TED Talk #8: Scott Kim

Scott Kims's TED Talk is about how he designs puzzles. He designs puzzles for big companies like Discovery, kids' puzzles, and computer game puzzles. He says he first got hooked on puzzles in the sixth grade when his teacher asked him to make a puzzls. Here's what it was:

He says that he got hooked on puzzles because he felt awesome because he had invented something new and unique. Kim also says he likes puzzles because they had a definite answer, no options. And he said he enjoys finding and creating those answers.

Kim, later in life, invented the game  called Traffic Jam. In this game there are many cars all blocking the red car's way of getting out. The task is to move the cars to get the red one out. He said that his was difficult to make because you have to make the puzzle hard enough that it will take some time to solve, but also not too hard that it actually becomes unsolvable.

Kim also explains how puzzles are extremely helpful for the brain. He says that cross word puzzles and sudokus are some of the best things that you can do to help your brain stay in shape over the years. These games can help stimulate your brain and prevent alzhiemer's disease. This information is very valuable to the world and will incourage people to do a puzzle a day to keep their brain in top shape.

The information in Scott Kim's TED Talk matters to education everythwere. Whether it's teachers giving their students puzzles to do to start off the day, or a parent at home looking for a chance to do some learning of their own.

Throughout his TED Talk, Kim uses the power point a lot to interact and show the audience many different types off puzzles. He even uses his laptop connected to the screen to move things around and show people how to solve the puzzles.

After watching this TED Talk, I have a new found respect for puzzles and puzzle makers because their job certainly is not easy but they make puzzles fun and educational so I take my hat off to them.