DahVarsityAI, a new video game platform, collaborates with universities nationwide for a gaming competition to showcase the best talent.
ToyzHacks is a nationwide lifestyle 36-hour hackathon hosted at Carnegie Mellon University and other top institutions, offering students a platform to showcase their creative and technical talents. The hybrid event allows participants to build superhero avatars, develop skills in C#, 3D modeling, animation, and storytelling, and earn professional badges certified by Toyz Electronics. Attendees can enhance their resumes, network with recruiters, and gain exposure to cutting-edge AI and game development tools like Dah-Varsity. With a strong heritage of innovation and partnerships with major companies and universities, ToyzSteam is shaping the future of talent recruitment.
From March 29th through the 30th, there will be about 1000 students who create their avatars, show their superpowers, and program their superpowers using the Dah-Varsity game. It allows students to showcase their creative and technical skills and even appear as their superhero avatars. The event is hybrid with virtual participation worldwide and in-person events at top universities such as Carnegie Mellon University, Syracuse University, Cincinnati, and Michigan.
The event highlights include competing against different schools on who has the best profile, bragging rights, uploading resumes, getting badges, and developing more professional skills. Top Student DahVarsityAI.com profiles with codes and videos of superpowers at various universities will be awarded prizes such as T-shirts, gift cards, and even a letter of recommendation for grad schools or jobs.
“Your villains are the obstacles in the way of your highest state of mind and your higher vision of what you want the world to be. So, you use science, technology, engineering, art and math as your superpowers to overcome your obstacles.” - from CEO and co-founder, Damola Idowu, on how the game connects to user’s real life.
ToyzHacks, founded by multigenerational Black engineers, has empowered young innovators for over a decade. Cofounders Damola and Wole, both prodigies who entered elite universities at 15, created ToyzSteam to teach AI, coding, game design, and more through game theory and storytelling. ToyzHacks continues to inspire and cultivate future tech superstars through hands-on learning and creativity.