AI Summer Camp (5 Days)
Theme: From First Principles → Prompting → Building → Vibe Coding a Game
Outcome: Students build a simple AI-powered game by Day 5
Day 1 — Foundations of AI
Objectives
- Understand what AI is (and isn’t)
- Learn core terminology
- Build intuition for LLMs
Topics
- AI vs ML vs Deep Learning
- Training data and bias
- Tokens and prompts
Labs
- Prompt experiments
- Human vs AI guessing game
Mini Project
- Create a prompt cookbook
Day 2 — How AI Works
Objectives
- Understand neural networks conceptually
- Learn token prediction
Topics
- Neural networks
- Training process
- Embeddings
Labs
- Token exercises
- Predict next word game
Mini Project
- Manual chatbot simulation
Day 3 — Prompt Engineering
Objectives
- Learn structured prompting
- Introduce vibe coding
Topics
- Role prompting
- Few-shot prompting
Labs
- Improve prompts
- Build small AI apps
Mini Project
- AI-powered generator app
Day 4 — Game Development
Objectives
- Learn game structure
- Use AI for coding
Topics
- Game loops
- State management
Labs
- Build a simple game
Mini Project
- Trivia or adventure game
Day 5 — Capstone
Objectives
- Build full AI-powered game
Capstone
- Create game using vibe coding
Requirements
- Player input
- Game state
- Win/lose condition
Tools
- ChatGPT
- Replit
- VS Code
Assessment
- Prompt quality
- Working game
- Explanation of AI usage