Anime Jam, which will be held in partnership with Core and Metaverse Gaming League (MGL), has been announced. As part of Anime Jam, developers will reveal their creative ideas inspired by iconic anime and manga series.
Participants will redesign their favorite anime and manga characters, locations, or themes using Core’s development tools as part of the event. Anime Jam, which is also a competition, has prize money of 10 thousand dollars.
In addition to the $10,000 prize, there will be prizes of $5,000 for first place winners, $2,000 for second place, and $1,000 for third place winners in the following categories. These categories are as follows:
- Mecha: Technology and innovation-themed anime category.
- Fantasy: Fantasy and parallel universe-themed anime category.
- Slice Of Life: Anime venues category.
- Ninjas, Samurai, and Magical Girls: A broad category covering anime in the Shounen/shoujo genre.
Anime creations that are successful in these categories will be showcased at the MGL event in March 2022. This event on Metaverse will be streamed live on Twitch. Participants of this event will also receive $6,000.
During the MGL metaverse event, both potential projects and viewers will win various awards. Let’s also mention here that MGL belongs to metaverse game studio Dubit. Dubit CTO Patrick Mead says:
“We’re delighted to be working with Core to reward developers for their creativity and vision, and to integrate live esports into a Game Jam for the very first time. Core is one of the leading metaverse platforms because it offers anyone the chance to bring their ideas to life for others, which is a perfect fit for MGL, where we reward meaningful participation as well as pure skill during live-streamed and branded events across the metaverse.”
Mattie Fairchild, Senior Director of Community and Developer Relations at Manticore Games, said:
“Game Jams are one of our favorite ways to inspire creators around a theme, and now they’ll have a chance to rally to one of Core’s most popular: anime. Core gives every creator, regardless of skill level, the tools for building stunning metaverse experiences, and so we can’t wait to see how our growing community of 15,000+ developers imagine mecha, ninjas, and everything in between. We’re thrilled to partner with Metaverse Gaming League to offer a substantial prize pool, multiple ways to win, and the awesome bonus of exposure to their audience during a live esports event.”
The Core x MGL Anime Jam is a great opportunity for budding game developers as well as established creators to bring their ideas to life and hone their skill sets. The Core platform is completely free and offers the power of Unreal Engine with no coding or art skills required. Anime Game Jam creators will benefit from a library of pre-made anime assets to kickstart their projects, and can instantly publish their finished creations on the platform.
Applications will begin on March 17, 2022, and winners will be announced live after one week of evaluation. The Metaverse Gaming League live event will take place on April 2. For more information about the event, you can visit the MGL website.
