BAM Echo Challenge
Build a bridge out of words. Say it right, and the AI draws it right.
Who's playing?
- 4 pillars to build
- 3 cracks and it crumbles
- 1 word you can't say
Build a bridge out of words
You get a subject and a style. Build four pillars of description so an image AI could draw it. One catch: you can't say the style word. Describe it instead. Every slip cracks a pillar, and three cracks bring it down.
Set this once for your class. Every round uses it. Then copy the class link and share it, so every student device opens with the same setup.
More optionsTeacher or host code, extra Blackout Words, Ask the Expert, turn timer
How to play
- Get your challenge. You get a subject to describe and an art style. Everyone can see the style.
- Watch for Blackout Words. You can't say the style's name or any word in the Blackout list. Describe it instead. Example: if the style is Watercolor, don't write "watercolor"; write "soft paint that bleeds into wet paper." Each time a Blackout Word appears, that's one slip, and the word is removed for you. Each slip cracks your pillar, and three slips make it crumble (Penny is watching). Slips also cost a few points, up to 10 in a round.
- Ask the Expert (if it's on). Ask open questions about details, like "What colors are in the light?" Good questions score points.
- Build the four pillars.
- Outcome-Anchoring: "I'll know this worked if…"
- Expert-Casting: "Act as…"
- Sequential Scaffolding: "First… then… last…"
- Lens-Consistent Correction: "Check that…"
- Cross the canyon. Your score is half prompt format (did each pillar do its job?) and half understanding the subject (the scene, the details and the style).
- See your picture, then fix it. Copy your prompt into Gemini (free) and see what your words built. If something doesn't match your plan, tap Revise and recheck, fix the pillar that caused it, and cross again to compare.
Bridge built. You made it across!
Ask the Expert
Ask about colors, light, textures and where things are. The expert won't say a Blackout Word or write your prompt.
You crossed the canyon
Done well
Try next time
Score breakdown
Practice score, estimated by the game: half prompt format, half understanding of the subject. It checks your words, not your ideas, so treat it as a coach, not a grade. An AI judge comes in a later version.Your questions
Crew recap
Your prompt
Paste the prompt into Gemini or another image tool, then add the picture below.
Session data (for research: player names are left out, but anything typed in the prompt is kept)
BAM Echo Challenge
Research data
Every saved round from the Claude link. Records hold player slots and codes only, never names. Only you can see this page.
Sign in with your class code
Your teacher gave you a class code. It looks like 4821-3-0007. It has no name in it. Type it any way you like.
My projects
A project grows over rounds. Each round you fix and sharpen the same piece, one pillar at a time. Your work saves by itself.
Project
Turn it in
When your project is done, hand in the prompt that made your work and your best picture. No picture yet? Turn it in now and add the picture later. Your teacher looks at it first. Use your code, never your name.
My students
Make a code for each student. Hand the codes out on paper. A code holds no name, so the private note next to it is only for you.
Turned-in work
This course is free because teachers send back each student's final prompt and picture. Look at each one and tick that it has no names, faces, or contact details, then send it to BAM Echo Academy. Nothing is posted until BAM reviews it, and no names are ever sent.
Student work
You can read everything and leave a note on any round. You can't change what the student wrote.
Class code sheet
Sign in at bamechoacademy.com/play. Tap My work and type your code. Keep it private.