For schools AI skills, made playful
Teach the skill of the future:
talking to AI.
Your pupils describe a game in their own words. AlphaGen's AI builds it in seconds. Then they play it, test it, explain what to change and make it better. Along the way they learn to give AI clear instructions, check what it makes and think for themselves.
Free trial includes 2,000 ZCoins (about 20 games). No card needed to start. No subscription, ever.
🤖 Why children should learn to use AI now
AI tools are quickly becoming part of everyday life and work, much like search engines and computers did before them. The children in your class will grow up using AI to learn, create and solve problems. The most useful skill is not knowing a particular tool, it's knowing how to work with AI well: asking clearly, checking the answer and improving it.
🗣️ Clear thinking, clear asking
The better a pupil explains what they want, the better the AI's result. Pupils quickly learn that vague requests give vague games, and precise, detailed instructions give exactly what they imagined. That's prompting, and it's really just great communication.
🔍 Checking, not just trusting
AI makes mistakes. Pupils test every game, spot what's wrong ("the cat walks through walls!") and ask for a fix. They learn that AI is a helper to question and check, not something to copy blindly.
🔁 Improving step by step
Every game gets better through small changes: "make it harder", "add a timer", "the jump is too low". This is the same test, feedback and improve loop that real designers, engineers and programmers use.
🎨 Creating, not copying
Pupils start from their own idea: a dinosaur racing in space, a cat surfing on a pizza. The AI is their tool; the imagination, decisions and design are theirs.
🧩 Breaking problems down
To build a game they must think about the player, the goal, the rules and how you win. Planning with Buddy, our AI helper, teaches them to break a big idea into clear parts.
🛡️ Using AI safely and kindly
Pupils learn good habits early: never sharing personal information, being kind in comments, and understanding that AI tools have rules too.
✍️ Prompting in action
The difference a good instruction makes, shown to pupils in their very first game:
The AI has to guess everything. The game is random and probably not what the pupil wanted.
Hero, setting, goal, controls, difficulty and how to win: the AI builds exactly this.
🎮 Why games?
They want to do it
Children love games. Making their own turns screen time into creative time, and keeps even reluctant learners engaged until the end of the lesson.
Instant feedback
A game shows straight away whether an instruction worked. Pupils see cause and effect in seconds, which makes learning to improve their prompts natural and fun.
Something to be proud of
Every pupil finishes with a real game they made, can play with classmates and can show at home.
Learning together
Pupils play each other's games, give kind feedback, remix ideas and take part in class challenges.
🧭 How it works
- Create your teacher account. Sign in with your school Google account and you're approved instantly, with a free 1-week trial and 2,000 ZCoins.
- Create a class. Choose 🔒 private (only your class can see pupils' work) or 🌍 public (pupils share games with the world and other classes).
- Add your pupils. Type a list of nicknames: AlphaGames creates a username and easy password for each. No pupil email addresses needed. Print a login card for everyone.
- Share ZCoins. Give coins to the whole class, reward individual pupils, or set an automatic weekly allowance. A new game costs 100 ZCoins; improving a game is free.
- Pupils create. They plan their idea with Buddy, the friendly AI helper, build it in AlphaGen Studio, test it and improve it. You see every pupil's games and progress on your dashboard.
📋 A ready-made first lesson (about 45 minutes)
1. Starter · 10 min
Show the two prompts above. Ask: which one will the AI understand better, and why? Agree on the 5 things a good game idea needs: hero, setting, goal, controls, how to win.
2. Create · 25 min
Pupils log in with their cards, plan their idea with Buddy and build their first game. Challenge: make one improvement using a clear instruction.
3. Review · 10 min
Pupils play a partner's game and give one kind "star" and one helpful "wish". Reflect: which instruction made the biggest difference?
Links naturally with computing (instructions, testing and debugging), English (clear, precise writing), design and technology (design, make, evaluate) and online safety.
🛡️ Built for safety from day one
🔒 Private classes
Hidden completely: not in search, lists, leaderboards or Google. Only classmates, you and AlphaGames admins can see pupils' work.
👤 Minimal data
Pupils need no email address and no real name: just a nickname. Pupils can't buy anything; coins come only from you.
🤖 Checked by AI and people
Every comment, gift message and profile picture is checked before others see it. Admins review every new game. Anything unsuitable is removed.
💬 No private messaging
There are no direct messages between users. In a private class, pupils can only comment on classmates' games.
🧱 Games run safely
Every game runs in a locked "sandbox": it can't access accounts, open other websites, show pop-ups or collect information.
🇬🇧 UK-hosted, no ads
Our servers are in the UK. No advertising and no tracking cookies. Read our policies for schools for full details.
🧰 Everything a teacher needs
- ✅ Unlimited classes, up to 60 pupils each
- ✅ Pupil logins with printable cards and one-click password resets
- ✅ Private or public classes, switchable at any time
- ✅ See every pupil's games, ZCoins and activity
- ✅ Reward pupils with ZCoins and set a weekly allowance
- ✅ Optional: use your school's own AI key for no waiting at busy times
- ✅ Pupils can also make games with other AIs they're allowed to use (copy and paste mode)
- ✅ Archive classes at the end of the year
- ✅ Works in any browser: Chromebooks, PCs, Macs and tablets. Nothing to install.
💷 Simple pricing
🎁 Free trial
Every feature, plus 2,000 ZCoins (about 20 games) to share with your class.
Start free🏫 Teacher ZCoin packs
| Pack | ZCoins | About | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Starter | 10,000 | 100 new games | £14.99 |
| Class Pack | 30,000 | 300 new games | £39.99 |
| School Pack | 100,000 | 1,000 new games | £119.99 |
One-off payments, no subscription. Improving games is always free. Need an invoice or want to pay by bank transfer? Email [email protected].
❓ Questions teachers ask
Do pupils need an email address?
No. You create pupil logins with a username and an easy password, and you can print a login card for every pupil.
Can people outside the class see pupils' work?
Not in a private class. Private classes are hidden completely: only classmates, their teacher and AlphaGames admins can see pupils' profiles and games. In a public class, games are visible to everyone and pupils can play and comment on other classes' games.
Do pupils need to know how to code?
No. Pupils describe their game in their own words and the AI writes the code. The skill they practise is explaining an idea clearly, testing the result and improving it. Curious pupils can also look at the code the AI wrote.
What if the AI makes something unsuitable?
AlphaGen is instructed to make child-friendly games only, every new game is reviewed by AlphaGames admins, and anything unsuitable is removed. Comments, messages and pictures are checked before others see them.
What happens when the free trial ends?
Your classes, pupils and games all stay. To keep making new games, buy a teacher ZCoin pack. Pupils can always play, improve and share the games they've already made.
What data do you keep about pupils?
Only what's needed: a nickname, a username, a securely stored password, their class, and the games, comments and coins they create on AlphaGames. See our policies for schools, including how the school stays in control of pupil data.
Can we use our own AI account?
Yes. Add your school's own AI key (Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude and others) to a class and it's used first, so there's no waiting at busy times. Please check your provider's rules for use with pupils.
Ready to bring AI into your classroom?
Set up your first class in minutes. Free for a week, no card needed.
Questions? Email [email protected]