Scott Kim is an American puzzle and video game designer, artist, and author of Korean descent.
He started writing an occasional "Boggler" column for Discover magazine in 1990, and became an exclusive columnist in 1999, and created hundreds of other puzzles for magazines such as Scientific American and Games, as well as thousands of puzzles for computer games.
He had an early interest in mathematics, education, and art, and attended Stanford University, receiving a BA in music, and a PhD in Computers and Graphic Design under Donald Knuth.
His wife, Amy Jo Kim, is the author of Community Building on the Web.
He lives in Burlingame, California with his wife Amy Jo Kim, son Gabriel and daughter Lila Rose.