Elena Reinertz
© Elena Reinertz

Hi, I’m Elena!

I’m an Art Director and 2D/3D Generalist specialized in educational games, creating cute, cozy, and colorful worlds in close collaboration with educators and researchers.


I work across art direction, UI/UX design and game design to turn research and learning concepts into playful games and apps for kids.

Meister Cody KIDS // 2025

Meister Cody KIDS is a learning app for preschool and first-grade children that supports early development in language, mathematics and logical thinking. As Art Director, I led the visual design and helped shape the gameplay and structure of the app in close collaboration with educational researchers.

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Abenteuer Silbeninsel // 2026

Abenteuer Silbeninsel is a research-based reading app that helps children develop early literacy skills through syllable-based mini-games. My role focused on visually reworking the existing games, improving usability and integrating the project into the Meister Cody game world.

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MATS – AD(H)S meistern // 2023

MATS – AD(H)S meistern is a research-based app developed with universities to support children with ADHD and their parents through strategies, storytelling and small cognitive games. I joined the project after the initial concept phase and refined the visual design, UI/UX and interactive structure of the app.

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Kleine Löschmeister // 2020

Kleine Löschmeister ("Little Firemen") is an app that teaches children (ages 5 to 7) the importance of fire regulations and the daily duties of the fire brigade in a fun and playful way. It's been developed in partnership with Germany's largest public insurance company Versicherungskammer Bayern.

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Shift Happens // 2013-2017

Shift Happens is a co-op game best enjoyed locally but also comes with an online multiplayer option, for those torn apart by distance. The players shift their mass, throw each other and puzzle their way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds — including the occasional backstabbing and taunting.

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Sensors Alive // Monster Maker // 2018

Sensors Alive ('Monster Maker' in Germany) is a companion game to the KOSMOS science kit of the same name. The core of the science kit are three sensors which can be used to feed real-world data that kids can collect from their environment to the app to generate a diverse array of creatures. They then can take care of, collect and play with their creatures and even get 3D data of their favorite creatures to have them 3D printed.

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The Legends of Andor // 2019

“Legends of Andor” is an award-winning cooperative board game for 2–4 heroes.

This mobile version of the board game was developed with the original gameplay and dynamics in mind but with the additional challenge of making it a rewarding singleplayer experience.

It stays true to the original while adding all the comforts of mobile devices.

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