Trickshot
Thursday
The weekly viz competition with no limits, no prejudices. Everything goes and everything is possible. AI is not just allowed, it's encouraged. Vibe vizzers, unite.
From the rock under your feet to the edge of the observable universe, space is the biggest dataset there is. This week, point your viz at the cosmos and bring something infinite down to a single screen.
The true scale of the solar system, travel times to every planet, the graveyard of Mars missions, exoplanets in the habitable zone, how long starlight takes to reach us, rocket payloads through history, the brightness of the stars you can name, the night sky constellation by constellation. Go cosmic. Go nerdy. Go beautiful.
The only rule: it has to be about space, the cosmos, or our journey into it, and it has to be quantified.
Submissions
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How It Works
Topic drops
Every Thursday a new topic is announced. Wild, weird, or wonderful.
You create
Use any AI, any tool, any technique. Build the craziest viz you can.
Get roasted
The community and AI emperor judge your work. All for the sake of improvement.
Win
Highest score earns a permanent spot in the Trickshot Thursday Hall of Fame.
The Rules
AI tools are fully allowed and encouraged. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, whatever gets the job done.
The viz must be a single HTML file. Upload it to The Viz Republic like any other viz.
Your viz must relate to the weekly topic. Creative interpretation is part of the game.
One submission per person per week. Make it count.
Scoring is a blend of AI roast score and community engagement (likes, views, comments).
Winner earns a permanent spot in the Trickshot Thursday Hall of Fame.
The Vibe
This is not about perfection on day one. It's about showing up, going wild, and letting the community push your viz to the next level. Every roast is a lesson. Every comment is fuel. Upload something bold, get torn apart lovingly, iterate, and come back stronger.
The best vizzes are the ones that got roasted the hardest.
Past Winners
Vehicles on Water
Won by Lex Pierik: "From Paddle to rocket"
Social Etiquette Around the World
Won by Jef Aerts: "Personal Space Economy"
Animals of the Jungle: Quantified
Won by Geoffrey Smolders: "The Jungle Soundscape — Animals of the Jungle, Quantified"