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Nook learns that you like quiet company while you study, and settles in beside you.
Hackathon prototype
A little company for long days at your desk.
Meet Nook, a red panda that lives on your Mac. It plays, naps, and looks your way while you work. When you feel like talking, it’s there.
No sign-up. A tiny companion, not another notification.
NookMon 9:41
Working late? I’ll keep you company.
Illustrated preview of Nook’s corner — the real app footage is just below.
Real desktop demo
A minute with Nook
Twenty-odd seconds from the real Mac app: the pet plays, notices the cursor, and answers one message while someone keeps working.
NookMon 9:41
Still going? I’ll be right here.
Live demo recording coming soon
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Already busy
Nook is turning its cube, or typing away on its tiny laptop.
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A glance your way
Your cursor comes near. Nook looks over, then carries on playing.
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One short reply
You send a message and it answers in a little bubble beside your work.
What it does
Small things, all day long.
Nothing to configure. Nook keeps itself busy, notices when you’re near, and speaks up only when you want it to.
01 · Keeps itself busy
A life of its own
Leave Nook alone and it’ll find something to do, from turning its cube to petting a kitten or opening its tiny laptop.
Turning its puzzle cube. Sprite preview.
02 · Notices you
It notices you
Move your cursor nearby and Nook’s eyes follow it while the rest of the animation keeps going.
Move your cursor across the frame — or tap it on a phone.
03 · In the corner
A conversation in the corner
Send a short message and Nook replies in a little bubble beside your work.
NookMon 9:41
Hour three. Stretch with me?
04 · Winds down
Even Nook needs a nap
As its energy runs low, Nook gets drowsy, curls up, and wakes when it’s rested.
Drowsy eyes → curled up → awake again. The frame stays put so you can watch the change. Sprite preview.
The vision
PlannedFrom your desktop to a park full of pets
The pet you have now could one day keep its own memories — and meet other pets while you’re away.
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Lobby
Nook meets another owner’s pet in a shared park, and the two wander over to say hello.
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Back home
Nook comes back to the same desktop corner, carrying a new shared memory.
Long-term memory, learned preferences and the public Lobby are planned features — an illustrated idea of where Nook could go, not what the app does today.