01 · ACCESS
Activate your course account
Once announced, use your private activation code and complete enrollment verification through Gradescope. Follow the hands-on crypto lab to build your character-access ticket.
CS253 · AUTUMN 2026
Character Forge
Create your hero for King of Security. Your presentation and projects will help shape the equipment and abilities they take into the tournament.
Coming soon
Character Forge is not open yet. The course server and AI services are being prepared. The instructor will announce when character creation is available.
Open Character Forge02 · CUSTOMIZE
Design your hero
Choose identity, backstory and appearance. Select your presentation topic in Backstory to match the separate signup board. No research-plan text is required in the forge.
03 · GENERATE
Choose your character
When image generation opens, each batch offers five three-view character images. You may generate one initial batch and up to three revised batches, then select and download your final character.
Sign up for your presentation topic now
Use your assigned QR ticket on the separate signup page. Each topic has three seats, and you may join one different topic's waitlist. Connect to the university VPN if the live board is unavailable.
Open presentation topic sign-upYour signup ticket and the Character Forge crypto exercise are separate. Keep your assigned tickets private.