Lumighost Arena – International game development competition
From March 6 to March 10 2023, the Lumighost Arena competition was held. The Lumighost Arena Hackathon is a new international competition among game development specialists, which was launched this year. Participation was free and open to everyone. The theme of the hackathon in 2023 is: "Game solutions that can solve the problem of bad game design in multiplayer games".
The competition was aimed at finding new talents in the field of game development. The main problem of the hackathon was poor, low-quality game design in multiplayer games. Artur Kashuba was able to solve the problem of the hackathon by presenting the game Ghost Tanks at the competition. He took first place.
Contestants competed for cash prizes, as well as the opportunity to refine their game with highly experienced developers and publish it on the AppStore and PlayMarket. Participants were able to show their abilities in the Arena Gameplay Mechanic nomination.
Goals of the hackathon:
- find a solution to the stated problem and contribute to its implementation;
- selection of the most talented specialists and assistance in finalizing / publishing the most powerful projects;
- encouraging the creation of innovative game development solutions, strengthening the prestige of intellectual activity;
- development of creativity among gamedev industry representatives, stimulation of professional growth;
- stimulating innovation and finding solutions to the current challenges of the game development market;
- to contribute to the progress of the game development industry with the help of the submitted solutions of the participants;
- popularization of the sphere of game development as one of the important sectors of the world economy.
The organizer of Lumighost Arena Hackathon was Maksym Tytarenko, who is a co-founder and COO of Lumighost, which develops games and gamified applications to order. The company was also a sponsor of the event.
You can find more information about the results of the competition on the official website https://arena.lumighost.com .