The Metaverse Maker Competition 2023 (MMC 2023) was a competition that ran from February 1st 2023 to March 1st 2023. The event was organised and run by Medra and other members of the Creator Jam team. The rules and general information for this competition can be found in this document. There were 146 total entries.
Official Results
The official results were announced live on Twitch on March 18th 2023 and they are copied below. There was one winner and multiple honorable mentions for each of the 13 categories, all winning prizes.
In 2023, entry categories were organized in a hierarchical structure into 13 total categories. Certain categories were split in to small teams (5 or less people) and large teams (6 or more people). Placements were awarded based on community voting (49% of total) and official judging (51% of total). The judges were Medra, ProbablePrime, CanadianGit, and Joris Weijdom (Professor and Researcher at HKU University of the Arts Utrecht).
Winners
| Category | Creation | Team |
|---|---|---|
| World: Social (Small Team) | Hobby room | Team hobby room |
| World: Social (Large Team) | Deep Dreams | VibeZ |
| World: Game (Small Team) | Transposer | Bright Spark |
| World: Game (Large Team) | Legendary Sushi Master | NEO-SUSHI |
| World: Misc | Procedural Space Station | PhyStar |
| Avatar: Avatars | ASHER | Gunnar |
| Avatar: Accessories | GeumEunBangIDa | PAIGET |
| Avatar: Misc | GhostMode | linki9s7 |
| Other: TAU | AI Material Tip | 人工無能 (Artificial Incompetence) |
| Other: Misc | Township! Card Game | AuraBOI |
| Art | 鶴の恩返し - The Crane of Gratitude - | N.E.T.A. |
| Education/Science/Dataviz | Pythagoras = Fibonacci | Ambilop |
| Meme | Royal Flush | Flush Masters |
Honorable Mentions
| Category | Creation | Team |
|---|---|---|
| World: Social | Sigil Island | New_Project_Final_Final_WIP |
| Sakura Planet | Sakura Planets | |
| Critter Cove | Critter Creations | |
| World: Game | Pump n Dump Gas Station and Car Wash | We'll think up a better name later |
| HL Crystal Skies | HardLight | |
| BULLET ENGAGE | TEAM NEOSLOT | |
| Robot Safari | Psychpsyo | |
| World: Misc | 仮想遷都 東亜 - Toa - | NEViS Creation Group |
| Avatar: Avatars | Hide Again (Naturally) | tanossy |
| Avatar: Accessories | SABER LABO | Saber Industries |
| Avatar: Misc | Avatar Expression Menu Installer | Avatar Expression Menu Team |
| Other: TAU | AI Slot Cleaner | Rabbuttz & Nemnomi |
| Other: Misc | Get Rotated! | Slime Duck |
| Art | ³ Alcove | Golden core |
| Education/Science/Dataviz | MMC Analyzer 23 | Shared Project (team lead: orange) |
| Meme | Loooooong | Danyy59 |
Prizes
Badges were given out to all participants of the competition. Winners and honorable mentions got unique badges. Digital trophies were given out to all winners and honorable mentions. Winners received $500 USD, and honorable mentions received $200 USD.