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; text-forward.
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Meet the cast
PlatformForge's adapted-DN-S cast (ages 15–18, realistic platform-economy personas — no mascots, per R-OLDER-TEEN-DN-ADAPTED) each embody one force in a two-sided market; mentor Dex asks who really earns when a platform takes its cut.
Dex
(Mentor) — 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; text-forward.
Question kits
16 curriculum-aligned kits × 25 questions = 400 questions per app, mapped to recognized standards.
On-device AI mentor
FoundationModels-powered hints, feedback, and adaptive difficulty — all running locally.
Mentored by Dex — on-device AI, 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
- ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
- ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
PlatformForge runs on ForgeKit — the open-source Swift Package Manager framework that powers every Spark & Anvil app. ForgeKit ensures consistent accessibility, COPPA compliance, and design language across the portfolio, so your kid's progress and preferences feel coherent across every app they touch.
Coming to the App Store
PlatformForge is in active development. Email us to hear when it ships — no marketing, no spam, just a one-shot launch announcement.
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