Journal · 22 September 2026 · 5 min read

Why we let you draw

The thinking behind the Doodle Curator, and exactly what it reads from your sketch.

Most game libraries ask you to scroll. We wanted a way in that felt more like a gallery, where a curator might look at you, ask a question or two and say: you should see the one in the far room.

What the Curator reads

Three things, and only three. The paint you use most — each colour belongs to one room. The pace and jaggedness of your strokes — calm and slow reads as a gentle wash, quick and spiky as bold strokes. And the shapes — loops, long sweeps, little dabs, taps or slow deliberate marks — which map to the six techniques.

What it does not do

It does not upload your drawing, recognise pictures or learn from you. The reading happens in your browser in a few milliseconds, and the same drawing always produces the same suggestion. The note it writes tells you which clues matched, so you can see its reasoning.

It is a way of choosing a game — nothing more. It never touches rounds, balances or results.

In a hurry?

Tap one of the quick sketches under the easel and the gesture is drawn for you. ‘Surprise me’ picks the paint and the gesture as well.

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