Pixel Arcade Studio

Hi Product Hunt 👋 I’m the founder of Pixel Arcade Studio. The idea started in December 2025 when I went to my son’s school to show his class how a single prompt (or two) could generate a playable JavaScript game in the browser using AI. What surprised me wasn’t just that it worked, but the kids’ reaction. Their jaws dropped. Hands shot up. They kept throwing out ideas for characters, weapons, and game mechanics. The level of engagement was overwhelming, and it made me think: this actually works for kids. I’ve been a software/cloud engineer for over two decades, and with AI-assisted coding, I realized I hadn’t really “coded” at work for more than a year. That led to a bigger realization: future generations may not need to learn programming the way we did. They’ll need to learn how to give clear instructions, evaluate results, and iterate. At the same time, I watched my own son go through coding camps and tools like Roblox Studio. They’re powerful, but complex, and for kids under 12 they raise real safety concerns. Letting kids talk directly to general-purpose AI tools also didn’t feel ready or responsible yet. So Pixel Arcade Studio became something different. A kid-safe game studio where children create real, playable games by giving instructions to AI, without coding, and without social risk. Over time, safety and compliance became the hardest part. Filtering inputs, blocking PII, removing ads, preventing stranger interaction, and building parent controls ended up being far harder than generating games. I learned more about COPPA than I ever expected. I’d love feedback on two things: - Does “AI literacy through instruction” resonate as a useful framing for kids? - Could a product like this serve as a safe, first introduction to AI for children? Really looking forward to your thoughts and questions.