Privacy-first learning companion · Browser-first prototype · Blue $nake Studio
For classrooms and families who want better.
Not a mass-rollout product yet. The browser demo works today; school pilots run as constrained, teacher-supervised sessions with a governance pack. Honest status, no overpromising.
01 · What it is
A digital companion that gives attention back.
Meta-Pet is a concept in active development by The Moss Man / Blue $nake Studio. It combines a digital pet care model with STEAM learning mechanics, pattern recognition tasks and a symbolic identity system powered by Moss 60 base-60 geometry.
The core idea: a digital companion that children can care for, customise and learn with — without any of the design patterns that extract attention, money or data from children or families.
The prototype is available at bluesnakestudios.com. It runs in the browser — no download, no app store, no accounts. Open and use immediately. School pilot enquiries are welcome — contact the studio directly.
02 · Why it is safe
What Meta-Pet will never do.
No ads
No advertising. No sponsored content. No branded characters. No revenue model built on attention capture.
No trackers
No analytics tracking, no fingerprinting, no third-party data sharing. What happens in the app stays in the app.
No social feed
No infinite scroll. No likes, shares or follower counts. No comparison or social pressure mechanics.
No gambling loops
No loot boxes. No random rewards engineered for compulsion. No pay-to-win or premium unlocks targeting children.
No unnecessary cloud data
Local-first design. Child data is not uploaded, profiled or sold. No accounts required for core features.
Healthy session design
Designed to end. Sessions are bounded. No dark patterns to extend screen time beyond what the child or teacher intended.
03 · Straight answers
The short version, for schools and IT officers.
The full detail lives in the privacy policy and the school pilot pack. These are the plain answers up front.
What data is stored?
Only what the child creates in play: pet progress, customisation and settings. No names, no accounts, no profiles.
Where is it stored?
Locally, in the browser on the device being used. Nothing is transmitted to the studio or to any third party by default.
Who can delete it?
Anyone with access to the device — the teacher, the parent or the child. Clearing the browser's site data removes everything.
What happens if the browser cache is cleared?
The pet and its progress are gone. There is no cloud copy, which is the trade-off of local-first design.
What is exported, and by whom?
Nothing is exported automatically. Any export is a deliberate, teacher- or parent-initiated action on the device.
What is never collected?
Names, emails, photos, voice, location, contacts, behavioural profiles, advertising identifiers. There is no mechanism to collect them.
Who is responsible during a classroom incident?
The supervising teacher, under the school's normal ICT and behaviour policies. Meta-Pet has no chat, social or contact features, so there is no in-app channel for incidents to arrive through.
04 · What children do with it
Learning through play, pattern and care.
No setup required
- No accounts to create
- No login for students
- No app store downloads
- Works in any browser
- Open and hand to the student
Classroom-friendly design
- Quiet, focused interface
- No notifications or interruptions
- Suitable for individual or paired use
- Works offline once loaded
- Supports routine and predictability
What students do
- STEAM puzzles and pattern tasks
- Creative symbolic identity
- Digital pet care and interaction
- Moss 60 glyph exploration
- Pattern recognition activities
05 · What teachers and parents can do next
Start today — no setup required.
For teachers
- Open the demo — try it yourself first
- Download the free Teacher Pack (7 templates)
- Enquire about a school pilot programme
- Share the privacy statement with your IT team
For parents
- Open the prototype with your child
- No accounts to manage or monitor
- Nothing is stored in the cloud
- Safe to close at any time — transparent by design
For schools
- School pilot enquiry page available
- Contact the studio for discussion
- No platform fees during development phase
- Privacy policy available for IT review
The Attention-Back Toolkit.
Meta-Pet and Teacher Tools together form a lightweight starter pack for classrooms building healthier relationships with screen time and self-regulation — without the overhead of formal programmes or costly platforms.
- Meta-Pet demo — open and use immediately, no setup
- Teacher's Secret Cheatsheet — seven printable behaviour-support templates
- Behaviour support framework — transition flows and attention supports
- Parent info language — plain-English descriptions of what the app does and doesn't do
- Privacy promise — shareable statement for school newsletters or councils