Meet Ollie
The storyteller who listens.
Ollie is the AI storyteller in every Iris Art Lab kit. Ollie tells the story out loud, pauses to hear what your child thinks, and carries their ideas into what happens next.
What Ollie does
Tells the story. Leaves room for your child.
- TellsOllie reads each part of the story aloud, with a different voice for each character, while your child colours and moves their pieces on the board.
- Pauses and listensAt the big moments, Ollie stops and asks: what should happen? What would you call her? Your child answers out loud.
- Asks how it feelsOllie asks your child how a character feels, before saying it. Whatever word they choose is the answer.
- Tells it backAt the end, Ollie retells the whole story with your child’s names and ideas in it. A story only they could tell.
How Ollie works
A written story, a live listener.
Every kit’s story is written and tested by us, line by line, so it builds to its big moment the way a good story should.
Ollie is AI, and uses it for one job: listening to your child and answering in a sentence or two, then carrying on with the story. Ollie doesn’t make up the story as it goes.
Ollie talks through a parent’s phone, while your child’s hands stay on the board.
- No camera, everOllie can’t see your child or your home. Ollie only knows what your child says.
- No screen to watchOllie is a voice. The phone can sit face down.
- No wrong answersOllie doesn’t grade, correct or hand out better words. “Sad” is a whole answer.
- Stays in the storyOllie talks about the story and the characters, not your child’s private life.
Your child’s voice
Listening is a big responsibility.
Ollie has to hear your child to answer them. We take that seriously.
Before the kits go on sale, we’ll publish exactly what Ollie hears, what is kept, for how long, and how you can delete it, in plain words.
Questions now? Write to us: [email protected]
Launching in Canada