CEO and Founder @ Talofa | MIT | a16z speedrun scout | Building in fitness x gaming

I'm a game designer, developer, artist, animator, and avid long-distance runner! Currently working in the intersection of fitness x gaming as CEO at Talofa. Also an a16z speedrun scout and was Forbes 30U30: Games recipient at age 20. I previously founded and was the lead game developer (and only developer) at JCSoft Inc, an independent game company making experimental horror-comedy mobile games with over 10 millions downloads on the app stores. I also co-founded Talofa Games, a gaming studio. We've previously worked with Niantic (developers of Pokemon GO) to create new augmented reality and location-based gaming experiences on their platform. I believe in the power of gaming to improve mental and physical health and love talking to people about the power of storytelling and games as a medium. I'd love to talk to you about game design and ways to use games for good. For fun, I used to run Abs With Jenny, a free 5-minute abs class hosted over Zoom every day for 1000 days in a row. I'm an avid and competitive long-distance runner (Marathon PR 2:56), and love to coach others on how to be healthier. More on me: https://jennyxu.carrd.co/