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AFK.exe: Grow a Living Office by Stepping Outside with Local AI

This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass What I Built I built AFK.exe , a cozy developer game where your workspace grows when you step away. You begin in a small 3D office. Sit at the desk, open the monitor, and work through short coding contracts. Your tiny plant-headed companion, Inez , keeps you company. Fix a bug, run its tests, and earn money,…

AFK.exe is a developer game that allows players to grow their workspace by stepping away from their desks. The game features a small 3D office where players sit at a desk, work through coding contracts, and earn money, experience, and skill practice. You complete contracts to earn energy and fresh-air tokens to bring plants into your office. The game was created for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1 "Touch Grass".

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