Side Project · Development2026

Frog Jump with My Son

After my elementary school son made an origami frog in class and started playing with it, I said "Dad will turn that into a smartphone game!" A browser game built to prove that even without coding knowledge, building with AI makes anything possible. HTML Canvas + JavaScript, mobile touch support.

Challenge

"Dad, I want you to make me a game." It started with one sentence from my son. I had no game development experience, but I wanted to experiment with just how far I could go with AI as a collaborator.

Approach

Designed game mechanics with Claude — jump physics, obstacle generation, difficulty curve

Built with HTML Canvas + Vanilla JS, mobile touch and tilt support

Applied son's favorite frog character, dark forest background, and gold score system

Son reviewed the game and gave feedback on what to improve; incorporated his notes and iterated

Documented the entire development process as the LinkedIn 5-episode series "I Built a Game for My Son"

Outcome

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Son's first reaction: "Dad, is this real?" — goal achieved

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Proved that non-programmers can ship a complete product when collaborating with AI