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How Bloom works: from one photo to a brand-new learning game
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Bloom is an app for children aged 3 to 12. A parent photographs anything from the child's world — a maths worksheet, a spelling list, a toy dinosaur — and Bloom's AI reads it, works out what there is to learn, and writes a brand-new 3D game around it, tuned to the child's age, language and interests. It takes under 20 seconds, and the photo is deleted as soon as it has been read.
1. Snap
There is one big button. You don't pick a subject or a mode — Bloom's AI decides whether the photo is homework or an everyday object, and pulls out the exact problems, words or ideas in it.
2. A game grows
For every photo, Bloom codes a completely new 3D game with its own rules and its own world, designed to practise that exact homework. There is no fixed template; difficulty is set from your child's age and what they have already mastered.
3. Play and learn
Every wrong answer is corrected straight away with the right answer and a one-line explanation. Praise names the strategy the child used, not just 'good job'. Bloom aims for about 85% success — hard enough to learn, easy enough to keep going.
4. A calm summary for parents
After playing, parents get a plain-language summary of what was practised and what to try next. There are no ads, no leaderboards, no countdown pressure and no loot boxes.