Diverge

Builds the macro story structure using the Hero's Journey, fixed anchors, endings, and hidden state logic, and is used when the Story Architect creates the story bible.

Builds the FastAPI backend, typed schemas, ADK integration, and Cloud Run-ready APIs, and is used when the project needs the server-side foundation for the story system.

Builds the React and Vite frontend for the motion-comic experience and is used when the project needs the user-facing story UI, choices, voice input, and graceful fallbacks.

Explains and deploys the app to Google Cloud Run with simple language, secrets, CORS, and proof steps, and is used when the hackathon build needs a live Google Cloud deployment.

Designs meaningful moral dilemmas, tracks consequences, and updates hidden state, and is used when the Choice Designer creates decision points for the story.

Designs narration scripts, TTS or SSML settings, music cues, and timing plans, and is used when the Voice & Sound Designer prepares scene audio.

Directs each story scene into 3–5 comic panels with prose, dialogue, narration beats, and pacing, and is used when the Scene Director converts anchors into playable scenes.

Directs visual prompts, GIF motion scripts, cinematography, style consistency, and fallbacks, and is used when the Visual Motion Director prepares render-ready panel imagery and motion for a scene.

Evaluates story outputs with a rubric, blocks weak handoffs, and routes fixes to the responsible agent, and is used when the Continuity & Meaning Editor runs the final quality gate.

Evaluates agent prompts with human review, golden tests, and scoring rubrics, and is used when prompt quality must be measured and improved before demo use.

Maps the user's emotional state into a story-ready intake profile and is used when the Emotional Cartographer opens the conversation to gauge where the user is at and what story and message would be meaningful to them.

Coordinates the ADK story pipeline, manages state, retries, and fallbacks, and is used when the Showrunner Orchestrator runs the end-to-end story flow.

Prepares the hackathon submission package, demo assets, and judge-facing materials, and is used when Diverge needs a polished final presentation.

Publishes blog and social content about the build, Google AI usage, and hackathon journey, and is used when the team wants bonus visibility after the core demo is stable.