Min Ji Kim Kim – Looking Outwards – 11

Minicade, created by Chloe Varelidi, is essentially a mobile web-app built in JavaScript that allows you to play mini-games with your friends. I admire Varelidi’s work because it’s not only fun and interactive, but it also teaches one how to code their own mini-games, making learning fun. This could appeal to different age ranges, from young children learning how to code, to older people who want to make more complex games.

Chloe Varelidi received her Masters in Fine Arts at Parsons’ Design and Technology Program. She worked in game design studios and multiple organizations that mostly focus on incorporating play with human learning, such as Mozilla and littleBits where she created Minicade. She recently founded Humans Who Play, which is an organization that strives to use play to bring a positive impact on learning, especially in children. She currently resides in Washington D.C which is where Humans Who Play is also located at.

You can see more of her work here.