Beyond Coding: AI + Fun Day 2025

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📅 Saturday, April 26th, 2025
📍 ETEC Building, 1220 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12203
🏢 Room 149-151, Podium Space

Don’t forget to checkout NTIR conference as well!

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Students from all ages and programs!
  • Anyone keen on learning and participating in AI in Entertainment.
  • No coding knowledge needed!

AI CHALLENGES IN:

  • 🤖 Human AI Interaction
  • 🗂️ Data Governance
  • 💻 Development Design

OPPORTUNITIES:

  • 🏆 Prizes for the Winners
  • 🕹️ Fun Interactive AI Demos
  • 🤝 Networking Opportunities

AI CHALLENGE EVENT SCHEDULE:

  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM — Registration
    Check-in and mingle with fellow participants while AI-generated music sets the tone.

  • 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM — Welcome & Opening
    Kick-off with a brief introduction to the day’s challenges and activities, plus an overview of how AI is transforming the entertainment industry.

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM — Human-AI Interaction Design
    Explore how AI and humans can work together to create more engaging entertainment experiences, enhancing collaboration, creativity, and user interaction.

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM — Data Governance
    Focus on data management in AI-driven entertainment, exploring how data fuels creative outputs while maintaining privacy and ethical use.

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM — Development Design
    Dive into creating AI-enhanced designs that shape user experiences in entertainment, from virtual worlds to digital art.

  • 3:35 PM — Submit Your Report and Presentations
    Teams upload their final reports and presentation slides to a shared drive. A random roster will be drafted for the pitch presentations.

  • 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM — Closing Talks
    Invited speakers form our college will make the closing talks.

  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM — Pitch Period
    Each team presents their AI-driven entertainment solution, showcasing data, design, and human-AI interaction elements. The audience and expert judges will vote on the best pitch.

  • 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM — Pizza Party & AI Demos
    Enjoy pizza while engaging with live demos, including AI-generated music, AI-crafted movie scenes, and an AI-driven story with real-time twists!

  • 5:15 PM — Announcement of Winners
    Winners will be determined based on a combination of expert votes (2 points each) and audience votes (1 point each). Prizes will be awarded for the most innovative and engaging AI-driven entertainment concepts.

Note: Participants should bring a laptop for the challenge and to participate in the competition.

Roll & Race: Sphero Golf Challenge & AI Adventures

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Open for ages 8 to 17
    • (This is a drop in but not a drop off event and all children 17 and under need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.)
  • Mini-Golf Race Course with Sphero robots
  • Interactive AI Project Demos

EVENT SCHEDULE:

  • 11:30 AM - 02:30 PM — Registration & Check-In
    Participants receive name badges and event swag (stickers, wristbands). Informal icebreaker activities (e.g., simple AI trivia cards).

  • 11:30 PM - 02:30 PM — Main Activities
    Brief introduction to robotics, AI, and the day’s activities. Exciting demonstration of a Sphero navigating a mini-golf obstacle to set the stage.

  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM — Wrap Up