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Day Schedule & Milestones
We keep the schedule light, predictable, and supportive so you can focus on building. Expect high energy, regular check-ins, and plenty of mentor moments.
Event Timetable
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:45 | Doors open (A Block - NMIT) |
| 9:00 | Welcome & Day Overview (A211) |
| 9:15 | Team Formation & Activity |
| 10:00 | Vibe-coding Demo - Google AI Studio, Chat GPT, Claude 10:30 Vibe-coding Introduction to the four Vibe-coding Elements 11:00 Lunch |
| 11:30 | Competition Officially Begins |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Workshops – See Workshop Timetable (A211 & A214) 15:30 Stop Vibe-coding! |
| 15:45 | Presentation & Game submission deadline & Transfer to Johnny Cash Room (G Block) |
| 16:00 | Team Presentations – 4 mins per team & Judging (Presentations & Game Testing) |
| 17:00 | Keynote Speaker - Sam - AI Agents & Judges Consolidate |
| 17:20 | Prize Giving |
| 17:30 - 19:00 | Closing Remarks & Social Event |
Workshop Timetable
| Time | Room 211 | Room 214 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00–12:15 | Kick-off: Antigravity IDE for Vibe coding – Gardner Set up and explore the Antigravity IDE as your vibe-coding home base. | Intro to Perplexity – Tina Use one of the leading AI research and search tools to learn and discover the knowledge to build with AI. |
| 12:20–12:35 | VS Code + AI: Your Vibe-coding Workspace – Gardner Configure VS Code with AI extensions to speed up writing, debugging, and exploring code. | Intro to ChatGPT & Codex for Vibe-coding – Coilin Use conversational prompts to generate and refine code for creative projects. |
| 12:40–12:55 | Making Music with Suno: From Text to Tracks – Buddhika Turn text prompts into music and audio, and learn how to iterate on a “vibe”. | Intro to Claude Code for Vibe-coding – Willa Pair-programme with Claude Code to autocomplete, explain, and refactor your ideas. |
| 13:00–13:15 | Running Claude Locally (CLI) – Gardner Install and run Claude from the command line, and pipe it into your own tools and workflows. | Intro to Gemini for Vibe-coding – Willa Explore multimodal Gemini tools for code help, ideas, and creative experimentation. |
| 13:20–13:35 | Running Codex Models Locally (CLI) – Gardner Set up local code-generation models and compare what changes when the model runs on your own machine. | Google AI Studio for Vibe-coding – Dyla Build and test AI prompts and prototypes in Google AI Studio, then connect them to your projects. |
| 13:40–13:55 | Canva for Posters, Icons & Graphics – Buddhika Design quick posters and PNGs, combining AI-generated media with clean layouts for Vibe-athon assests. | 2D Image Creation & Transparency Workflows – Dylan Generate images, clean them up, and work with transparent PNGs for posters, games, and memes. |