The partnership will provide design students with cutting edge experience and mentorship, as they compete in a ground-breaking NFT buildathon
Nicosia, Cyprus, Jan. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- University of Nicosia (UNIC), a world leader in crypto and blockchain education and research, will be joining forces with the team behind Next Top Metaverse Build - a ground-breaking NFT architecture competition.
Referred to as a ‘buildathon,’ the competition will be open to architects, 3D designers, and developers from all backgrounds who will compete in creating buildings, architecture, in-game assets, virtual designs and configurations of other types that are optimized for the metaverse.
As part of the collaboration, the Department of Architecture, ARC, of the University of Nicosia will dedicate and host an intensive 1-week educational workshop during which students will have the opportunity to research, develop and design for the metaverse competition.
The competition and the workshop will provide access to industry-leading mentorship and guidance for NFT architecture.
The competition is hosted by GDA Capital, a leading digital asset firm, as well as Renovi, the premier marketplace for infrastructure-related metaverse design, development, and architecture.
Other competition partners include Decentraland, the largest open-source 3D virtual world platform, and the Metaverse Group, a leading metaverse investment company that focuses on virtual real estate. Mentors and sponsors from...
