Ari is a tutor that lives inside a small device you attach to your child's
favourite toy, so the toy comes alive. It gets to know your child and builds its
stories and little exercises around her real life.
All we need from you today is the getting to know her part. You talk to Ari
for a couple of minutes about your daughter, and that is the whole thing.
Before you start you need
A reasonably quiet room and about five minutes.
Nothing else. Your child does not need to be here.
Two steps: let Ari hear you, then just talk. Ari ends the conversation
itself when it has enough, so there is nothing to time or cut short.
AriStep 1 / 2
Let Ari hear you.
Your phone will ask for permission to use the microphone. Tap Allow.
Getting it out of the way now means the popup never interrupts the conversation.
AriStep 2 / 2
Tell Ari about your child.
Ari will ask you questions. Just talk to it like a person, about
45 seconds. Everything you say here shows up inside your child's story.
Connecting
Worth mentioning
Her name and how old she is
Her favourite toy, its name, what it is like
How she likes to be talked to: big and loud and silly, or slow and gentle
What she is obsessed with right now
Her best friend, a brother or sister, a pet
One thing she is learning: letter sounds, rhyming, counting
Something that happened recently, and anything she finds scary
AriFilming
Now your child.
Put this phone inside or behind her favourite toy, so the voice comes from the toy.
Pick up the other phone and start filming, held sideways, toy and child both in shot.
Press the button below and hand her the toy.
Film about 60 to 90 seconds, then stop.
The toy is just going to get to know her. It asks her small easy things
about her day and lets her talk. There is nothing for her to get right and
nothing to be taught, so do not coach her. Interruptions, laughing,
going quiet, wandering off, all of it is good. It is meant to look like a
home video, not an advert.
Double tap to finish
AriDone
That is everything.
Ari has what it needs. It now knows your daughter well enough to build her
stories and her little exercises around her real life.
If it went badly, or you forgot something you wanted to mention, just go
again. It costs nothing and the newer one is the one we use.
If you have just filmed your daughter, send us the video however
is easiest. We would like permission to include it in our private YC application; it is
not published anywhere public.