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Ask HN: Educators and game makers, how can I help you?
I'm a long-time HNer and this is my first Ask HN. How can I help you?
For as long as I can remember, I've loved two things: education and games. I lived in Taiwan for 7 years, and grew to love teaching with all my heart. From 2006-2010, I built up and ran a school as a 50% partner.
Inspired by PG essays, I exited the brick & mortar business, put my drawing to use in making flash games and then joined an edu-tech startup in China for a year. As an early employee, it was a rewarding experience. Inspired by more essays, I moved to the bay area this summer to become a "hacker" and make a bigger impact.
Now I'm in SF, underemployed doing freelance web dev. This leaves me with time-- some spent looking for gigs, some building hard skills but hopefully time for something more.
Money has been an issue, but it's not why I'm here. I'm here to make a bigger impact. And job or no job, I want to contribute.
Online learning sites: I'm willing to freely contribute either content or features. I can't promise a HUGE time commitment, but I enjoy this stuff, and am happy to contribute something.
Flash or mobile games: Give me a feature and I'll work on it, or give me a build and I'll play-test it and give you feedback.
Anyone working on educational games: You're at the very front of the line!
Programming bootcamps/academies: You've probably already both received my application and met me in person. If I can participate in your program, I'd like to do everything I can to both help it and understand it. I'd love to run a branch in the future. If your goal is impact, this is an opportunity. In the short term, I'm happy to blog daily and/or give detailed feedback.
Anyone running or opening a (human) language school: I'll share what I know from building and running mine. If you're in my neighborhood, I'm happy to go out and have a look.
Ask, and I will help as many of you as I can.