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title: NEON BUIDL-ATHON GUIDE
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# NEON BUIDL-ATHON GUIDE

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- Twitter: https://twitter.com/neon_buidl
- Discord: https://discord.gg/M3j3vCdr

## KEY DETAILS

- **WHEN?** July 28th through August 18th
:calendar: [Monthly Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Zjlsc3JkZzgyNWk4aXZnaWZtanRzOHM0bG9AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ)
- **WHERE?** [Mozilla Hubs](https://hubs.mozilla.com/)
- **WHY?** ETH PRIZES! (And more importantly, to show what diverse community of builders can create altogether)

A key factor in this buildathon is reusability. Think about how you can make what you build portable in other projects.

## PROMPTS

Our north star for this Buidl-athon and our subsequent events is: [DAO-Town](https://rarible.com/token/0x5864a2eef51cee5fdbee8bc4649e6d38a2ff5a97:7?tab=owners), a new kind of community owned space, where anyone can come and build the world they want to see, alongside others with the same overarching mission.

*Think of yourself as a first-generation homesteader, staking your plot in the wild west of cyberspace*

Additionaly, here are some suggestions for projects inspired by the notion of visualizing composable objects and exploring ways to share knowledge in spatial environments (Hubs).

|  |  |  |
| -------- | -------- | -------- |
| Bring something from the [NEON DAO wallet](https://gallery.so/neondao) into 3D and reusable in an interesting way | What could a [blog post](https://xrdevlog.com) look like in VR?| Remix a virtual world that you made in another platform in a portable way |

:::info
:brain: Use your imagination, just keep in mind how your build can be reusable in the future!
:::

NOTE: After this buildathon we'll continue hosting events on the topic of interoperability and together create a shared world on different platforms, utilizing assets from the top submissions.

## SUBMITTING ENTRY

1. Create a new [Spoke project](https://hubs.mozilla.com/spoke) or remix this one: https://hubs.mozilla.com/scenes/DgGdHWC
2. Import .glb files you’d like to use in your build into 'My Assets'
3. When done creating/editing, click “Publish to Hubs” on the top right
4. Submit a link to the scene in NEON BUIDL’s [#share-your-work channel](https://discord.com/channels/971182704051769405/978413730859712542) on Discord

:::info
:bulb: There's a blender plugin that you can use to import your blender scene directly into Spoke with: **https://github.com/mozillareality/hubs-blender-exporter**
:::

**Important**

Submit the URL link of the scenes! You'll see it right after publishing and passing the performance check. It should look like this:


## Deadline

EOD Thursday, August 18th 2022

## ADDITIONAL INFO
- JOIN OUR DISCORD: [LINK HERE](https://discord.gg/M3j3vCdr)
- JOIN OUR WEEKLY CALLS
- Every Monday @ 430pm ET
- Every Friday @ 12pm ET
- SUBMIT QUESTIONS: Ask in the [#questions](https://discord.com/channels/971182704051769405/1001911268870996048) Discord channel
- HOST A WORKSHOP: Propose one in the [#buildathon](https://discord.com/channels/971182704051769405/973330298387456050) channel
- TUTORIALS
- [HOW TO BUILD IN SPOKE](https://hubs.mozilla.com/spoke/projects/tutorial)
- [HOW TO OPTIMIZE A SCENE](https://hubs.mozilla.com/labs/how-to-optimize-your-scenes/)
- [HOW TO EXPORT SPOKE SCENES](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-publish-and-export-spoke-scenes#w_export-spoke-project)

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## Workshop Proposals

-- Sith: Somnium Space
-- Null: VR Sculpting
-- Untitled: ROOMS
-- Lil Paats / Cactus: Voxels (plus Nifty Island field trip)
-- Jin: OpenBrush (at the end of competition)
-- Adam: New reflection probe hdr lightmap workflow in Hubs / ShapesXR