DEV Community: Priyanka

GhostTales AI

Priyanka — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:53:04 +0000

GhostTales AI – Where Every Story Has a Ghost

This is my submission for the "Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4: Ghost in the Machine" (https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26).

What I Built

I built GhostTales AI, an AI-powered spooky story generator inspired by the mysterious world of ghosts, Halloween and supernatural storytelling.

The idea was to create an interactive experience where anyone can turn a simple idea into an immersive spooky story.

Users can choose between three categories: Horror, Mystery and Supernatural. They can generate stories and enjoy them through a dedicated reading experience.

Some of the features include:

AI-powered spooky story generation.
Multiple story categories.
Immersive reading experience with word count and estimated reading time.
Read Aloud functionality.
Ambient background audio.
Adjustable text size.
Options to copy and generate another story.

I wanted to make something that combines storytelling, creativity and AI in an engaging way.

Demo

🔗 Live Demo: https://ghosttales-ai.ai.studio

Code

💻 GitHub Repository: https://github.com/pieray2/GhostTales-AI

How I Built It

I built GhostTales AI using Google AI Studio.

The project uses Google's Gemma open-weight model for AI-powered story generation. The application displays the Gemma model "gemma-4-26b-a4b-it".

The frontend provides an interactive storytelling interface, while the AI integration generates stories based on the user's selected category and idea.

I focused on creating a smooth experience with a visually immersive Halloween-inspired design.

Why Does Open Innovation Matter?

Open innovation makes AI development more flexible and accessible.

Using an open-weight model like Gemma gives developers more freedom to explore AI, experiment with different models and build applications without depending entirely on a single closed AI provider.

For GhostTales AI, Gemma provides the foundation for its storytelling experience and makes model choice and future experimentation possible.

It also opens opportunities for developers to improve, adapt and extend projects as open AI technology evolves.

My Agent Session

Optional – Add your DevRelay agent session link here if available.

The Spirit of It

What if a machine could tell you a story that gives you chills?

That was the inspiration behind GhostTales AI. I wanted to bring a little mystery into the digital world and turn ordinary ideas into stories that feel like they came from somewhere beyond the screen.

Sometimes, the best stories are the ones that make you wonder what happens when the lights go out. 👻

Prize Categories

No specific partner category claimed .

AdGenius AI

Priyanka — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:19:27 +0000

This is a submission for the "Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle" (https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week2-2026-10-12)

What I Built

I built AdGenius AI, an AI-powered marketing assistant designed to help small business owners, entrepreneurs, creators, and marketers create promotional content without spending hours writing everything from scratch.

The app brings multiple marketing tools together in one dashboard, helping users create campaign ideas, advertising headlines, ad copy, social media captions, hashtags, WhatsApp promotional messages, video scripts, and scene-by-scene storyboards.

AdGenius AI aims to make marketing content creation simpler and more accessible, especially for people who don't have a dedicated marketing team or a large advertising budget.

The project also explores a side-hustle opportunity: making AI-assisted marketing tools available to small businesses that need affordable ways to promote their products and services.

Demo

Live App : https://adgenius-ai-your-ai-marketing-team.ai.studio

Code

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/pieray2/AdGenius-AI-/tree/main

How I Built It

I built AdGenius AI using Google AI Studio, with a dashboard and dedicated tools for creating and managing marketing content.

The application is designed to support different marketing tasks while preserving options such as language, target audience, marketing goal, and brand tone.

For the AI component, I explored using Google's Gemma open-weight model through Google's supported API. The exact model ID and successful campaign-generation test should be confirmed against the final implementation.

Voiceover functionality is optional, allowing the application to run without requiring an ElevenLabs API key.

Why Does Open Innovation Matter?

Open innovation matters because powerful AI tools should be accessible to more than just large companies with dedicated engineering teams and marketing budgets.

Open-weight models such as Gemma give developers opportunities to experiment, build specialized applications, and adapt AI-powered workflows for real-world problems.

With AdGenius AI, I want to explore how open-weight AI can help small businesses and independent creators produce marketing content more efficiently. Open innovation also encourages developers to learn from, improve, and build upon available AI technologies.

My goal is to explore how AI can make useful marketing tools more accessible to everyone.

My Agent Session

Not included.

Prize Categories

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge — Week 2: Side Hustle.

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Nature Quotes AI

Priyanka — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:25:59 +0000

This is a submission for the "Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass" (https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week1-2026-10-05)

What I Built

I built Nature Quotes AI — Touch Grass Edition, an application designed to encourage people to take mindful breaks from screens and reconnect with the natural world.

The app combines nature-inspired quotes, outdoor missions, a nature card studio, breathing exercises, and nature-inspired soundscapes. It is designed for anyone who wants a gentle reminder to slow down, step outside, and appreciate the world around them.

Demo

Live demo: https://nature-quotes-ai.ai.studio

Code

GitHub repository: https://github.com/pieray2/Nature-Quotes-AI-.git

How I Built It

I used Google AI Studio to develop the application and its features. The project includes a server-side AI integration intended to generate nature quotes and outdoor missions.

The project has been configured to use a Gemma model through Google's API. However, the latest connection test returned a server error and activated the Gemini fallback, so successful live Gemma inference still needs confirmation.

Why Does Open Innovation Matter?

Open innovation gives developers the opportunity to experiment with, adapt, and build upon openly available technologies.

For this project, open-weight AI models offer the possibility of more flexibility in how AI features are developed and deployed. They also encourage learning, experimentation, and community contributions to tools that promote healthier relationships with technology and the outdoors.

My Agent Session

I used Google AI Studio as my AI development environment to build and improve the application.

Prize Categories

I will select only the partner categories for which my project meets the published eligibility requirements.

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Future Earth Simulator — See the Future You’re Creating 🌍

Priyanka — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:14:26 +0000