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Get your QR code to scan at a Joy Machine and create joy in your own way. A scan prints something small, made for the moment, made for you.

EXPERIMENTAL: actively developing — things will break, be broken, or change without warning. Bring patience.

Some inspiration

The machine is a slightly mischievous friend who pays close attention. With a small nudge from you, it can become other things too:

A reason to leave the house. Walk to the kiosk. Whatever's printed will only happen if you actually go.
A tiny mission. "On the way home, find one thing the exact color of a school bus. Report back next time."
A daily practice. One Spanish word per scan. One line of poetry. One memory to chase for the book about your grandmother.
A reframe of an annoying day. Yes, the bus is late. The bus is always late. You always end up where you were going.
A witness. Mention someone you've lost like they're still part of your life — because they are.
An inside joke that grows. Build the lore that pigeons secretly run Seattle. Bring your friends.

See examples of what the machines have printed →

Voice preference The machine's style. Editable later, and your custom prompt (if you set one) is appended *on top of* this voice — never replacing it.

Tell the machine about you (optional) Up to 500 characters. Treated as character data describing you, never as instructions. You can edit it anytime.

Display name What appears on printed output.

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