YGG Play Summit 2025 to Empower Students with Digital Skills at Skill District

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Information technology, computer science, and esports organizations from at least 10 local colleges and universities will participate in the Skill District, the learning hub within YGG Play Summit 2025’s “City of Play” this November.

Univ Students at Skill District

According to YGG, the participation of school-based organizations can help students equip themselves for future opportunities instead of being left behind by automation. The organization noted that there is an urgent need to develop digital fluency and technical capabilities in the Philippines.

The gaming guild protocol cited the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025, which identified technology as the dominant force reshaping the global labor market, driving both job creation and displacement.

YGG explained that these students can keep up with the expanding digital access, which is expected to generate 19 million new roles while rendering nine million obsolete. Meanwhile, AI and information processing technology are forecasted to create 11 million jobs while displacing nine million, citing the same report.

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Among the confirmed student organizations are those from these schools:

• STI College – Bonifacio Global City, which is also the event’s official school partner
• University of Santo Tomas
• National University
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines
• University of Southeastern Philippines – Davao City
• Philippine Christian University – Cavite

To achieve this goal, the Skill District will have three sessions for the students’ skills development, with L1 blockchain project Sui providing primary sponsorship.

What is the Skill District?

Designed by Metaversity, the educational arm of the protocol’s local community, YGG Pilipinas, the Skill District is one of four themed zones in the City of Play alongside the Player District, Degen
District, and The Arena.

YGG Play Summit 2025 attendees can go to this zone and join workshops that teach practical, job-oriented skills for the digital economy in content creation, marketing, community management, and game development.

The three sessions for the Skill District are:

• The Prompt to Prototype Vibe Coding Workshop
  • About: This session will teach aspiring builders how to turn their game concepts into playable prototypes using AI-powered, no-code tools.
  • What Participants Can Expect: Gain hands-on experience using infrastructure by B3, a Layer-3 open gaming ecosystem built on Base, and AI tools from OpenxAI, a P2P permissionless AI protocol.
  • Date and Duration: November 22, Saturday, at 11:00 a.m. The session is set to happen for four hours.
• The Metaversity Interactive Forum
  • About: This session will gather stakeholders across industry, government, and academe to work with students in the aim of addressing critical skills gaps in the emerging tech workforce.
  • What Participants Can Expect: Identify the most in-demand skills sought by global and local employers and assess the readiness of current job candidates across these skills. The resulting data and dialogue will inform the strategic development of future Metaversity programs, ensuring they are aligned with market needs to maximize students’ employability.
  • Date: November 21, Friday, at 11:00 a.m.
• The Metaverse Filipino Worker (MFW) City
  • About: This session, the pioneering builder residency led by YGG Pilipinas and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), will unveil the results of its pilot program to educate developers from the MIMAROPA region in the Sui blockchain’s Move programming language.
  • What Participants Can Expect: Two graduates will join James Wing, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Investments at Mysten Labs, developers of Sui, on the Summit main stage to share a first look at the results of the pioneering program and explain how the initiative is opening new pathways for Filipino talent in the provinces.
  • Date: November 21, Friday.

“The YGG Play Summit’s Skill District is where learning meets play for those seeking actionable pathways into the digital economy.”

“Anyone looking to level up their career or personal growth will find opportunities to gain in-demand skills that lead to real jobs. Through our programs, we aim to help Filipinos prepare for the future job market and ensure our communities are not just keeping up but leading the way.”

Mench Dizon, Country Head, YGG Pilipinas

What is YGG Play Summit?

Promoted as “the world’s largest player-focused web3 gaming event,” it is an annual conference by YGG.

This year’s summit aims to transform Manila into a “City of Play,” a cyberpunk-inspired hub celebrating the convergence of gaming, technology, and digital culture, and will happen from November 18 to 22, 2025, at SMX Aura in Bonifacio Global City, Manila. 

Worth Reading: YGG Play Summit 2025 to Transform Manila Into Web3’s ‘City of Play’

In a press release sent to BitPinas, YGG confirmed the following as speakers of YGG Play Summit 2025:

• Sylvain Loe Mie of Ubisoft
• Luke Barwikowski and Heidi Christine of Pixels
• Theo Agranat of Gunzilla Games
• Taehoon Kim of Spekter Games
• Jeffrey “Jihoz” Zirlin of Sky Mavis
• Kohji Nagata of Parallel
• Roby John of SuperGaming
• Hantao Yuan of Moku
• Alessia Baumgartner of DWF Labs
• Shi Khai Wei of LongHash Ventures
• Daryl Lim of TRIVE Digital
• Oliver Maroney of OpenSea
• Wei Zhou of Coins.ph
• Joony Koo of AO Labs

One of the event’s highlights includes esports tournaments in the trading card games Parallel, Vibes, and Might & Magic: Fates, with a combined prize pool of US$125,000.

Worth Reading: ₱1.1M Prize Pool Up for Grabs at Vibes Asian Championship During YGG Play Summit 2025

The GAM3 Awards 2025 will also happen during the summit, which aims to recognize the best games and creators with more than $7 million worth of prizes, including grants, marketing support, infrastructure services, and blockchain resources.

Worth Reading: GAME3 Awards 2025 Reveals Shortlist, Prize Pool of $7M

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