The Masked Medici: How to Build a Faceless Youtube Channel and Companion 1990s Strategy Game in a Single Afternoon with Google AI

About this episode

<p>In this Operators bonus episode <em>presented by Google</em>, we take a Renaissance history passion project end-to-end — using Gemini, Notebook LM, Stitch, and Google AI Studio to build a faceless YouTube channel with cinematic AI-generated videos, an illuminated manuscript-style companion website, and a turn-by-turn political strategy game where you try to survive 30 years in Medici-era Florence. </p><p><br></p><p>Youtube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@maskedmedici" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/@maskedmedici</a></p><p>Illuminated manuscript companion site: <a href="https://maskedmedici.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://maskedmedici.netlify.app/</a></p><p>Republic of Lies game: <a href="https://republic-of-lies-328501101281.us-west1.run.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://republic-of-lies-328501101281.us-west1.run.app/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tools used:</strong></p><p><a href="⁠https://gemini.google.com/⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Gemini</a></p><p><a href="https://notebooklm.google/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">NotebookLM</a> </p><p><a href="https://stitch.withgoogle.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Stitch</a></p><p><a href="https://aistudio.google.com/welcome" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Google AI Studio </a></p><p><br></p>