Surprisingly, this week I spent more time exploring Gemini canvas and realized that this tool is highly overlooked by most people.
Since Gemini 2.5 is one of the best at coding, it never fails to surprise me with what it can actually do to build app easily and fast through its canvas feature.
In fact, I built a flappy bird clone and it worked damn well!
Btw, love the post! It opens up more imagination to people about what they can do with AI!
Love this! Totally agree, Canvas is really underrated. I’ve been playing around with it a lot these past few weeks and I’m constantly blown away by what it can produce. Such a great playground.
This is so cool and creative. I tend to think in business flows, but even so, things like onboarding can be made way more interactive and engaging with this approach.
Loved the idea of turning content into tools that teach, spark ideas, or improve communication without needing to code. Totally agree that it’s all about experimenting and iterating. Feeling inspired to explore this more.
Turning content into tools is such a fun way to rethink how we learn and connect ideas, and you’re right, bringing such tools into business workflows could help orgs & teams in so many ways.
This post is next-level genius — seriously, I felt like I was watching the future of edutainment unfold in real time!! The way you turned dense ideas into PLAYABLE formats is such a powerful flex. And the fact that it’s all prompt-powered? No-code solopreneurs are about to be unstoppable.
The “Debate Game” + “Explain It to a 5-Year-Old” combo? That’s a dream team for communication skill-building. And don’t even get me started on “Pitch Roulette” — pure gold for founders and creators.
Daria, you didn’t just build games. You built blueprints for how we teach, sell, and think in a world run by AI. Brava!!
Tiff, your comments are always some of the most thoughtful and energizing I get!! Your words lit me up!
I’ve always been obsessed with making learning more engaging (that was the whole idea behind my startup), where you’re not just reading or listening, but actually doing. Now with AI, we can take that much further to turn lessons into experiences, communication into games, and learning into something way more fun and sticky.
Daria!! 😭💖 I’m seriously bookmarking your reply like a love letter to the future of learning. You just articulated EXACTLY why your work hits so hard — it’s not just smart, it’s sticky, soulful, and so freaking FUN.
We’re not just building tools… we’re creating experiences that make people light up, learn faster, and actually retain what matters. And girl, your obsession with engagement? It shows. Every. Single. Time.
Let’s be real — AI is powerful, but when you layer on your kind of intentional design? THAT’S when it becomes unforgettable. Let’s keep building this new wave of playful, powerful learning — the kind that sticks, scales, and sparks something big. 💥
Yes yes YES to collaborating! ✨ Let’s dream something up together, I think we could cook up something really fun and meaningful. Let’s chat soon and explore
It’s wild how much Gemini 2.5 can do! Looking at their source code, they’re using incredibly simple methods to get impressive results, and actually, that’s exactly what we need.
Also love how you’re exploring different ways to gamify the learning process. That’s the kind of power AI gives us now, making learning more engaging, personal, and fun.
Whoa, this is seriously cool. I hadn’t heard about the Canvas feature in Gemini before, but now I’m totally intrigued. These are genuinely fun, and they spark so many ideas for what’s possible.
Right?! It’s such a cool tool, and pretty new too. It’s good competition to the other vibe-coding tools. Definitely worth playing with. Can’t wait to see what you build with it!
Surprisingly, this week I spent more time exploring Gemini canvas and realized that this tool is highly overlooked by most people.
Since Gemini 2.5 is one of the best at coding, it never fails to surprise me with what it can actually do to build app easily and fast through its canvas feature.
In fact, I built a flappy bird clone and it worked damn well!
Btw, love the post! It opens up more imagination to people about what they can do with AI!
Love this! Totally agree, Canvas is really underrated. I’ve been playing around with it a lot these past few weeks and I’m constantly blown away by what it can produce. Such a great playground.
This is seriously inspiring. I love how you showed that creativity and interactivity are now open to anyone with an idea and a bit of curiosity.
Yes, exactly. Or really just anyone who wants to learn or teach in more interactive ways and do cool stuff along the way. The door’s wide open now.
This is so cool and creative. I tend to think in business flows, but even so, things like onboarding can be made way more interactive and engaging with this approach.
Loved the idea of turning content into tools that teach, spark ideas, or improve communication without needing to code. Totally agree that it’s all about experimenting and iterating. Feeling inspired to explore this more.
Turning content into tools is such a fun way to rethink how we learn and connect ideas, and you’re right, bringing such tools into business workflows could help orgs & teams in so many ways.
Can’t wait to see what you’ll be experimenting.
