Maker Faire Philadelphia 2024
HugMatch Dream
Home: NJ, United States
Hugmatch is an EduTech project dedicated to creating inclusive educational content, particularly apps, VR games, and merchandise, to support the development of all children, including those with disabilities.
https://hugmatch.net/
Maker
Chloe Koo
Chloe Koo is a New York-based award-winning designer with over ten years of experience in diverse companies, such as Amazon, Deloitte and IBM Watson. She designs enterprise-level digital platforms and services that benefit users, from visually impaired children to healthcare experts. She is an Interaction design manager at Samsung Electronics and an Education Director at HugMatch. She completed her MFA at Parsons School of Design and is now studying for her Ed.M at Columbia University.
https://chloekoo.net/What Inspired You to Make This?
I grew up around an uncle who has a disability and have also volunteered to help disabled people throughout my life. My interactions with my uncle and others who I met while volunteering inspired me to create a project that could benefit them. When it came time to work on my thesis at the Parsons School of Design, I knew that I wanted to create an interactive product with both a hardware and software component that improved the lives of individuals living with disabilities.
