Pearl Abyss announced on the 9th that it held the hackathon event 'Dingading Project' for elementary school students nationwide over two days on the 20th and 21st of last month.
'Dingading Project' is a social contribution initiative by Pearl Abyss that started in 2022, meaning 'to code the possibilities of coding.' It continuously provides education and experience opportunities for underprivileged elementary school students to nurture their dreams of becoming game developers, offering meaningful experiences to students across the country.
The 2024 competition was held from September to November through preliminary contests in various locations, including Dongducheon/Yangju in Gyeonggi Province, Inje in Gangwon Province, Mokpo in Jeollado, Jinju in Gyeongsang Province, and Seocheon/Gumsan in Chungcheong Province. Students experienced various aspects of game development, including game design, programming, and art, while creating creative games in teams. Additional online education opportunities were offered to students who achieved outstanding results in the preliminaries to support their continuous skill development.
Students selected from the preliminary contest were invited to the Pearl Abyss headquarters 'Home One' on December 20th and 21st to compete in the final hackathon. Participants had the precious opportunity to tour the headquarters, experience an actual game production site, and receive mentoring and feedback from Pearl Abyss developers.
Pearl Abyss noted, 'We plan to continue to generously support the expansion of participation and the scale of the 'Dingading Project' to discover and nurture talent with dreams in game development.'