Second runner-up at Hack@10 2023

Congratulation to three Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES) students, Khor Yin Loon, Wang Wei Ding and Benjy Yeoh Wei Xiang for winning second runner-up at the Hack@10 2023, held on 16 and 17 December 2023.

From left: Khor, Wang and Benjy Yeoh

Themed ‘Enhancing knowledge about artificial intelligence’, the competition was jointly organised by both PRO-C and CLICQ clubs with the support of Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) College of Computing and Informatics at its Dewan Seri Sarjana.

They won second runner-up for their project titled “The Next Hokage”, which is an AI-based Naruto gesture-controlled immersive gaming. They walked away with RM1,000 and certificates.

From left: Benjy Yeoh and Khor

Khor, on behalf of his team, expressed, “We joined this competition due to our deep interest in artificial intelligence (AI), which is also the theme of this competition. This competition includes a creative entertainment category, inspiring us to develop an AI-based game. Motivated by the Naruto anime, we incorporated the Naruto hand sign and sequence identification to create a fully gesture-controlled game with exciting gameplay.”

He added, “We are very happy to win this competition. This project revolves around AI, Naruto, and games. Success in this competition recognises our effort in integrating fast-growing technology with our interest in the gaming industry. The novel combination fosters further development of this project to the next level. Hopefully, it will be commercially available, with many users enjoying the product in the future.”

About Hack@10

Initially established in 2012, the Hack@10 event recurred in 2018, 2021, and 2023. Its primary aim is to motivate participants to devise solutions for predefined case studies, thereby demonstrating their competencies and comprehension of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The hackathon’s central focus revolves around AI, encompassing four distinct case studies: art, social impact, entertainment, and a wildcard category.

Hack@10 2023 was open to participants from all over the world, with a special focus on certain collaborating regions, including the United States of America (USA), Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, China, South Korea, Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, and Southeast Asian countries.