> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://xrlive.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AI Image Contest

> Run full game show experiences with scoring and rounds

Game shows are full audience experiences with a clear arc: the crowd takes part, entries play out on stage, the room reacts, and a winner is crowned. The flagship example is the **AI Image Contest**, where the audience creates AI images from their phones and the crowd's reactions decide who wins.

## Setting up the experience

When you open the visual, you create an experience before going live. The setup lives in the **Properties** panel on the right.

<Frame caption="Creating an AI Image Contest experience in xRLive">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xrlive/c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J/images/launcher/audience/gameshow-setup.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J&q=85&s=86cf91689bb058220e9812e62919f3a6" alt="xRLive window showing the experience setup form with a name, logo upload, theme colors, content moderation toggle, and pre-prompt field" width="1631" height="954" data-path="images/launcher/audience/gameshow-setup.png" />
</Frame>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Name the experience">
    Give it a name so you can recognize it later — for example, the name of your event.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a logo (optional)">
    Upload a logo to brand the experience. It appears as part of the on-stage presentation.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a theme">
    Choose a theme color to match your event's look.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set content moderation (optional)">
    Turn on **Content moderation** to filter what the audience submits, and use the **pre-prompt** field to steer the kind of images the audience can create.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the experience">
    Click **Create experience** to build it. From there you can start the show.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Running the show

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start the round">
    Starting the experience puts the title, a countdown, and the join **QR code** on the game window. The audience scans to join — see [QR code & joining](/launcher/audience/qr-join) for the join flow.
  </Step>

  <Step title="The audience creates and submits">
    From their phones, the audience types a prompt, generates an AI image, and submits their favorite. Each submission is projected on stage with the creator's name.

    <Frame caption="An audience member creating their entry from their phone">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xrlive/c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J/images/launcher/audience/mobile-create-art.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J&q=85&s=7fa29a0c60bbf22d11b0874d94f4d4ae" alt="Audience phone showing a Create your Ai Art screen with a prompt and a generating image" width="384" height="420" data-path="images/launcher/audience/mobile-create-art.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="The crowd reacts">
    As entries cycle on stage, the audience reacts to the ones they like. Every reaction fires off an effect on stage and is counted live, so the room can see which entries are pulling ahead.

    <Frame caption="A reaction lands — the entry bursts with effects on stage while the live tally updates">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xrlive/c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J/images/launcher/audience/gameshow-reactions.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J&q=85&s=7bf49411683628691281a4e39a224cf2" alt="Stage showing a submitted image erupting in reaction effects, with a live tally of entries and their reaction counts on the side" width="1908" height="1072" data-path="images/launcher/audience/gameshow-reactions.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Crown the winner">
    When the countdown ends, the experience tallies the reactions and shows a ranking. The top entry is featured as the **winner**.

    <Frame caption="The winner and the final ranking of entries by reactions">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xrlive/c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J/images/launcher/audience/gameshow-winner.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=c92UL1cTPaUXaE5J&q=85&s=1db72df18a33718167b3777252d97671" alt="Stage showing a Winner banner with the top entry and a ranked list of players by reaction count" width="1908" height="1072" data-path="images/launcher/audience/gameshow-winner.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  **Demo vs. live experiences.** A **demo** experience can be run again and again and keeps every image that's been created — handy for testing and rehearsals. A **live** experience runs once and is then cleared from the system, so each show starts fresh.
</Note>

## Where to go next

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="QR code & joining" icon="qrcode" href="/launcher/audience/qr-join">
    A closer look at how the audience scans in from their phones.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Interactions" icon="thumbs-up" href="/launcher/audience/interactions">
    The full range of ways an audience can take part during a visual.
  </Card>
</Columns>
