Summer into AI 2026: Week 2 Theme - Red, White, Boom!

This week’s theme is Independence Engines. Build a game, tool, simulation, song, visual system, story, or agentic workflow where independence is not just a symbol…it’s practical. It is a mechanic. It might be a midnight ride, a town preparing for celebration, a system breaking free from a bottleneck, a small team outsmarting a larger force, or a creative tool that gives someone more agency.

I called George and asked for a favor.

As was true with Week1, we have a lot of room to work within these themes. However, I’m aware sometimes one just needs… a spark of an idea to get going.

Fireworks Factory

Prompt:
Build something where you design, launch, mix, or control fireworks.

Project ideas:

• A button-clicking fireworks show

• A game where you catch falling sparks

• A drawing tool that makes fireworks

• A music visualizer where fireworks explode to the beat

• A “safe fireworks simulator” where different colors and shapes combine

Build a Tiny America

1. Prompt:
   Make a small town, map, fort, farm, city, or festival. Project ideas:

   • A tiny town preparing for July 4th

   • A fort-defense game with silly cartoon enemies

   • A town simulator where everyone has jobs before the celebration

   • A picnic setup game

   • A “decorate the town” game with flags, lights, and fireworks