Family Helper
Iris is my family helper agent. Here’s how I built her, and how to set up your own.
Build your own family helperAn idea, then another
I build products. You may have used some of them: Google Maps, Gmail, Facebook Platform and Profile, Nest, Pixel Tablet, and now Search.
I used to make them the normal way. Now I use AI, and I’ve been building a lot for myself and my kids.
Here you’ll find demos and musings. Enjoy.
A few projects, and the ideas behind them.
Iris is my family helper agent. Here’s how I built her, and how to set up your own.
Build your own family helperA robot math adventure where kids wake six robot friends, build an island, and launch a rocket.
Try the adult demoA way to gamify daily life with the kids, reward kindness, and reduce nagging.
I turned sixteen years of Kindle history into a personal AI librarian. It knows my taste, what’s still unread, and what I might want to pick up next. I wrote a guide so you can make your own.
Build your own librarianA pocket field journal for family walks: identify rocks and plants, hear kid-friendly explanations, ask questions, and save discoveries.
Try Field LensA digital folio for collecting my paintings and seeing how they change over the years with a little AI art teacher to support me.
Try SketchbookA personalized AI trainer that adapts to all parts of my life and designs a progressive weightlifting schedule for me.
Try StrongA little garden that grows with the things you’re thankful for.
Grow a gratitude gardenUnderwater counting for Oliver and an enchanted number adventure for Ivy. These games are inactive now; they worked great for a period of time but became expensive to maintain and I realized there were some very good options that I was trying to recreate.
A place to save the little things the kids say and do, collect family photos, and turn those everyday memories into letters to keep.
Try One StoryI’m building games for Ivy and Oliver that teach through their interests: dragons, unicorns, and more. It’s been really fun for everyone, and a great way to explore the latest model capabilities.
In Dragonmasters, kids train dragons, light lanterns, restore the sanctum, and learn about physics.
Play DragonmastersBerrybook was my first AI project. It’s turned into a series, and lately I’ve used it to talk about things that are hard for five- and seven-year-olds, like having a new baby sister or dealing with frustration. In my opinion, it’s the easiest thing to try with your kids.
Try BerrybookA few things I’ve shared along the way.
I’d love to hear about it. Let’s compare notes.