Academics
PlatformForge
Build a two-sided platform economy and follow the dollar (ages 15–18): set the coin price, marketplace fee, payout rate, and floor; 10,000 simulated creators on a talent curve run for a year; predict, then read the ledger — creator share, the median maker, the top 1,000, how many ever reach the payout floor. The one economy every teen has lived inside. Deterministic, on-device.
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#6d28d9 Characters who teach
Meet the cast
PlatformForge's cast (ages 15–18, realistic platform-economy personas — no mascots) each embody one force in a two-sided market; mentor Dex asks who really earns when a platform takes its cut.
Dex
Follow the dollar — asks who really earns after the platform takes its cut
Rake
the take-rate — the share of every dollar the platform keeps before a maker is paid
Zipf
the talent curve — a tiny few capture most of the attention; the long tail earns almost nothing
Mira
the median maker — the creator in the exact middle, whose real earnings the headline hides
Flora
the payout floor — the minimum you must clear before any money reaches you
What's inside
Learning goal
Build a two-sided platform economy and follow the dollar (ages 15–18): set the coin price, marketplace fee, payout rate, and floor; 10,000 simulated creators on a talent curve run for a year; predict, then read the ledger — creator share, the median maker, the top 1,000, how many ever reach the payout floor. The one economy every teen has lived inside. Deterministic, on-device.
Mentored by Dex — no data leaves the device.
How PlatformForge handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages