Dates

Submission deadline: 17 December 2026. Late submissions can't be considered.

  • Hackathon opens: [to be announced]
  • Submission deadline: 17 December 2026
  • Judging: [to be announced]
  • Winners announced: [to be announced]
Eligibility
  • Open to everyone aged 12 and over.
  • Participants under 18 should have permission from a parent or guardian.
  • Enter solo or in a team of up to 4 people.
  • The hackathon is fully online.
  • You don't need to know Game of Thrones. The theme is power, alliances, betrayal and the fight for the throne, and you can interpret it as loosely as you like.
  • To take part, register for ARIORON THINK 2026 at https://www.ticketase.com/events/arioron-think-2026.
Project and Submission Requirements

Theme: Build anything inspired by the world of Game of Thrones. A game, a tool, a story, an art piece or something nobody has named yet. There are no fixed problems and no categories.

What to build: Your project can use any tools you like. VexAI and VexAPI are available, but using them is not mandatory. VexAPI has a free tier open to everyone.

What to submit:

  • A working project: a live demo link or a code repository
  • A 2 to 3 minute demo video
  • A short write-up covering what you built, why, how it fits the theme, and how you built it (including how you used VexAI or VexAPI, if you did)

Rules:

  • All work must be created during the hackathon period.
  • Original work only. Use your own characters, names and art. Official logos, artwork and footage from the show or books are not allowed.
  • Submit by 17 December 2026. Late submissions can't be considered.
Prizes

Prizes will be announced soon.

Planned awards:

  • Grand Prize: [prize details]
  • Most Unexpected Project: [prize details]
  • Community Favorite: [prize details]
Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

Projects are scored on four criteria:

  1. Originality (30%): Is this something nobody would have predicted?
  2. Creative use of technology (30%): Did you use AI or your tools in a way we hadn't imagined?
  3. Impact and usefulness (20%)
  4. Execution and demo quality (20%)

Using VexAI or VexAPI is not mandatory. Projects built with any tools are eligible. Using both VexAI and VexAPI earns optional bonus points.

Winner selection: [Describe who judges, e.g. a panel of judges scores each submission against the criteria above, and the highest scores win the Grand Prize and Most Unexpected Project. Community Favorite is decided by [voting method].]