Regional AI Prompt Competition
Game: Promptition
Date: Sat, November 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location:
TBA
Max Capacity: 32
Regional AI Prompt Competition Details
Creative Track: The AI Muse Challenge
Step into the future of storytelling. This high-speed challenge is for the artists, writers, and creators ready to command generative AI, shatter creative limits, and produce something truly groundbreaking.
Schedule: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- 8:00 AM: Registration & Check-in Get your badge and meet fellow competitors.
- 8:30 AM: Setup Window Settle in and prepare your workspace.
- 8:45 AM: Competition Kickoff Overview of rules, rubric, and the day's theme.
- 9:00 AM: Creative Gauntlet Participants tackle three rapid-fire creative prompts.
- 9:30 AM: Thematic Deep Dive Teams develop a cohesive pitch package around a central theme.
- 10:30 AM: Showcase A representative from each team showcases their work and reasoning.
| Category | Points | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Creativity & Originality | 40 | Evaluates the uniqueness of the concept, the imaginative interpretation of the theme, and the novelty of the approach. |
| Narrative & Emotional Impact | 30 | Assesses the submission's ability to tell a coherent story or evoke a specific emotion. |
| Technical Execution & Cohesion | 20 | Judges the quality of the final output and the seamless integration of the visual art and narrative text. |
| Prompt Craftsmanship | 10 | Reviews the submitted prompts for elegance, creativity, and complexity. |
Technical Track: Precision Prompting Gauntlet
This is where code meets logic in the ultimate test of skill. A high-stakes hackathon for developers and engineers to prove they can command AI with unparalleled precision, solving complex, logic-based tasks that demand nothing less than perfection.
Schedule: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- 8:00 AM: Registration & Check-in Get your badge and meet fellow competitors.
- 8:30 AM: Setup Window Settle in and prepare your workspace.
- 8:45 AM: Competition Kickoff Overview of rules, rubric, and the day's challenges.
- 9:00 AM: Challenge 1: Data Extraction Participants craft prompts to pull specific data from complex sources.
- 10:15 AM: Challenge 2: Code Generation Teams generate functional code based on logical requirements.
- 11:30 AM: Challenge 3: Constraint Reasoning Competitors solve logic puzzles with strict constraints.
| Category | Points | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy & Correctness | 60 | The primary metric. Is the output exactly correct? Judged by automated tests and against a perfect solution. |
| Prompt Efficiency & Strategy | 30 | Evaluates the conciseness of the prompt and the strategic choice of model. Scores may be normalized based on the model's capabilities. |
| Technical Sophistication | 10 | Evaluates the use of advanced techniques like role-playing or structured formatting to control the AI's output. |
Strategy Track: The AI Problem-Solver's Challenge
This is where your ideas can change the world, no code required. A high-energy 'Prompt-a-thon' for innovators and problem-solvers to design tangible, AI-powered solutions for real-world challenges and prove that a great idea is the most powerful tool.
Schedule: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- 10:00 AM: Registration & Check-in Get your badge and meet fellow competitors.
- 10:30 AM: Setup Window Settle in and prepare your workspace.
- 10:45 AM: Competition Kickoff Overview of rules, rubric, and the day's challenge.
- 11:00 AM: Problem Reveal & Ideation A real-world problem is announced; teams brainstorm solutions.
- 11:30 AM: Solution Mockup Teams create key prompts and a concept slide for their solution.
- 12:30 PM: Lightning Pitches Each team presents their solution to the judges in a 3-minute pitch.
| Category | Points | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Impact & Problem Definition | 35 | How well does the team understand the problem? How significant and beneficial would their proposed solution be? |
| Innovation & Feasibility | 30 | Evaluates the creativity and practicality of the solution. Is the idea novel and the proposed use of AI realistic? |
| Prompt Engineering Strategy | 25 | Assesses the quality and strategic thinking in the prompt appendix. Do the prompts show a clear understanding of how to guide an AI? |
| Clarity & Presentation | 10 | Judges the quality, clarity, and persuasiveness of the 3-minute lightning pitch and the supporting Concept Slide. |
Awards Show
Join us at 1:00 PM as we celebrate the incredible work of our competitors and announce the winners from all three tracks live on stage. This is the culmination of a day of intense innovation and creativity.
General Competition Rules
- Participants may compete individually or in teams of up to 4 people.
- All participants must be 18 years of age or older, or provide a signed parental consent form if under 18.
- Participants may use any AI model, system, or software, including custom-built ones. The specific model and version used must be documented with each submission.
- Each challenge must be solved with a single prompt submission. Multi-turn conversations are not allowed.
- No external information may be provided in the prompt unless explicitly given in the challenge.
- All submitted content must be 100% AI-generated. Minor edits like cropping are allowed, but manual alterations (e.g., Photoshop) are prohibited.
Event Location
Sheraton Lisle Naperville Hotel
3000 Warrenville Rd
Lisle, IL 60532
Our event will be held in the accessible and modern facilities of the Sheraton, conveniently located in the Chicago suburbs.