GUM

GUM (short for Project GUM) is a real-time virtual celebration platform that turns flat, awkward birthday video calls into a synchronized shared moment. A 3D-rendered cake renders on every participant's screen at once, and the birthday person physically blows out the candles using AI-driven facial and audio detection — the flames extinguish instantly on everyone's device worldwide. Built on WebRTC and real-time interactive web graphics, it adds custom participant bubbles, interactive room features, and 'memory photo' room screenshots so long-distance friends and families feel like they were actually in the same room. It's a small, focused tool solving a very human problem: making remote birthdays feel less like a meeting and more like a party.