CharacterDex (DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio)

This post is my submission for DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio.

What I Built

Let's build an app like a Pokédex, but for fictional book or film characters!

Use Imagen for their photo and Gemini for their name, profile, short backstory, etc.

Wrap it in an app that lists human / animal / object / etc. categories or filters.

Let's pre-populate a dozen characters, if possible.

Demo

https://character-dex-369102945670.us-west1.run.app/

My Experience

I'm completely blown away! What would normally be a week's work, Google AI completed in a matter of seconds. I needed one tweak to make sure the images were stored and working correctly, but otherwise it was out-of-the-box.