How do you teach cryptography concepts to teens using games and everyday examples?
The concept of cryptography may seem like something reserved for spy films and secret services, but it is everywhere. Whenever your teen sends a text through his/her preferred application or buys anything online, cryptography is operating in the background to ensure that the information of their teenage lives is not compromised. The challenge? Getting this complicated information to sink in with teens who would far prefer scrolling their social media feeds than reading mathematical equations. The upsides are that cryptography does not need to be like homework. An abstract concept can be made interesting and memorable when taken in the right direction. We shall see how games and real life examples can make cryptography not only approachable but literally irresistible.
