Educational web game
PromptQuest
PromptQuest is a browser game made to teach prompt engineering to children, roughly ages 8 to 12. Players help Sparky by assembling clear instructions: who does something, what they do, how they do it, and in what format, so tasks make sense before any fancy tooling gets involved.
What it is
The build is vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. After a short intro and Sparky’s home hub, children jump into themed worlds where an NPC reacts to how well their prompt pieces fit the task. The Restaurant (the first world) is intentionally a demo concept: it shows the loop, tone, and teaching pattern we would repeat for more worlds, rather than a finished curriculum on its own.
Who it is for
The writing, pacing, and difficulty are aimed at ages 8 to 12: short reads, obvious feedback when a prompt is fuzzy, and rewards that celebrate clearer instructions without feeling like a school test.
How it teaches
- Prompt blocks: who, what, how, and format are introduced as tangible pieces so kids practice the same structure used in real prompt engineering, in a playful scene.
- Worlds and rooms: isometric rooms and characters make the idea memorable; wrong combinations get a confused reaction, good ones show progress so cause and effect stay visible.
- Progression: tokens and unlocks keep a light loop between the hub, shop, and levels so practice feels like a game first.
In the browser
The full build lives on this site under /promptquest/ so you can refresh and iterate without a separate host.
Play
Audio and saves use normal browser storage. If you already watched the intro, the entry page skips straight to the menu next time.
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