i-Space: Contests

Timeline

Rules and Regulations

• PolyU and CPCE students can participate in the Contest.
• Participants  can only submit one submission individually or as a group.
• Participants can submit their projects on the Metaverse platform such as Spatial platform or Game Engine, such as Unity or Unreal.
• The 3D models or application used in the project must be created on their own or downloaded from open or royalty-free sources.
• The copyright of the submission belongs to the participants. However, the Organisers reserve the right to use the submission for promotional purposes. The Organiser also reserve the right to announce the names of winner, and to publish photos taken from the competition activities for promotional purposes.
• The Organisers reserve the right to display the original or modified entries, in digital format, through online social media or physical form, for exhibition or promotion purposes.
• Prizes are non-exchangeable, non-returnable and non-refundable in any situation.
• The participants acknowledge that they have read and accepted the rules & regulations of the competition by submitting an entry.
• The Organisers reserve the right to amend and/or cancel the activities as well as the Rules & Regulations without prior notice.
• All entries must be original. By submitting an entry, the participants guarantee that the entry neither contains any third party copyrighted materials nor infringes the intellectual property rights of any third parties. Participants should also be aware that the content should not include obscene, violence, religion, politics or any other inappropriate content. The Organisers reserve the right to disqualify against any entry or team that violates the rules without prior notice.
• In case of any dispute, the Organisers reserve the right of final decision.

The VR application

The Library will provide HTC VIVE Pro 2, HP Reverb G2, Meta Oculus 3, Meta Oculus 2 and Oculus Rift for the judging panel to view and evaluate submitted Metaverse entries.

If the submissions require other platforms or device for viewing, participants must demonstrate the Metaverse to judging panel using compatible equipment or their own devices.

Submissions 

• A PowerPoint file (with no more than 20 slides) containing the storyboard and each team member’s contributions, etc. 
• A supplementary video clip (no longer than 10 minutes) demonstrating the concept and the Metaverse.
• A workable prototype (optional).
• A declaration of originality and sources for any external materials used, if any.
• Group photos for promotional purposes.

Judging Criteria

Prizes

Champion	1st Runner-up	2nd Runner-up
Meta Quest 3 (512 GB)*	ARknovv A1 Smart Glasses*	DJI Neo Drone*

*or equivalent

Prize sponsored by

By re-utilising the 3D model created from the VR Tour of the Library’s i-Space student project and following the Metaverse platform guideline, the Library modified and optimised the model to develop the Space within the Spatial Metaverse platform.

You can access the Space from here via web browser.

You can consider using the following equipment and software in the i-Space to develop your Metaverse application.

Equipment

• 360 Camera
• Desktop 3D Scanner
• Handheld 3D Scanner

3D Model Library

• BOOTH
• Scan the World
• Sketchfab
• Unity Asset Store
• VRoid Hub

3D Modelling Software

• Blender
• MeshLab
• OpenSCAD
• SelfCAD
• SketchUp Free
• TinkerCAD

Game Development Engine

• NVIDIA Omniverse
• Unity Engine
• Unreal Engine

Metaverse Platform

• Cluster
• Decentraland
• Rec Room
• Roblox
• Spatial
• The Sandbox
• VRChat

VR Experience Zone

Location
Digital Visualization Room,
i-Space, 4/F North Wing, Library


VR Development Zone

Location
Corner area, Digital Visualization Room,
i-Space, 4/F North Wing, Library

Multimedia Production Studio

Location
Studios area,
3/F North Wing, Library