Game Talent Academy to host AI hackathon for 70 students in Pangyo
The two-day event runs November 5-6 under the theme "All of Us Inside a Game," with 15,000 won in AI credits per participant.
The Game Talent Academy of the Korea Creative Content Agency will hold the main round of its AI Hackathon at Pangyo on November 5 and 6, the organizer announced. Seventy university students will take part in the two-day, overnight competition, building games with artificial intelligence tools.
The event is held under the theme "All of Us Inside a Game," and participants are asked to develop games that carry values of diversity and inclusion. Each participant receives a support grant of 15,000 won for AI use during the contest.
Five teams will be selected for awards: one grand prize team, one runner-up team and three teams receiving excellence awards. The grand prize team will receive the president's award from the Korea Creative Content Agency, and all winning teams will get supplementary prizes as well as an exemption from the document screening stage of the academy's 2027 freshman admissions.
The hackathon is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, according to gamemeca.com. Results and the winning works will be published on the Game Talent Academy's official blog and social media channels.
More applicants than places
Applications ran from October 8 to October 27, 2025, drawing 99 people across 27 teams for the 70 places available. Final participants were confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis, with individual notices sent on October 26, 2025.
Quick answers
When and where is the Game Talent Academy AI Hackathon?
The main round takes place November 5-6 in Pangyo.
Who can take part and how many participants are there?
Seventy university students are taking part, selected from applicants who registered between October 8 and October 27, 2025.
What do winning teams receive?
The grand prize team receives the Korea Creative Content Agency president's award. All winning teams receive prizes and an exemption from the document screening stage of the academy's 2027 freshman admissions.