Image: github.com · Pixel-Pets: A local, open-source virtual pet ecosystem on M5Stack. 100% AI-authored C++ (Claude) by a 10yo maker. Includes Muffin (LLM), Visu & Goo-Goo variants + companion device Pip. Built fo...
Pixel-Pets: virtual pets across M5Stack devices
A father and his 10-year-old son's virtual pet system on three M5Stack ESP32 devices, with Claude writing all of the firmware to their designs.
Credits
- Reddit poster KatastrophalKlang Source ↗
- Repository account marceld23 Source ↗
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The full story
Pixel-Pets is a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet system running on three M5Stack ESP32 devices. A handheld can "throw" treats to a pet on another device over ESP-NOW, and the pets sync real weather and moon phases.
The maker and his 10-year-old son used Claude as a translator: the son provided the designs and logic and the AI wrote all of the firmware under their direction. It is open source.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: I built a multi-device virtual pet ecosystem with my 10yo son using M5Stack & AI-assisted firmware.Reddit poster: KatastrophalKlangPosted
The maker's post on r/arduino.
If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: I built a multi-device virtual pet ecosystem with my 10yo son using M5Stack & AI-assisted firmware. (opens in a new tab)
- The code: github.comRepository account: marceld23
The project on GitHub.