My kid helped me design four pet themed arcade games (done using Fable). Drawing lots of inspiration from existing titles, with some original tweaks, and incorporating of their suggestions along the way. We pulled these together and you can try them out here: https://whatpetshouldiget.com/play.html

There's loads of room for improvement (mobile playability is something I'm targeting now), and I'd welcome any suggestions. Also wondering if it's worth trying to get these into the app/play store.

Thank you!

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What is your tech stack? Can you share a little more on how you are developing the iOS and google-play apps? What's been your experience on the app store? Did you run into any challenges/roadblocks?

On your questions. I'm doing this solo. I'm on a Vercel paid plan, so costs are reasonable (for now) but I've really only shown this to family and friends at this point, so the userbase is tiny.

I have a few family members and friends who are healthcare providers (including those with MD attached to their name) who have provided a lot of guidance. Our friend and family network also includes several with kids and adults on the spectrum, and we have sought out their advice/feedback. But as you surmised, I did rely on AI, specifically for generating all of the media (images/video clips) to fit various scenarios.

On whether the exercises are helpful -- that's exactly the type of data I would love to get, but the site is quite new. If you have ideas on how I can determine that I'd welcome it.

Well, I'm an engineer and I work with lots of other engineers. While that trope is not universal, I was motivated to build a tool to help people build up both social cue awareness and self-confidence.

So I built https://spotthecue.com

While I was building it and talking to families with members on the spectrum, I realized there was broader application to help people. Specifically with learning paths (focused learning, for example, on body language or digital communnications) and social stories (no quizes/questions, just what to expect going to the airport).

I've tried to set it up with minimal backend. All data is saved on your device unless you choose to signup.

I'd love your thoughts and feedback on how to improve and make this more useful. It's an area I'm passionate about and really want it to help people.

Right now it's 100% free... I'm considering options and open to feedback here as well. Would you pay for something like this?

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