MULTIPLAYER[01]
Shared live rooms: channels, presence, chat.
Five tracks
Pick one, or ignore them all. Ship something live.
LIVE STREAMING[02]
Broadcast state to a crowd in realtime.
REAL-TIME LOCATION[03]
Living maps, presence in space.
AI AGENTS[04]
Autonomous agents acting on live signals.
WILD SIGNAL[05]
Open realtime experiments without a category.
Prizes
US$800
1st — US$500 · 2nd — US$300 · cash, no strings
The format
39 hours, start to submission
- Window
- Fri 19:00 → Sun 10:00, 39 hours
- Teams
- 1 to 4 people — entering alone is fine
- Where
- Online, in Discord
- Cost
- Free
- Ship
- A working product built with Portal
Schedule
All times Lima, UTC−5
- Fri 19:00Kickoff.
- Sat 09:00–21:00Mentor office hours, in the Discord channels.
- Sun 10:00Submissions close. Judges begin reviewing.
- Sun 16:00–18:00Judges deliberate and pick the winners.
- Sun 19:00Top-five showcase and winners announced, on Discord.
Questions
Before you register
- Do I need a team?
- No. Teams are one to four people, and one is a team.
- What does it cost?
- Nothing. Registration is free.
- Do I need a Portal account?
- Yes, and it is free to start. Set it up before Friday so kickoff is spent building — the docs are the fastest way in.
- Do I have to pick a track?
- Pick one, or ignore them all — Wild Signal exists for the things that fit nowhere.
- How is it judged?
- Judges review every submission from Sunday 10:00 against the official criteria, then deliberate in the afternoon. Winners are announced at 19:00.
- What are the prizes?
- US$800 in cash: US$500 for first, US$300 for second.
- How do I get into the Discord?
- Use the Discord invite below. Mentors, event updates, and the showcase happen there.
The realtime hackathon
Aug 07–09 · online · teams of 1–4 · free
Register free →Built by Portal and Crafter Station