[#StartedWithAI] A story about how I, a complete programming novice, am using AI as my partner to rapidly create a 'Student-Original Eiken Game'

Good morning.

It seems the cherry blossom police have finished their duty, and the trees along the Kanda River have turned into fresh green leaves.
I can really feel the passage of time—phew, let's do our best.

Well then,I learned about the "#StartedWithAI" contest, and since I happened to be trying to take on a challenge right at this moment, I'm writing this down. What is it❓I am trying to use AI to create an educational (Eiken preparation) game.And it's a student-original one at that.

【The Trigger】

After quitting my corporate job and starting tutoring again for the first time since college, I am now teaching five students ranging from elementary to high school. A common concern parents consult me about is that their children "don't study much," "lack motivation," or "won't listen to what their parents say." For now, I kept those requests in the back of my mind and began tutoring. Of course, I teach them academics, but in cases like these, I believe it is especially important to build a relationship of trust first, so I observe them closely, put effort into our conversations, and try to see what they are good at and what they like. My special skill is finding the good in people and positive reframing, which comes in handy in these situations. As I continued, I discovered what one elementary school student was good at and liked. It was gaming and drawing. The issues her family consulted me about were "not studying at home" and "lack of motivation." However, I believed that the real issue was likely not that, and that I needed to use trial and error to get to the root cause. That process involves a lot of communication, observation, and analysis, but since I want her to spend her time in as pleasant an atmosphere as possible, I often made it a point to find her good qualities and praise them to build communication. Among those things, her being absorbed in games and drawing was particularly impressive. Her speed and concentration were amazing. As I kept doing this, although at first she wouldn't even get out of bed, she gradually started to engage in her studies while having casual conversations with me as a "friend and teacher." She even reached the point of saying she would "take the Eiken next month" (tears). However, with two 2-hour sessions a week, school remedial work and Eiken preparation were tight, and since home study was necessary, I assigned homework a few times, but she would end up on her computer or drawing, leaving the homework half-finished. With the Eiken only a month away, while I was teaching and thinking, "How can I make her study without it feeling like studying?", I thought, "Oh, then I should just combine games, drawing, and studying." This was the trigger (lol). By the way, I have never made a game with AI. I am an amateur. But I am going to try (lol). If I get stuck, I can consult someone who knows how, look it up, or find some other means, so I just want to try it for now (lol). As someone who likes to support and is impatient, I have already started imagining the moment I finish and hand it over, and I'm getting a little excited (too early).

【What kind of game❓】

Now, what kind of game should I make?
To tell you in advance, I am considering incorporating these elements: "a point system, the ability to customize characters (I'm thinking of letting them customize if they play study-related games), creating rivals in a fictional setting, and using the student's original mnemonics and illustrations in the explanations and hints." How did I arrive at that? I observed the student, conducted interviews, and analyzed the student's

likes and the student's personality traits and tendencies. I made notes of these realizations in my head and eventually arrived there.

『Realization Notes』
・Every time she plays a game, points are added → She would save up points and play the game at home, absorbed in it so as not to lose to other players. She looked happy when she reached the top. ⇨ What I thought could be applied to studying: "competitive spirit" and "ambition"
・Games where she looked happy: drawing-related, customizing her own character
・Good memory. She remembers problems and words she got wrong after doing them 2 or 3 times. Especially when she makes original mnemonics, she can often remember them in one go. ・She seems to dislike sitting and studying. But she seems to enjoy
playing games and drawing in bed. Especially when she uses a computer or iPad, she is absorbed. When I teach her new computer skills (like shortcut keys), she has an impressed expression & learns quickly. → Summarizing the problems she got wrong in Excel together while adding colors. (Drawing-like feeling & favorite computer work) → Having her draw photos or illustrations for original mnemonics and parts she gets particularly wrong. She was very focused and worked on it the whole time. → It seems good to combine computers and studying → Send the created Excel to my computer. → Use that data to make an original game. (We are here now.)

Honestly, I don't even know if I can do it from here. But I'll try‼️
This will be a learning experience for me too, after all.
My goal is to finish it within this month‼️ I'll declare it here so I can't run away (lol).

Well then, thank you all for reading this far today.