First SOILSCAPE Hackathons Announced

The first two SOILSCAPE hackathons are taking place in March 2026, leading up to the two first Soil Festivals in France and Portugal this spring. Over a short period, participants are invited to create and submit a digital game based on the themes of soils and soil health.

Participants of all game development skill and soil knowledge levels are encouraged to take part.

Winning teams will receive development and publishing support from the Cologne Game Lab and showcasing opportunities at upcoming SOILSCAPE Soil Festivals, as well as support for travel and accommodations to visit one of the Soil Festivals.

Find more information, rules, and how to participate on each event’s announcement page:

France: https://www.afes.fr/lafes-organise-son-premier-hackathon-soilscape/

Portugal: https://www.serralves.pt/en/atividades-serralves/0603-hackathon-soilscape/

We look forward to your creations! 

This hackathon is a part of SOILSCAPE, a project that invites and inspires artists to integrate their unique creative approaches in raising awareness about soil health and preservation. Through artistic expressions – whether visual art, performance, storytelling, or interactive installations – artists have the power to reveal the beauty, importance, and fragility of soils. By tapping into the emotions of human experience, creative work can deepen public understanding and spark meaningful engagement with soil conservation issues. 

For more information on the SOILSCAPE project, visit our website at https://soilscape.eu/

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor REA can be held responsible for them. 

All images provided by SOILSCAPE are artistic interpretations of soil and not scientific representations. Their creation methods and interpretations may vary, e.g., collages, AI-generated images, photographs. In all cases, the final output reflects the creative perspective of the authors and should not be construed as literal or factual depictions of soil. 

This work has received funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).