Forever 22 × Betaworks·NY Tech Week·June 6, 2026

Multimodal Hacks
Winners.

A one-day sprint on the next wave of interfaces for AI agents. Over 500 registered — we invited just 80 builders into the room. Five projects took the categories.

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Judged by
MarcDanger Testing
TommyClawCon
YiliuCollaborator AI
Kaya JonesForever 22 / Betaworks
MC
Mari ZumbroFilament
AMA Speaker
Vince TrostCEO, Plastic Labs
01Best Multimodal Experience

Agentic Game Engine

Thor Matthiasson · Esosa Ohonba

Agents that build games. A generative engine where AI does the world-building, turning prompts into playable experiences.

Google DeepMind · Gemini
02Best Multi-Agent Interface

Pixel

Enes Yilmaz · Rishi Shah

Makes ad-creative attention visible before a dollar is spent. Neuroscience-grade gaze models predict where eyes will land, then a leader agent coordinates four specialists to fix the creative — every change re-scored with a provable before/after attention metric.

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03Best AI-Native Workflow

DEC

DC · Eliezer Marte · Bernie Tai

A next-generation chat interface that generates interactive widgets inline, guiding users through complex decision-making with visual interactions rather than walls of text.

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04Best Voice-First Interface

Desk Certified

Sudarshini · Sienna · Diya

"Sarcastic Sammy" — a voice-driven simulator that drops you into the chaos of a 1980s open-outcry trading pit. Distinct vocal personalities across asset desks let you practice rapid-fire market lingo in real time, with glossary cards to keep up.

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05Best Generative Media Tool

Reels for Real

Chinat Yu · Jeffery Zhou · Lily Yu

Turns the week's family photos into personalized video recaps and conversation starters. Multimodal AI finds the meaningful moments and spins them into shareable stories — all delivered through a simple chat interface.

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