Want to build from your imagination?

By Jason Cozy6 min read
Screenshot of the simple choose your own adventure app built my Claude "Imagine" as part of the Sonnet 4.5 release

Screenshot of the simple choose your own adventure app built my Claude "Imagine" as part of the Sonnet 4.5 release

Building a cyberpunk gameshow choose-your-own adventure on a whim.

The notification popped up in Anthropic’s Claude AI corner.

Would you like to Imagine with Claude?
My answer: Yes. Every single day.
I called my daughter Kalea Cozy over. "Let's see where this goes."
One prompt. 30 seconds. We were trapped in a neon-lit cyberpunk arena fighting for our freedom.

The prompt: "Create a choose-your-own-adventure cyberpunk gameshow."


What materialized:


THE NEON GAUNTLET—complete with:
• Dystopian gameshow host VERTEX
• Neural implant upgrades
• Arena combat vs. RAZORBACK (2 meters of chrome, zero mercy)
• Brutal choices: corporate deal or spark a revolution?
We strategized together. Made impossible calls. Watched our in-game audience hit 28.7 million.


The Tron: Ares moment:


With cyberpunk back in theaters, this felt like stepping through the screen. We weren't watching someone else's Grid—we were building our own, making real choices, facing real consequences.
AI didn't replace our creativity. It accelerated curiosity into experience.


What hit me:


The distance between "what if" and "here it is" just vanished. What used to require dev teams now responds to exploration and one good prompt.
That curiosity? That instinct to click "yes" when something new appears? That's the mindset that drives innovation.
(Watch the video for our ending. Spoiler: we chose revolution over credits.)

If you could build anything from pure curiosity, what would you explore?

Watch the game get built and follow the journey to the end.

Currently seeking opportunities where curiosity, AI, and human creativity intersect. If you're building in this space or know someone who is—let's connect.