Making Games with my 4 year old son and Claude

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Last weekend my son asked me how trains worked, and I decided it would be fun for us to find out together. We sat down and I made a small train simulation showing him track switching in Switzerland. He enjoyed it so much we kept building and adding new ideas and assets until we ended up with Tiny Worlds, miniture set of games set around transit.

Anyways 10 hours later Dad has a new hobby and my son has moved on. So I'm sharing it here for fun and feedback.

Do you think going to a real train depot would have been way cooler for him and maintained his interest?

Hearing the chugs, the bangs, the horns IRL was part of the experience that excited me as a child. Seeing their scale in the real world... I could go on

Yea we do that as well. Why assume we wouldn’t do something in real life. This was an illustration.

This seems more like an attempt at testing a business idea than sharing a project you whipped together for your kid just for fun. The rewards and point-building systems are a dead giveaway. I'm wondering where the monetization comes in.

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