Hi community!
Considering the requested additions and the constructive feedback, which has been well received, I feel obliged to share my use case.
I’m currently developing the ultimate camping assistant, specifically designed for campsites and holiday parks. Last summer, I ran a pilot test at a large campsite, and it provided a wealth of valuable insights to work with. Starting in the spring of 2025, I aim to equip a significant number of campsites and holiday parks with this ‘ultimate camping assistant’.
The assistant (and therefore Answerly) stands out primarily for its child-friendly design and the ability to share games and other information directly ‘in-chat.’ It’s quickly becoming almost a full-fledged camping app! Using a separate system, I create personalized games for campsites and their mascots, allowing children (and of course adults) to chat with the mascot, have fun, play a game, and receive serious answers to practical questions.
Previously, I used iframe functionality to display the weather, as the LLM I use (GPT4o-mini) can’t provide real-time information. Now, with API requests, the camping assistant can deliver the weather report in the right tone of voice, making it even better. While this might seem like a small detail—and some may prefer a simple weather widget—it opens up possibilities for specific questions, like: ‘Is it a good idea to have a barbecue tonight?’
I’ve incorporated various safety and motivational features into the assistant to ensure it’s child-friendly and safe.
I’ve created a simplified demo so you can see what I mean, which you can find here:
https://chat.campique.com/d585feef-ad87-4e8a-b0e4-f0ecea5db2f9
Feel free to try!
My next steps are:
- making more use of the API-requests. Weather information is just the start, I see opportunities in booking-information, free tables at restaurants etcetera
- more multi-media integrations
- some design tweaks, I had my own background pattern and I removed the reset-button with custom CSS, but these don’t seem to work anymore.
My extra (future) requests:
- GPT-Vison and image support, it would be great if people can send images for analysis
- Mobile Web App (PWA) - it would be amazing if people can ‘install’ the chatbot on the homescreen of their smartphone.
- live-handover inside Answerly without the need of another 3rd party