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INTRODUCING 8x MAKERS

Small apps.
Wild ideas.
Your move.

Make something people can’t scroll past.

Bring your imagination. Build with Pæan Harness Agent. Share your Mini App with the world on 8x.

Early interest · Dates & rewards to be announced

CREATE · PLAY · REMIX · REPEAT8x MAKERS / 001
A place for the “what if?” people.CREATE · PLAY · REMIX · REPEAT

01 / The challenge

What will you put into the world?

One idea. A Mini App people can use. Choose a direction and make it yours.

01

Games & interactive worlds

Make it playful

Build a game, an adaptive puzzle or a world worth getting lost in.

02

Tools for everyday life

Make it useful

Turn an everyday frustration into a small app people want to use again.

03

Experimental AI experiences

Make it unexpected

Mix voice, images and interaction into something nobody has tried before.

Start fresh or build on a remix. Credit the original and show what you added.

02 / The toolkit

An agent to build with. A world to share with.

A creator trying her illustrated Mini App on a tablet

8x Mini Apps

Create, publish, play and remix. Turn an idea into a link anyone can open.

  • Instantly playable, easy to share
  • A home for games, tools and experiments
Explore Mini Apps
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Pæan Harness Agent

Describe your idea. Work on the code with your agent, try the result and refine it.

  • Build and improve your creation together
  • Available for macOS and Windows in Creators
Get Harness Agent

Find your spark

Start a conversation

Describe your idea. Work on the code with your agent, try the result and refine it.

Your idea→Harness Agent→8x Mini App
Start a conversation
Help me build a tiny garden game. Let players grow unusual plants and share their garden with friends. Make it feel great on a phone.

03 / The challenge

Make it. Ship it. Let people play it.

Early interest · Dates & rewards to be announced

  1. 01

    Raise your hand

    Tell us who you are and what you’d like to make.

  2. 02

    Build your idea

    Build and refine your Mini App with Harness Agent.

  3. 03

    Share a real link

    Publish on 8x and explain what you added.

  4. 04

    Step into the spotlight

    Share your work with players and fellow creators.

04 / Your registration

The next great idea could be yours.

Solo builders, designers, developers and curious first-timers. There’s room for your kind of creative.

Use your existing platform account. Your registration is shared between Paean and 8x.
Register interest

This registers your interest only. Dates, eligibility, judging and rewards will be announced separately.

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Questions & answers

Find your spark

Do I need to be a developer?

Bring an idea and a willingness to build. Start from a remix, use Harness Agent or write your own code. Final eligibility will be published with the rules.

Can I build with a team?

The proposed format welcomes solo creators and teams. Team size and submission limits will be confirmed in the official rules.

What are the dates and prizes?

The schedule, judging panel and rewards have not been announced. Joining the interest list does not confirm competition eligibility.

Less “someday.” More “I made this.”

Register interest