ABOUT US

COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION REDESIGNED

Hello World! We are a group of 3 designers, engineers and educators who are united by the mission to make Computer Science fun and accessible to anyone - without any computers!
With our games we are:
🌏 Making Computer Science accessible to anyone
🚀 Accelerating learning through play
🛠️ Developing universally applicable STEM skills
📵 Combating excessive screentime
👫 Creating bonding moments

BASIC COMPUTER SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE IS ESSENTIAL IN TODAY'S WORLD, YET A LARGE PART OF THE WORLD LACKS IT.

Having trained over 10,000 students in STEM, coding and robotics, we at Potato Pirates know that the main problem is delivery. We are not teaching these skills correctly. We're here to change that.

CODING IS NOT AS SCARY AS IT SEEMS

The logic of coding is rudimentary, it can be understood by a child. It is the syntax - the required arrangement of words and phrases in Computers - that throws people off. With Potato Pirates, we remove all syntax and focus only on the logic of Computer Programming, thereby accelerating the learning experience.

MEET THE TEAM

Lim Jia Xuan, M. Arch (COO)

Jia Xuan has 10 years of experience in education and product design. She is an adjunct fellow at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). She has consulted on many Design projects with Fortune 500 companies and the Singapore government. She leads the art and design of our products.
Aditya Batura, PhD (CEO)

Aditya has engineered and designed many software solutions for companies. He's an Apple certified Professional Learning Specialist and an adjunct at SUTD. Aditya brings together his love for Computer Science and board games to lead the product design for our products.
DR. Peter Membrey (CTO)

He is currently the Chief Research Officer at ExpressVPN, one of the biggest VPN providers in the world. He is the mastermind behind Lightway, the open-source protocol that ExpressVPN runs on. Pete sits on our board of directors and serves as an academic and tech advisor for all our products.

Fun is fundamental. The most efective teaching tools are those which don't come across as "educational".

No self respecting child wants to be "educated" during their precious play time. To them, these two things are mutually exclusive. Most educational games are bland, boring and look too "educational", instantly losing children's interest. We're here to change all that.

LEARNING EMBEDDED IN GAMEPLAY

We design our products to weave the learning outcomes within the gameplay experience. Meaning anyone can pick up the instructional manual and learn the rules of the game. The better they get at the game, the more proficiency in Computer Science they will be exhibiting.