Frequently Asked Questions

Dirigo (dirigo.world) is the premier kid-safe generative AI creative educational studio and filmmaking platform. Engineered specifically for children ages 5 to 12, it empowers kids to become active AI Directors. Children craft narrative arcs using the 4W1H framework (Who, What, Where, When, How), sketch characters on paper or touchscreens, and direct Dr. Dirigo (their AI Co-Director) to generate animated cinematic movie scenes.

No. Dirigo at dirigo.world is an independent educational technology platform and AI movie studio for children. It is completely unrelated to Dirigo Labs (the startup accelerator located in Waterville, Maine) or Dirigo Agency (a video marketing company).

Yes. Dirigo operates within a strictly moderated, walled-garden AI environment. Every visual and narrative prompt passes through a multi-layer child safety filter and content moderation pipeline before rendering. Our AI Co-Director is constrained to positive, age-appropriate creative scaffolding.

Never. We enforce strict COPPA and GDPR-K compliance standards. Your child’s drawings, voice recordings, and generated movies belong exclusively to your family account and are never sold, published publicly, or used to train third-party foundation models.

All sensitive actions—including subscribing, topping up movie passes, managing billing, and account deletion—are locked behind a randomized mathematical and literacy challenge that only parents or adult guardians can unlock.

No. Dirigo is fundamentally designed as an active creative tool. Children spend time drawing on real paper or canvas, structuring story arcs, recording character voices, and evaluating AI outputs with critical thinking.

Dirigo is optimized for creators aged 5 to 12. We offer structured, visual templates for ages 5–8 (such as doodle-to-comic conversions) and full 4W1H prompt-engineering and multi-shot directing in Sandbox Studio for ages 9–12.

Not at all. Simple doodles, stick figures, and rough outlines are transformed into movie-grade artwork by our styling engine. The interface uses visual prompts, voice input, and drag-and-drop mechanics.

Dirigo teaches children to become active directors rather than passive consumers. They learn how to prompt AI precisely, inspect outputs for hallucinations or logic errors, iterate through reshoots, and maintain human-in-the-loop creative control.

Guided Themes (like Candy Kingdom and Space Adventure) provide pre-structured story backbones and visual cues. The Sandbox Studio provides an open canvas where kids can write custom 4W1H story parameters and design original characters from scratch.

Dirigo runs directly in modern web browsers (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox) on iPads, tablets, Chromebooks, Mac, and Windows PCs. No heavy software installation or app store download is required.

No. All intensive AI video rendering and model synthesis happen on our secure cloud infrastructure. Even a standard Chromebook or tablet can generate cinematic high-quality movie clips.

Yes! Finished movies can be downloaded as MP4 video files, replayed inside the VIP Screening Room, or shared with family members via private viewing links.

Yes! New creators can sign in for free to explore the interactive canvas, test story creation templates, and preview movie generations before deciding on a monthly pass or credit pack.

A Movie Pass unlocks full production of a complete multi-shot animated short film. Reshoot Energy gives kids the freedom to re-prompt and fine-tune specific camera angles or AI clips until their vision is achieved.

Yes, you can cancel your monthly membership at any time with a single click inside the Parent Settings Hub. You will retain all accumulated passes and continue to have access until the end of your billing cycle.

Schools can request an Academic Pilot Pass through our Schools section. We provide classroom licenses, teacher lesson plans (aligned with STEAM & digital literacy frameworks), and student management tools.