Building Spookseek AR on Replit: How a Designer Shipped an AR Ghost Hunting Game in a Week

Designer Ruth Heasman built an augmented reality ghost-hunting game, Spookseek AR, in a single week for a Replit mobile buildathon. She heavily utilized Replit Agent, an AI coding assistant, to co-create a bespoke 3D system from scratch after discovering that the Expo framework did not support Apple's ARKit. The AI agent was critical in solving complex 3D math problems, debugging issues between development and production builds, and pushing through to a shippable product. Her story highlights how AI development tools can empower non-traditional coders to build and ship complex applications under tight deadlines.