Mission Quest
A Claude-powered adventure game that turns an ordinary evening at home into a fully scripted theatrical quest for kids ages 5–10. Parents run a cinematic slideshow on their TV while children hunt clues, complete challenges, and perform a ceremonial ritual — all generated personalized to their names, ages, and home, in under a minute.
- Timeline
- 2 weeks from concept to working prototype
- Role
- Full-stack build: prompt engineering, React app, mission structure design, UX
- Outcome
- Magical family evenings in 60 seconds
What wasn't working.
Parents want to create magical moments for their kids but do not have the time or energy to plan them. Pre-built adventure game kits are expensive, one-time use, and require pre-purchased props. Generic treasure hunts get stale fast. What if an AI could generate a full, personalized, ready-to-run theatrical adventure in under a minute — using only household items?
How we built it.
A self-contained HTML app that takes child names, ages, and a theme, calls the Claude API with a carefully engineered prompt, and returns a fully structured 24-slide mission script. The parent runs the slideshow on their TV via AirPlay or HDMI while children move through the house solving clue poems, completing performance challenges, and finishing with a ceremonial ritual. Everything is scripted — zero improvisation required — and every challenge uses household items.
What shipped.
- Mission generation time: under 60 seconds from input to fully scripted 24-slide adventure
- Zero setup required — parents open a single HTML file, enter child details, and go
- Challenge types cycle through dance, craft, performance, hunt, puzzle, and discovery — never repetitive
- "Keeper hints" let parents discreetly guide children without breaking immersion
- Runs entirely client-side from a single file — works offline after initial mission generation
Have a system like this to build?
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