Aditya Prakash is the founder and CEO of Skidos, an award-winning Edtech Company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, which combines education and gaming to help children unlock their full potential. Aditya has a strong background in startups, strategic growth and product innovation, leading Skidos to develop a proprietary SDK that transforms casual mobile games into learning tools that attract math, English and social emotional skills. Under his leadership, Skidos has won investments from top Denmark investors, won multiple industry awards and is recognized as one of Copenhagen’s most promising startups.
Alumni of Aditya’s ISB, Hyderabad, and Tuck School of Dartmouth in Dartmouth have over twenty years of experience in telecommunications, media and fast-moving consumer goods. He played a key role in launching the first iPhone in India and pioneering luxury FMCG products. In addition to Skidos, he actively coaches the founders of pre-seeds and invests in education and healthcare startups, driven by his passion for using technology to create meaningful social impacts.
What inspired Skidos’ creation and how to determine the need for AI-driven education in children’s education?
Skidos was created to solve a fundamental problem in early childhood education – traditional classroom approaches failed to attract young learners. Many children spend more and more time on screens, but most of them involve passive consumption and educational value is limited. This gives a clear opportunity to rethink how to use the technology more meaningfully.
By combining the appeal of mobile games with structured learning content, Skidos introduces a new educational model that transforms screen time into a positive skill-building experience. The potential of AI-driven learning becomes apparent early on, especially when children show a variety of learning speeds, interests and advantages. AI provides the ability to personalize these experiences, making learning more attractive and effective. This vision is further strengthened through growing global trends such as digital adoption in education, the need for personalized learning and a greater emphasis on social and emotional development with scholars.
How does Skidos use AI to personalize learning experiences and how can you make your adaptive engine stand out in the Edtech space?
Skidos uses AI to provide personalized learning pathways to dynamically adjust each child’s rhythm, performance, and preferences. The adaptive engine monitors user engagement and academic advancement, enabling the system to modify content difficulty, recommend new learning modules and enhance key concepts as needed.
What makes Skidos unique in the Edtech space is its comprehensive approach. The platform goes beyond academic disciplines and also supports cognitive development and socio-emotional learning. It combines multilingual and culturally adaptable content to ensure relevance of global markets. Parent dashboards provide real-time progressive insights to help caregivers support their development at home. The combination of AI-driven personalization, course alignment and focus on learning throughout the child set Skidos apart.
Can you share specific examples of how Skidos AI can adapt to children’s progress?
Skidos’ AI keeps track of how children interact with learning content, identifying their strengths, challenges and preferred learning methods. Based on this data, the platform can adjust the difficulty level in real time, making the course more challenging when the child performs well or provides additional support when needed. Content is personalized based on age, academic history, and user behavior, ensuring a tailored experience that is both effective and engaging.
Additionally, Skidos is building a generated AI feature that will enable children to interact with safe, controlled models. These models are designed to enhance English comprehension and mathematical fluency through dialogue, guided learning, thereby integrating more interactivity and personalization into the experience.
How do you ensure that Skidos’ AI is aligned with educational standards and curriculum goals?
To maintain academic rigor, Skidos works closely with course developers and subject matter experts to align their learning content with global standards such as Common Core and UK National Courses. Regular reviews and updates ensure content is synchronized with changes in education benchmarks. The AI engine is trained on a proven dataset to identify learning patterns and provide content that is both teaching-reasonable and age-appropriate. The continuous feedback loop, which combines insights from parents, educators, and user performance, helps refine content and stay aligned with real-world classroom expectations. This process ensures that Skidos not only meets educational standards, but also supports measurable learning outcomes.
What role does AI play in developing social emotional learning (SEL) abilities among young learners?
AI enhances SEL in a variety of ways. First, it enables personalized feedback that can help children become more self-aware of their emotions, learn behaviors and improve areas. AI-driven games also present interactive scenarios that encourage empathy, decision-making and conflict resolution, all in a safe, guided environment. Some tools can detect emotional cues through sentiment analysis and provide real-time cues to help children manage their feelings. Virtual peers and chatbots provide a way to practice communication skills in a low-voltage environment. AI also supports educators and parents by providing data-driven insights on children’s emotional and social growth, and intervenes in a timely manner if necessary.
How does Skidos ensure screen time remains productive rather than distracting?
