Film night · A viewing guide
Watch DuckyHelper teach, together
25 films · 15 minutes
Short films that each take a real question and draw the answer out on screen.
Bring a question you want to see drawn out.
01 / Watch list
The films
Pick three or four films and watch them together. Most run under a minute, and each takes one real question.
Pause after each one and ask the room what it noticed: what the question was, what got drawn, and the moment it clicked. Here are three good ones to start with, then the film we launched with.
- Two 10-inch pizzas or one 16-inch? → the blackboard settles it
- 23 people in a room → better than half share a birthday
- To hit the Moon → aim where it will be in three days
All 25 films are on the films page and on X, in the order they post. Watch them with friends, a class or a team.
02 / After the films
What to try
Then try it on your own question. Everyone can use DuckyHelper for 10 minutes, no card.
01 / Ask
Press fn on a Mac, or Ctrl+Shift+Space on Windows and Linux, and ask a question out loud. No typing, no prompts.
02 / Watch
It sees your screen and draws on it while it explains, or works it out with you on the blackboard beside your work.
03 / Answer back
It asks you back, so you work it out with it instead of being handed the answer. Your pace, your level.
04 / Practice
Ask for a quick check when you want one: a short quiz, flashcards or worked steps, to see what stuck.
Watching with a class? Your school’s rules about AI come first. DuckyHelper is for ages 13 and up, or younger with a parent’s verifiable consent.
03 / Discussion
Talk it over
Four questions. Equal weight.
Rate each film from 1 to 5 on each question, for a total out of 20.
Add up the room’s scores to pick a favorite. There is no prize: the point is to talk about why one explanation works better than another.
- Clear
- Could you follow every step? Did each mark land on the word it was saying, at the moment it said it?
- Shown, not told
- Did the picture on screen do the explaining, or only the voice? Would it make sense with the sound off?
- Asks back
- Did it ask a question that made you think before the answer came? Did you guess first?
- Stuck with you
- An hour later, could you explain the idea to a friend in your own words, without the film?
| Score | What it means |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hard to follow, or the picture did not help. |
| 3 | Clear, with a step or two you would want to see again. |
| 5 | You could teach it to someone else right now. |
Scores of 2 and 4 fall between these descriptions.
04 / Links
Where to watch
Films
Every film in one place
All 25 films, with the question each one answers, in the order they post.
Films pageX
Follow along on X
New films post on X first. Follow along to catch each one the day it posts.
Ming_LLM on XDuckyHelper
Try it on your own question
Get the app for Mac, Windows or Linux and try it for 10 minutes, no card needed.
Get the appCome with a question. Leave knowing why.
Free to watch. Bring friends, a class or a team.
