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Meta Launches Pocket: An AI Tool for Game Development

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Updated Aug 31

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Meta has launched Pocket, a mobile app that allows users to create interactive games by simply typing prompts, without needing coding experience. This tool aims to make game development as accessible as social media posting, following Meta's acquisition of the Gizmo app team.

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Aug 31

Pocket introduces a new way for users to create games through AI-assisted prompts, significantly simplifying the development process compared to traditional coding methods.

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Pocket allows users to create fully functional interactive 'gizmos' just by typing prompts into a text box.

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Pocket was launched in the US on August 21.

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Meta acquired the staff behind the now-defunct vibe-coding app Gizmo in March.

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Pocket's AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results.

Ars Technica·Aug 31