DIALED IN Builder Challenge

About the challenge

Communication used to mean one thing: pick up the phone, talk to another person. DIALED IN asks you to redefine who gets to communicate — and how.

The Dialed In Builder Challenge, presented by CreateHER Fest in partnership with Vonage, invites builders, creators, developers, designers, and emerging technologists to explore what becomes possible when immersive technology meets real-time communication.

Extending the five-city Dialed In WebXR Workshop Series, this challenge gives participants an opportunity to take what they have learned - or jump in from wherever they are - and transform an idea into their own unique interactive experience. Every DIALED IN workshop ends with builders creating a live WebXR experience wired to Vonage's Voice API. The Builder Challenge expands that moment into a connected, multi-city ingenuity competition with one shared showcase across Miami, Atlanta, Durham, Washington DC, and New York.

The ask:

Redefine communication and build your own experience leveraging the Vonage Voice API.

Get started

Step 1 — Get DIALED IN! Attend a DIALED IN workshop in person or join a livestream

These are hands-on, in-person build nights. DC and New York are also livestreamed for virtual builders.

• 📍 Miami — August 4th → Register
• 📍 Atlanta — August 11th → Register
• 📍 Durham — August 18th → Register
• 📍 Washington DC — August 20th (in person + livestream) → Register
• 📍 New York — August 25th (in person + livestream) → Register

Step 2 — Build with the starter kit

Use the tutorial and codespace provided at your session — it already includes a working call-connect flow, so you're not starting from zero.

Step 3 — You've got the basics down, now Freestyle

Use the challenge period to experiment, learn, collaborate, and further develop your project through the inspiration of four lenses: Connection, Play, Access, and Real-World Use.

Step 4 — Get support during your 14-day build window

Join our Discord at discord.gg/createherfest — that's where challenge support, feedback, and your fellow builders live after the workshop.

Step 5 — Watch the clock! Submit before your city's deadline

Each city has its own 14-day submission window starting from workshop night. Submit your project here on Devpost before your city's deadline closes.