Academics
SeminarQuest
Run a real Socratic seminar with 2–4 people and one device (ages 15–18): a text, an opening question, rotating roles (Opener · Tracker · Steel-manner · Closer), a talk-balance bar and a text-evidence tally. The device moderates the table — it never teaches, never grades, and there is no AI. On-device — names are ephemeral, nothing is saved to a server.
#4A5D8F Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
SeminarQuest's adapted-DN cast (ages 15–18, TEXT personas / a UI motif — NO mascots, NO illustrated chapters/portraits/audio, per R-OLDER-TEEN-DN-ADAPTED): "The Table", four chair characters each embodying one discussion move (R-DN-PARITY); moderator Lumen the lamp sets the question and keeps time.
Ask
the Opener chair — pose a real question, invite a new voice
Track
the Tracker chair — notice who has spoken, make room for quiet voices
Steel
the Steel-manner chair — state the strongest opposing view before you reply
Close
the Closer chair — name the strongest point and the question still open
What's inside
Learning goal
Run a real Socratic seminar with 2–4 people and one device (ages 15–18): a text, an opening question, rotating roles (Opener · Tracker · Steel-manner · Closer), a talk-balance bar and a text-evidence tally. The device moderates the table — it never teaches, never grades, and there is no AI. On-device — names are ephemeral, nothing is saved to a server.
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 Lumen — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How SeminarQuest 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
SeminarQuest 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
SeminarQuest 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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