Making Technology & Computing Accessible To Every Person
ONE GAME AT A TIME.
Founder's Note
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Hi everyone!
Welcome to the exciting business of technology game designed to introduce you to the infinite opportunities in technology.
Having worked with many students over the past 3+ years, we’ve watched them write code to create games and music, work in teams to design and implement websites, and create applications ranging from sentiment analyzers to breast cancer classifiers. Each of these students are just like you! They want to work hard, work with others, have fun, and change the world!
Technology needs everyone in STEM and Liberal Arts to work together. And when it’s powered by players like you, it has the potential to solve humanity’s most urgent problems; from human bias to climate change.
Play WHO WANTS TO BE A BILLIONAIRE to imagine the endless possibilities in tech, and we hope, as you get a glimpse, you’re inspired to dig deeper.
Good luck, we’re rooting for you.
Riya Tyagi Tanish Tyagi
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Who Wants to Be a Billionaire
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RIYA TYAGI Riya is an upper (junior) at Phillips Exeter Academy, and the founder of BillionKidsCode and HerComputing. Riya works at the intersection of AI/ML and racial bias. She is a CDB scholar, Founder of Troop 19 at Scouts BSA, an inaugural Eagle Scout, and USACO Gold. When Riya is not coding or making up theories on black holes and quantum physics, you can find her building origami, hiking or tinkering around. Riya believes that coding is a vehicle to bring your passions to life. She has been featured by Nvidia, Exeter Today, The Item-USA Today, CSforALL, and local news.
TANISH TYAGI Tanish is a senior at Phillips Exeter Academy and the founder of BillionKidsCode and HerComputing. Tanish works at the intersection of AI/ML, society and healthcare. He is an ISEF '22 Finalist, FIRST Dean's List Finalist, Eagle Scout, Congressional Award Gold Medalist, and USACO Gold. Tanish believes that an early exposure to computer science and technology provides a foundation for continued interest.
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The Making
The summer of 2019 was our first family vacation that was neither on a cruise ship nor a gathering of extended family. It was a trek from Windermere to Inverness and Loch Ness, via trains and pathways through the picturesque Scottish Highlands that sparked imagination and deep conversations. The comfort of the Virgin trains was indescribable, the ride itself like the destination.
Each of us carried a backpack loaded with essentials, except one stuffed with board games. After incessant game play through the week riding the trains, we were making our own rules and play and even the board — except on a piece of paper.
Two years and eight prototypes later, we present to you, Who Wants to Be a Billionaire!