--- title: "Arkio design challenge · Arkio" description: "Join for a chance to win an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset!" url: https://www.arkio.is/blog/first-arkio-design-challenge/ published: 2021-10-05 archived: true # written before Arkio 3.0; describes an earlier version --- # Arkio design challenge Join for a chance to win an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset! By Hilmar Gunnarsson, October 5, 2021 · 1 min read ![Arkio design challenge](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/blog-designchallenge1.sxxiwGGT_ZAgFFx.webp) _From the archive. This post is from October 2021, before Arkio 3.0 brought the AI design agent to the browser. See what’s new in Arkio 3.0_ We’re kicking off the first Arkio design challenge now in October. It’s time to see what amazing designs you can come up with inside Arkio! Simply [download Arkio for free](https://www.arkio.is/download/) for any of your devices and start creating! We will be selecting four winners and each winner will receive an Oculus Quest 2\. Share with us and the community your best design ideas brought to life inside Arkio - architecture, urban plans, stage design, game environments or personal hobby projects - the choice is yours. ![Description on how to enter the design challenge](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/blog-howtoenter.DEDLZJre_2tah8p.webp) If you prefer you can also send us your entry by email to [hello@arkio.is](mailto:hello@arkio.is). The winners will be announced at the [NXTBLD conference in London](https://nxtbld.com/) on November 9. Winners in this design challenge will be selected by the Arkio team. We’re curious to see what you come up with so there’s no criteria for this first design challenge, just show us your best designs. If you want please also tell us about your project, why it’s important, how Arkio helped you out, if you worked on it solo or with other people inside Arkio. As a pro tip you can easily share models between devices if you want to use multiple devices or e.g. design in VR on an Oculus Quest and take screenshots on your PC. Simply join an [Arkio meeting](https://help.arkio.is/en/articles/360002027678-Start-join-a-meeting) with both devices and your model will be instantly synchronized. [Here](https://help.arkio.is/en/articles/360002034198-Import-export-basics) you can also see the location of any photos taken with the camera tool inside Arkio. We look forward to seeing what you create! Design challenge official rules. ## Keep reading [All posts](https://www.arkio.is/blog/) - [Exploring Spatial Cities with Roshon - Arkio LIVE\[jan\]](https://www.arkio.is/blog/live01-recap/) (Event, February 5, 2024): January's LIVE event kicked off with an exciting showcase: a live-streamed model tour led by spatial artist Roshon Butts. - [Arkio at AU2023](https://www.arkio.is/blog/arkio-at-au23/) (Event, November 23, 2023): We recently took part at Autodesk University (AU), and the experience was nothing short of exhilarating! We want to extend our gratitude to each and every one of you who made this event memorable. - [Arkio road trip across the USA](https://www.arkio.is/blog/usa-roadtrip/) (Event, September 6, 2023): We recently went on an epic road trip across the USA to meet with the XR community and our users. ## What will you design first? Describe it in a sentence. The agent takes it from there. Start designing: [open the Arkio web app](https://app.arkio.is/?prompt=A%20garden%20studio%20with%20a%20green%20roof) and describe your idea, for example “A garden studio with a green roof”. The design agent uses AI credits. More ideas to try: A 3-bedroom family house; Open up my kitchen; A primary school for 300 pupils; Massing for a mixed-use block. AI credits required · Runs in your browser · No 3D skills needed ![A finished design in colour among grey neighbours](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/film_4.D103mK7s.svg) --- Arkio: Arkio turns sketches, words and floor plans into real 3D designs with an AI agent. Share a link, then walk through it before anything is built. Start designing at https://app.arkio.is. All pages for AI agents: https://www.arkio.is/llms.txt