{
  "id": 13183709,
  "title": "I Built an AI That Wants You to Stop Using It — Meet SIDEQUEST 🌿",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/i-built-an-ai-that-wants-you-to-stop-using-it-meet-sidequest",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-09T19:06:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/fedachkaa/i-built-an-ai-that-wants-you-to-stop-using-it-meet-sidequest-641"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An innovative AI-powered device aims to help users disconnect from their screens and engage with the real world. SIDEQUEST, a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1, is a prototype for a physical device that generates personalized real-world adventures and prints them on thermal paper. Users select their preferences, such as duration, environment, and mode, and the device creates a quest with three objectives. After completing the quest, users earn XP, unlock badges, and build a streak. The goal is to keep users engaged with the device, not keep them interacting with their screens. SIDEQUEST is currently a browser-based simulation, but the long-term vision is to bring the experience to a standalone physical device.",
  "summary": "An offline-first AI quest machine designed to become a physical device that prints real-world adventures . This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass What I Built I'm a software developer, so most of my day happens in front of a screen. And after work? More screens — learning new technologies, building side projects, or scrolling through social media.…",
  "key_points": [
    "SIDEQUEST is an AI-powered device designed to promote real-world engagement",
    "Users create personalized quests with objectives and earn rewards",
    "Current version is a browser-based simulation with potential physical device"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}