Jeonnam National University Information and Computing Center Successfully Concludes Hackathon Using Metaverse

Chonnam National University recently successfully completed a hackathon competition utilizing the metaverse. Photo by Chonnam National University.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] The Jeonnam National University Information and Computing Center (Director Kim Jin-sul) announced on the 5th that the 3rd Jeonnam National University Innovation Hackathon, utilizing big data, cloud, and artificial intelligence (AI), was held online and non-face-to-face for three days from August 25 to 27.

In particular, the participating teams used the metaverse platform ‘Gather’ during pre-meetings and after-parties to introduce themselves with avatars and build teams, and held grand festivals after the competition, demonstrating that extensive interactions are fully possible online.

Also, in the finals, each team exhibited the spirit of the MZ generation by engaging in continuous idea generation, discussions, technical implementation, and presentations, maintaining intense competition throughout.

Among the 10 teams, each consisting of four students, the grand prize was awarded to the ‘Face Maker Team,’ which implemented a posture correction and stretching service for users whose posture deteriorates due to excessive exposure to digital devices.

Award-winning teams ▲Grand Prize (President’s Award) ‘Face Maker Team’ (Minseo Yoo, Department of New Materials Engineering, Year 2; Hojun Choi, Department of Landscape Architecture, Year 4; Jiseong Nam, IoT Artificial Intelligence Convergence Major, Year 3; Hyunwoo Kim, Computer Information and Communication Engineering Major, Year 4) ▲Gold Prize ‘Daon Team’ (Seohyun Lee, Software Engineering, Year 2; Hye-eun Lee, Industrial Engineering, Year 3; Chanie Hong, ICT Convergence Systems Engineering Master’s Program; Hye-eum Park, Department of Design, Year 3) ▲Silver Prize ‘Kimssi Pyo Ryugi Team’ (Hyeji Kim, Industrial Engineering, Year 3; Sangyeop Kim, Software Engineering Major, Year 4; Taejun Kim, Software Engineering Major, Year 4; Seoha Kim, Department of Design, Year 3) ▲Sponsor Special Prize ‘CloseCV Team’ (KT), ‘Explanet Team’ (Cybertech), ‘Yurihan Team’ (.NET Soft).

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