PROJECT #057
Story Creator
Interactive story builder designed for kids ages 5-10. Branching narratives where choices lead to different outcomes. Simple enough for a 6-year-old to navigate independently. Built with React, focusing on large touch targets and minimal text input.
Shipped: TBD
TypeScriptReactRetrospective
The Good
Kids actually used it during testing and wanted to keep playing. Branching narratives are simple enough for a 6-year-old to understand.
The Bad
Generating age-appropriate illustrations at scale is the bottleneck. Stock images don't cut it and AI image generation needs heavy filtering for kid-safe content.
The Ugly
The story engine is basically a big switch statement. It works for 10 stories but won't scale to hundreds without a proper content management system behind it.