AI Atelier Arcade is an interactive installation where children aged 9 and up can create and play their own video game, with support from artificial intelligence. The AI acts as a creative assistant, helping to come up with weird and quirky storylines and generating matching visual assets.

The installation consists of two parts: in the first, visitors design their game; in the second, they can play it. Various AI systems assist in generating both narrative and visual elements, allowing children to quickly bring their ideas to life.

This project was developed at the request of JEF Jeugdfilmfestival and Arts & Publics. In addition to concept development, design, and implementation, we conducted research into how AI can support creative processes for young people. This included extensive playtesting to refine the experience.

We built both the software and the complete physical setup of the installation.