How can I help my kid share a game they made with AI?

Kids are making real, playable games with AI assistants right now. They voice-chat with Claude or ChatGPT, describe what they want ("a meteor shower game where the player dodges asteroids"), and the AI writes the code. The kid copies it, and… then what? Most hosting platforms require email accounts kids can't legally have, app installs, or developer knowledge nobody in the room has.

ArcadeLab exists because the founder ran into this exact problem with his own 7-year-old. The publishing flow is one paste, one click.

How does the workflow look in practice?

1. Your kid's AI gives them a chunk of HTML code (one big block).
2. The kid copies all of it (you can help with this if needed — "tap and hold to select all").
3. On any device — iPad, laptop, phone — open arcadelab.ai/publish.
4. Tap the paste zone. The game preview loads automatically.
5. Tap Publish. ArcadeLab generates a Creator Code if it's their first time.
6. Share the URL with grandparents, friends, classmates.

Is it safe?

The security model is built around three things:

• No network access in published games. Every game runs in a sandboxed iframe with connect-src 'none'. fetch, XHR, and WebSocket are all blocked. A game can't exfiltrate data, hit malicious URLs, or load tracking pixels.
• No personal data collected. ArcadeLab doesn't ask for email, real name, or location. The Creator Code is the only identifier.
• Preview before publish. Every game shows a preview before it goes public, so you can spot anything off.

That said: ArcadeLab is open to the internet. Published games are public. You'll want to skim any game your kid is about to publish, the same way you'd skim a drawing they were about to put on a fridge that everyone could see.

How does the Creator Code work?

First publish, ArcadeLab generates something like ROCKET-WOLF-COMET-73. It links to a creator display name (also auto-generated, something like "PixelKoala12"). The code is stored in the browser. To use it on another device, type it into the "Have a creator code?" box on the publish page.

Kids can also memorize the code or ask their AI to remember it: "My ArcadeLab creator code is ROCKET-WOLF-COMET-73, please remember it for me!" The next time they ask the AI to help make a game, the AI can prompt them to use the same code.

What if my kid's game has a bug or doesn't work?

Common path: the preview shows an error or the game doesn't do what was intended. Copy the error message back to the AI and ask it to fix. The loop is usually one or two iterations. If a library is loading wrong, double-check that the AI didn't include its own CDN script tag — ArcadeLab injects those automatically and including your own causes double-loading.

What can my kid build with this?

Anything that fits in a browser. Looking at games currently published on ArcadeLab: dodge games, platformers, zombie shooters, math quizzes, art toys, word games, tower defense, mini-Minecraft clones, story games. The current creator base ranges from 7-year-olds to adults — kids tend to publish a lot.

Anything I should keep in mind as a parent?

ArcadeLab won't collect anything about your kid. But the AI tools they're using to build games often have age requirements you should be aware of. ArcadeLab itself is AI-agnostic — it just hosts the output — so you have flexibility about how the game gets made (kid working alone, kid working with you, kid working with an AI, you working with the kid).