for these private interactive experiences to be expanded into multiplayer Worlds: server-based muti-user dungeons and massively multiplayer online games whose dynamic unfolding was no longer contingent on the participation of a single player.The arrival of onchain computing brings with it the possibility of Autonomous Worlds: multi-author, maximally persistent Worlds that can not only be experienced by multiple inhabitants, but also expanded by them. These Worlds are no longer read-only vessels for private immersion or collective experience, but a collaborative commons whose open-ended evolution is steered by digital consensus.The unique affordances of Autonomous Worlds can be glimpsed in early experiments with onchain games, but their full potential remains to be realized. In this hackathon, we invite developers and game designers to build games and tooling that test what they see as the fullest possible expression of an Autonomous World.

Schedule

May 18 – 26, 2023

Pre-Event

Wed, May 17 - Wed, May 17

Event

Thu, May 18 - Fri, May 26

Wed, May 17

Deadline to Apply

Judges, Speakers & Mentors

Justin Glibert

Justin Glibert

0xPARC

Dante Camuto

Dante Camuto

zkonduit

Austin Griffith

Austin Griffith

Ethereum Foundation

Kooshaba

Kooshaba

Lattice

Ivan Chub

Ivan Chub

0xPARC

Alvarius

Alvarius

Lattice

Guilty Gyoza

Guilty Gyoza

Topology

frolic ☼

frolic ☼

Lattice

Nagual

Nagual

Lattice

Biscaryn ⭐️

Biscaryn ⭐️

Lattice

Lermchair

Lermchair

Lattice

Jason Morton

Jason Morton

EZKL

Arthur Röing Baer

Arthur Röing Baer

Moving Castles

Rory Arredondo

Rory Arredondo

ETHGlobal

Kartik Talwar

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal

Ludens

Ludens

0xPARC

Partners

Optimism
0xPARC
Lattice
nft.storage
ETHGlobal
Ethereum Foundation
Filecoin
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