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EP 140 June 13, 2017

Codeland - Gaming and City Talks from Chris Algoo, Kate Rabinowitz, Eric Brelsford Chris Algoo Kate Rabinowitz Eric Brelsford

Chris shares how he co-created “Breakup Squad,” a game where you keep two exes from getting back together. Kate shows how open data can help improve your city. Eric shares how he used mapping tools to help turn vacant lots into beautiful spaces.

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Co-Founder Brooklyn Gamery

@ChrisAlgoo

Chris Algoo is a game developer, event organizer, speaker, and educator from Brooklyn. His events and games have a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. He's currently working on Breakup Squad, a party game displayed internationally in museums, festivals, and other venues.

Founder DataLens

@datalensdc

Kate Rabinowitz is the founder of DataLensDC, an organization dedicated to understanding cities through data. She co-organizes Code for DC and Tech Lady Hackathon. Kate is passionate about open data and civic tech, diversity and inclusion, healthy skepticism, and board games.

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Chris Algoo shares how he co-created “Breakup Squad,” the game where you have to keep two exes from getting back together. Kate Rabinowitz shows us how open data can help build powerful, insightful tools to better understand and improve your city. Eric Brelsford shares how he used mapping tools to help community members turn vacant lots into beautiful neighborhood spaces.

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