About the Hackathon
Spatial Shanghai 2026
Section titled “Spatial Shanghai 2026”24-Hour Agentic Engineering Hackathon in AR/VR
Date and Time
Section titled “Date and Time”📅 Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM CST to Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM CST
Location
Section titled “Location”📍 W516, Visualisation Lab, West Building — NYU Shanghai
Description
Section titled “Description”Spatial Shanghai 2026 is the library’s annual tech tradition — a 24-hour Agentic Engineering hackathon in AR/VR that embodies the true culture of hacking — staying at the absolute front of innovation through a fun, trial-and-fail-and-trial-again journey.
We’re fueling the build with sponsored, world-leading AI Agents and tools, plus the essentials: unlimited pizza, bottomless coffee, a community playlist, and a midnight glamping retreat.
Schedule
Section titled “Schedule”| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| April 25, 9:00 AM | Opening Ceremony |
| April 25, 9:30 AM | Hacking Begins |
| April 26, 2:00 PM | Award Ceremony |
| April 26, 3:00 PM | Event Ends |
Registration
Section titled “Registration”Sponsored Tools
Section titled “Sponsored Tools”All participants will have access to the following AI and development tools during the hackathon:
- GitHub Copilot — AI pair programming
- v0 by Vercel — AI-powered UI generation
- Claude Code + Z.ai — Agentic terminal coding
- JetBrains AI — IDE AI assistance
- Three.js — 3D web framework
- Tripo3D — AI 3D model generation
Check out the Guides section for setup instructions.