Skidos aims to ensure digital engagement is both productive and purposeful. Each game is based on clear educational goals and covers academics, life skills, and social and emotional development. Gamification elements such as levels, challenges, and rewards are used to motivate children while enhancing learning goals. To address parental concerns about excessive screen time, Skidos includes the use of reports and progress dashboards, allowing parents to monitor the time of time. The content was developed in collaboration with educational experts and is consistent with proven frameworks such as Reading Science and Kassel Science. These measures ensure that the platform supports healthy digital habits while promoting meaningful learning experiences.
What challenges does Skidos face in developing AI-powered educational games and how do they solve them?
One of the main challenges is to design an AI system that can recommend the right educational game in real time, taking into account the child’s interests and past performance. Ensuring a seamless balance between participation and pedagogy requires a lot of research and iteration. Skidos solves this problem by developing a powerful recommendation engine that uses behavioral and performance data to guide users to gain relevant learning experiences. The system not only improves discovery, but also enhances gameplay, helping children stay motivated and focused. Continuous testing and expert feedback ensure that entertainment and educational value remains at the heart of every game.
As AI becomes mainstream in education, what ethical considerations should Edtech companies prioritize?
As AI plays a greater role in education, companies must proactively address their ethical responsibilities. Key areas of focus include:
- Data Privacy and Security: Comply with regulations such as GDPR and COPPA and ensure clear and transparent data practices.
- Algorithm fairness: Design systems to avoid enhancing bias and promote equitable learning outcomes across demographics.
- Transparency and Accountability: It clearly conveys the functionality of the AI system, the data collected and the way it is used.
- Accessibility and inclusion: Make the platform available for children with disabilities, different learning needs or limited digital access.
- Age-friendly design: Ensure content and interactivity are applicable to the development stage and do not promote digital dependency.
- Support human educators and caregivers: Positioning AI as a tool to enhance rather than replace adults’ role in their children’s learning journey.
- Sustainable, responsible innovation: Prioritize the educational impact on business benefits to enhance long-term value for learners.
These principles are crucial not only for compliance, but also for promoting trust among parents, educators and learners.
Have you seen AI-driven learning replace traditional models or support hybrid approaches?
Artificial intelligence is not a replacement for traditional education, but a powerful supplement. Its advantages lie in personalized learning, automating repetitive tasks, and expanding access to quality educational content. However, critical thinking, collaboration and emotional intelligence (a key component of overall development) still require the human style that teachers provide. The most effective approach is a hybrid model in which AI supports learning in the classroom through supplementary, on-demand resources. This hybrid approach combines the best of both worlds: technology scalability and personalization with educator guidance, empathy and creativity.
How does Skidos work to be “Entertainment for Netflix”?
Skidos is building an integrated entertainment platform designed to deliver engaging educational content on a large scale, providing subscription-based convenience and diversity in platforms like Netflix. The platform has access to over 1,000 learning activities covering mathematics, literacy, emotional well-being, and 21st century skills, all in a single subscription. Skidos works with game developers around the world to turn kid-friendly gaming into an educational experience using its proprietary SDK. Personalization, security and quality remain support for industry certification and aligned with the educational framework. The platform’s growing list of praise, including Apple and Google’s Parent Choice Awards and Recognitions, reflects its credibility and global appeal. With multilingual support and content designed for global accessibility, Skidos is steadily aware of its vision to be the go-to destination for entertainment, safe and effective learning experiences.
How do you view AI’s development in the field of gamified learning over the next five years?
AI will greatly improve gaming learning by achieving a more immersive, smart and inclusive experience. The main developments of the horizon include:
- Super personalized: Real-time analysis of user behavior will drive content tailored to individual learning paths and emotional states.
- Immersive environment: Integration with AR/VR will create a rich interactive world, thus making abstract concepts tangible.
- Content generated by AI: Dynamic storylines, challenges, and adaptive scenarios will reduce content fatigue and increase engagement.
- SEL-centric experience: AI will simulate real-world social scenarios to help children build empathy, teamwork and emotional skills.
- Data-driven instructions: Educators will gain real-time insights into each child’s progress, enabling more effective and targeted teaching.
- Greater inclusion: Language and accessibility barriers will be reduced as AI adapts to the wider learning content.
As GAMIFIED AI learning develops, it promotes lifelong learning, close educational gaps, and the potential to make learning enjoyable for all ages will only continue to develop.
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