Hackathon contestant submits Claude-written raycaster he can't explain

At an in-person handheld console hackathon, a contestant wearing an "I ❤️ slop" shirt presented a raytracer that was entirely written by Claude—even beyond the assignment—yet could not explain basic graphics concepts, sparking discussion about AI-generated code versus real skill.

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