Who is the creator of Puzzle Games?

Puzzle Games has been created by Rocío González, a digital professional with a strong didactic vocation and knowledge in technology. Aware of the positive aspects that games bring to learning and competencies, she daily seeks games that can provide some form of cognitive improvement and makes them accessible to all who can benefit from them. In her childhood, Rocío discovered in games a source of learning. Although this learning was different from the conventional kind acquired in school, solving puzzles and seeking solutions in games nurtured her critical thinking, spatial visualization skills, logical reasoning, and other cross-cutting competencies. Conscious of the importance this had in her development, her Puzzle Games project hosts games of all kinds, including skill, action, and attention games. As an anecdote, Rocío would even dream of solutions to some Sokoban puzzles she played on her Nintendo console. Rocío holds a degree in physics and a master’s degree in mathematics teaching. She also has studies in Computer Science, Big Data, and business. Her master’s thesis focused on teaching mathematics through infographics and received an Outstanding rating. Although her vocation was to become a math teacher, she has pursued her professional activity in the field of SEO and digital marketing with large companies. As of today, Rocío currently handles almost all tasks related to the educational portal, including website programming, technical server maintenance, category taxonomy, content writing and publishing, graphic design, web analytics, vendor management, and more.

What is the origin of the name ‘Puzzle Games’?

Puzzle Games is the affectionate nickname given to Rocío, its creator, when she was very young. Her mother called her Cokito and Coko. Puzzle Games is an adaptation of Puzzle Games into English.

When was the Puzzle Games website created?

In 2011, Rocío started to design a games website, initially called Dalejuegos, focused on all kinds of audiences. In 2012, part of the content was migrated to the domain educativos.info, selecting only those games for learning purposes, and finally in 2014 the domain Puzzle Games.com was created. For some years this domain has hosted content in other languages, but for some years now each language has had its own domain, with the puzzle.gitlab.io, Puzzle Games.com and Cokojeux.com websites existing in parallel, in Portuguese, English and French respectively.

Children can play using the mouse, touchpad or touch screen, depending on the game. Many activities are also great first computer learning games for 5 year olds, helping them get used to basic digital skills in a friendly way.