World to Hold Global Developer Program 'World Builder 3.0' in South Korea

World (World, WLD) said on the 1st that it will hold its global developer program 'World Build 3.0 (World Build 3.0)' in South Korea for the first time.

'World Build 3.0' is a global program in which developers worldwide build mini apps that can be used within the World App. The program will begin its full schedule starting with a hackathon on the 23rd.

The hackathon will be held at the World flagship store in Seoul. An offline session for networking between developers from around the world and participants in Korea is also planned. Teams with strong results will be offered the opportunity to join the boot camp 'Build Week,' which will be held in South Korea for the top 10 teams globally.

From May through September, an online accelerator program will follow, and the final selected teams will present their projects to global venture capital (VC) investors at 'Demo Day' in San Francisco, the United States.

Participants will design and implement mini apps based on the World App. Key development themes include coding, World Chat, and World ID. During development, technical support and mentoring will be provided through online workshops joined by engineers and product leaders from Tools for Humanity.

Previously, the Korean development team Human Labs built several mini apps through the 'World Build' program and launched them on the World App. Among them, 'Oculus (Oculus)' is a mini-app analytics and growth platform and has currently secured more than 3 million users. Cheon Jin-woo, co-founder of Human Labs, said, "World Build is an important opportunity for founders who aim for global expansion from the early stage," adding, "It is meaningful in that we can engage directly with global investors and mentors."

World said it plans to expand the mini-app ecosystem through the program and strengthen collaboration with the developer community. Park Sang-wook, head of Tools for Humanity Korea, said, "The World App is a platform where developers can experiment with services and deliver them to real users," adding, "As an offline hackathon will be held in Korea for the first time, we expect more developers and students to participate."