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Task 04 — Tech or Treat (Optional Challenge)

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🎭 Task 04 — Tech or Treat (Optional Challenge)

Goal: Build a fun, creative project that surprises, deceives, or delights the user in a clever way.
This is your final challenge — show off your skills, imagination, and sense of humor while keeping things ethical and respectful!


📋 Steps

  1. In your forked repo, create a folder under: challenges/tech-or-treat//

Example: challenges/tech-or-treat/haunted-terminal/

  1. Inside your folder, include the following files:
  • README.md — explain your concept, what the “trick” or surprise is, and how to run it
  • demo.gif or demo.mp4 — short demo (≤ 20 MB)
  • Source code or link to a hosted version
  • (Optional) Any assets, sounds, or scripts your project needs
  1. Commit your work and open a Pull Request titled: Tech or Treat:

  2. Add the label challenge: tech-or-treat to your PR if possible.

  3. Once merged, your project will appear in the 🎓 Showcase and be featured in Discussions!


💡 Inspiration

Need ideas? Try something playful, surprising, or thought-provoking:

  • 👻 A webpage that changes when the user looks away
  • 🪞 An app that reacts differently on refresh or time of day
  • 🤖 A chatbot that gives mysterious responses before revealing the joke
  • 🕹️ A mini-game with unexpected rules or outcomes
  • 🎶 A sound or animation that “haunts” your project in a fun way

Remember — creativity > complexity. A simple idea done well can still wow the judges!


🎯 What You’ll Learn

  • How to plan and structure a creative coding project
  • How to document and present your idea for others to experience
  • How to use GitHub to share and showcase your work
  • How to turn technical skills into interactive, imaginative results

✨ Submissions will be featured in the Showcase and Discussions,
and judged on creativity, execution, and presentation during the final event!

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