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🌟 Story Weaver: An AI-Powered Multimodal App for Crafting and Experiencing Stories

This is a submission for the Google AI Studio Multimodal Challenge


What I Built

I built StoryWeaver AI, a multimodal storytelling web application powered by Google Gemini 2.5 Flash.
The app allows anyone to input text, image, or audio (individually or combined) and instantly transforms it into an engaging 300–400 word creative story with a short narration script.

The goal is simple: to make storytelling more accessible, fun, and creative by blending traditional story crafting with cutting-edge AI capabilities.

Built with Flask + TailwindCSS and deployed on AWS EC2 with a custom domain and HTTPS, StoryWeaver AI provides a smooth, secure, and visually appealing experience.


Demo

πŸŽ₯ YouTube Walkthrough:

🌍 Live App β†’ https://story.praveshsudha.com

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Full Source Code (Navigate inside google-studio-challenge dir):

πŸ—οΈ Dev.to Challenges – by Pravesh Sudha

This repository contains my submissions for various Dev.to Challenges. Each folder in this repo includes a hands-on project built around specific tools, APIs, or themes β€” from infrastructure to frontend and AI voice agents.


πŸ“ Projects

βš™οΈ pulumi-challenge/

An infrastructure-as-code project built using Pulumi.
It automates cloud infrastructure setup using Python and TypeScript across AWS services.

🎨 frontend-challenge/

A UI/UX-focused project that demonstrates creative frontend solutions using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript β€” optimized for responsiveness and accessibility.

πŸ“© postmark-challenge/

A transactional email solution built with the Postmark API, showcasing email templates, delivery tracking, and webhook handling.

🧠 philo-agent/

A voice-based AI Philosopher built with AssemblyAI + Gemini β€” part of the World’s Largest Hackathon.


πŸ—‚οΈ Project Structure

dev-to-challenges/
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β”œβ”€β”€ pulumi-challenge/
β”œβ”€β”€ frontend-challenge/
β”œβ”€β”€ postmark-challenge/
β”œβ”€β”€ philo-agent/
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πŸ™Œ Why This Repo?

This repo is my playground to:

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How I Used Google AI Studio

I used Google AI Studio with the Gemini 2.5 Flash model to handle multimodal input. By integrating the API into my Flask backend, I was able to process different forms of content:

  • Text prompts are directly turned into narrative-rich stories.
  • Image inputs are interpreted, and the AI builds a story inspired by visual details.
  • Audio inputs are analyzed, and the context is woven into a creative narrative.

This combination makes the app versatile and fun β€” users are free to interact with it however they like.


Multimodal Features

The standout feature is that users aren’t restricted to just one form of input. They can:

  • Provide just text for a direct storytelling experience.
  • Provide an image to get a narrative based on visuals.
  • Provide audio for stories generated from sound-based input.
  • Or combine all three for richer, more context-aware responses.

This flexibility showcases the true strength of Gemini’s multimodal capabilities, turning it into more than just a text generator β€” it becomes a storytelling partner.


Why it matters

For centuries, stories have been humanity’s default way of sharing ideas, culture, and imagination. From cave paintings to epics, from bedtime tales to novels, stories shape how we learn, dream, and connect.

But creating stories isn’t always easy for everyone. That’s where AI helps. With StoryWeaver AI, anyone β€” whether a child imagining a dragon, a student preparing for class, or a casual dreamer β€” can bring their ideas to life instantly.

By blending human creativity with AI multimodal understanding, we’re expanding the ways people can express themselves.


Conclusion

StoryWeaver AI is my way of showing how AI and storytelling can beautifully merge. With the power of Google Gemini 2.5 Flash, this project highlights how multimodal inputs can enrich experiences beyond plain text.

✨ Try it out here: https://story.praveshsudha.com

I hope this inspires you to imagine what’s possible when we combine AI and creativity. After all β€” β€œIf you can think it, you can build it!”

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