AI-based services are continually improving their capabilities every day. It’s like riding a bullet train. You barely process one innovation before the next one hits. Claude has launched Artifacts, a powerful new feature that transforms conversations into live, persistent workspaces.

Artifacts let you take an idea and turn it into something real. You can create a mini app, a custom tool, or a piece of content just by describing what you need. Claude builds it in a separate window outside the main chat. This makes it easy to work with, tweak, build on, or come back to later without digging through old messages. It's like having a live workspace alongside your conversation.

So, this tutorial teaches you how to use Claude artifacts. We will show you how to access it within Claude, write clever prompts to create a cool-looking 8-bit dog mascot with a landing page, and a quick 2D game. We will also show you how to download the code and access the app, or a single HTML page version, right within the artifacts app. 

By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to:

• Turn on the artifacts feature
• Create a one-page landing site
• Create an AI-powered game within 2 minutes
• Publish your project or download the code

Let’s get into it right away!

Step 1 - Turn on the artifacts feature

Claude has made Artifacts available to all users. You can access it with a free plan. Access Claude and sign in to your account. 

Click your account settings icon in the bottom left corner of the page and click ‘settings.’

Turn on the artifacts feature under the ‘Feature Preview.’

Go back to the chat page and click ‘artifacts’ in the navigation slider bar on the left. 

Claude Artifacts offers inspirational projects as a starting point. You can browse the projects created by other users. Click on any project, and it will display the entire conversation. You can build something of your own by adding to that conversation!

Step 2 - Create a one-page landing site 

You can create artifacts that go beyond static content by adding AI capabilities. These become interactive apps that let people engage with Claude directly through a simple text interface. Users can ask questions, get creative ideas, receive personalized coaching, play games, or solve problems based on their input. There’s no need for API keys or setup, and you don’t pay anything to share them. Once your artifact is live, anyone can use it instantly, from a few people to thousands.

To create your own landing page, an app, or an AI-powered project, click ‘New artifact.’

Select a category for your first artifact project. We are building a landing page with a mascot. So, we’ll select ‘Apps and Websites.’

It will ask you to explain your apps or a website. Let’s type in our first prompt. 

Prompt:

Design an 8-bit style dog mascot with a bold, playful look. Make the parrot predominantly orange, and convert the final design into a clean, scalable SVG format.

That looks like the dog has been flattened by a car. Anyways, Let’s create a landing page with this dog as a mascot. 

Prompt:

Design a simple HTML landing page for a coffee shop, and this dog is the mascot. 

The landing page looks fantastic. Click the hamburger menu icon at the top left of the results pane. Here, you can access the chat control and previous versions of the app or HTML page within the artifacts. 

Let’s move on to create a game with Claude's artifacts. 

Step 3 - Create an AI-powered game within 2 minutes

To create an AI-powered game, you need a very detailed prompt. Artifacts is like your own personal app developer. Give specific instructions, and it will create a game that might be the next big thing. 

Click ‘new artifact’ for this project. Select ‘Games’ on the subsequent screen. 

Use the following prompt for inspiration. You can modify this prompt to suit your project requirements. 

Prompt:

Create a first-person duck shooting game using HTML5 Canvas and JavaScript. The game should feature:

• A first-person perspective showing only a shotgun at the bottom of the screen
• Ducks swimming across a pond in the background
• Click-to-shoot mechanics with a crosshair cursor
• Score tracking and hit detection
• Realistic duck movement patterns (swimming left to right at varying speeds)
• Sound effects for shooting and hitting ducks (use Web Audio API)
• Multiple difficulty levels with increasing duck speed
• Ammo counter with reload mechanics
• Beautiful pond scenery with animated water effects
• Particle effects for successful hits
• Game over conditions and restart functionality

Make the ducks appear randomly from either side of the screen, swim across at different depths, and occasionally dive underwater to make the game more challenging. Include smooth animations and make it feel like a classic arcade duck-hunting game. Utilize modern web technologies to craft an engaging and responsive gaming experience.

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That’s an incredible game. This retro game can be hours of fun for anyone. You can provide additional prompts to make it more engaging. 

Step 4 - Publish your project or download the code

To publish your app/game or the landing page, click the ‘Publish’ button at the top of the artifacts preview screen. 

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Review the rules and click ‘Publish and copy link.’

If you don’t want to publish it on Claude, you can copy the code or download it as HTML. 

That’s it for this tutorial, folks. Remember to include specific details about an app or game in your prompts. The more information you add, the more error-free and complete it will be.