Manim challenges.
A challenge is one image. You see it once, then you rebuild it in Manim as fast as you can without losing the likeness. Prizes for the fastest faithful runs.
Five steps, one clock.
See the target image once. A timer starts, anywhere from zero to one hour.
Recreate it in Manim, as close to the original as you can get.
Submit two things: the code that made it, and the rendered video.
Every entry is checked by eye against the target.
The fastest faithful recreation takes the prize.
What keeps it fair.
The point is a clean test of speed and skill, so the target never leaks and every run is judged the same way.
One look
You see the target image a single time before the clock starts. No saving, no second viewing.
Hidden targets
Images are not public. If player A goes first, player B still hasn't seen it. Everyone gets the same one look.
Code plus render
A run counts only when both the source and the rendered video are submitted together.
Judged by eye
Each entry is compared visually to the target. Close enough is a call the reviewers make in the open.
Fastest faithful wins
Among the entries that match, the shortest time from first look to submission takes the prize.
Five targets, revealed one by one.
Challenges unlock in order. Each stays hidden until the one before it closes.
Locked
Revealed at season kickoff.
Locked
Revealed once 01 closes.
Locked
Revealed once 02 closes.
Locked
Revealed once 03 closes.
Locked
Revealed once 04 closes.
Challenges ship with early access.
The leaderboard and the first season open to founding members first.