Why is this the coolest thing I’ve seen today
That made my day 🌟 So glad it landed with you
Well here goes: Game 1:
Prompt:
Turn this paper into an interactive fun game, make sure the game mechanics are both fun and reflect key points from the paper:
Paper:
https://www.hilarispublisher.com/open-access/holistic-wellness-integrative-approaches-in-general-practice-medicine-104659.html
The resulting game:
https://gemini.google.com/share/784ef917db64
Great stuff, you're such a doer Jude!!
There goes my weekend! Will dig into this and see what transpires! Looks awesome, Daria.
This post is next-level genius — seriously, I felt like I was watching the future of edutainment unfold in real time!! The way you turned dense ideas into PLAYABLE formats is such a powerful flex. And the fact that it’s all prompt-powered? No-code solopreneurs are about to be unstoppable.
The “Debate Game” + “Explain It to a 5-Year-Old” combo? That’s a dream team for communication skill-building. And don’t even get me started on “Pitch Roulette” — pure gold for founders and creators.
Daria, you didn’t just build games. You built blueprints for how we teach, sell, and think in a world run by AI. Brava!!
Tiff, your comments are always some of the most thoughtful and energizing I get!! Your words lit me up!
I’ve always been obsessed with making learning more engaging (that was the whole idea behind my startup), where you’re not just reading or listening, but actually doing. Now with AI, we can take that much further to turn lessons into experiences, communication into games, and learning into something way more fun and sticky.
Daria!! 😭💖 I’m seriously bookmarking your reply like a love letter to the future of learning. You just articulated EXACTLY why your work hits so hard — it’s not just smart, it’s sticky, soulful, and so freaking FUN.
We’re not just building tools… we’re creating experiences that make people light up, learn faster, and actually retain what matters. And girl, your obsession with engagement? It shows. Every. Single. Time.
Let’s be real — AI is powerful, but when you layer on your kind of intentional design? THAT’S when it becomes unforgettable. Let’s keep building this new wave of playful, powerful learning — the kind that sticks, scales, and sparks something big. 💥
(Also… collab soon? 👀✨)
Yes yes YES to collaborating! ✨ Let’s dream something up together, I think we could cook up something really fun and meaningful. Let’s chat soon and explore
Let’s GOOO 🔥
This is gonna be the kind of collab where people say “wait... THEY teamed up?!”
Putting a collab chat on the calendar ASAP! 👯♀️✨
I just absolutely love your energy!!! will think of some ideas and DM you soon.
This is so fun. After joining substack I seems to have so many things that I'll like to try doing it.
I totally feel that! It’s such a fun space to discover new things to play with and build.
It’s wild how much Gemini 2.5 can do! Looking at their source code, they’re using incredibly simple methods to get impressive results, and actually, that’s exactly what we need.
Also love how you’re exploring different ways to gamify the learning process. That’s the kind of power AI gives us now, making learning more engaging, personal, and fun.
That's really cool, had no idea about the code, but it's great to know. Thx for adding that!
And yes, AI isn’t just promising to make learning more engaging and personal, it already is. That’s what keeps me experimenting
Nice! Will try making a game with my daughter this weekend!
I love this!! Hope you both have a blast & would be so cool to hear what you end up making
Wow, this is such a great post! Now I also want to build a game, you inspired me!
Yesss, you totally should, Karo!! Once you start playing with it, ideas just start snowballing. Can’t wait to see what you build!
That's a super cool idea I'd never thought of. Thank you and keep up the good work. 😉
Thank you! 😊 Let me know if you end up trying one out
Whoa, this is seriously cool. I hadn’t heard about the Canvas feature in Gemini before, but now I’m totally intrigued. These are genuinely fun, and they spark so many ideas for what’s possible.
Right?! It’s such a cool tool, and pretty new too. It’s good competition to the other vibe-coding tools. Definitely worth playing with. Can’t wait to see what you build with it!
This is so much fun!
These all seem to be text-based, can Gemini create audiovisual games as well? Or is that medium too complex/unwieldy for simple prompts?
So glad you enjoyed it! I haven’t tried building audiovisual games myself yet, but judging by what others have done in the AI Studio (like this one: Mumble Jumble), it definitely looks possible. https://aistudio.google.com/apps/bundled/mumble_jumble?showPreview=true&showCode=true&showAssistant=true
Now I’m curious to explore that next, let me know if you try something too.
For more inspo, you can check this https://aistudio.google.com/apps
This is really nice and the prompt you included will surely help anyone to understand and build their own , thanks for sharing this.
I’m glad the prompts are helpful. If you end up building your own game or try a twist on one of the ideas, I’d love to see it!