Overview
- Aula en Juego and Átomo Games confirmed Ruiz's death and asked for privacy while thanking the public for support, with organizations posting statements on Wednesday.
- Both groups and Ruiz's family said he had been fighting an illness and expressed gratitude for the messages of support received during his treatment.
- Ruiz founded the editorial Átomo Games and the platform Aula en Juego and helped create the Congreso de Educación y Juego to train teachers in Aprendizaje Basado en Juegos, or learning through games.
- Over his career he authored and coauthored instructional work on play-based learning, published a portfolio of classroom and family board games reported at about 27 titles, and built a large social following to share classroom adaptations.
- Colleagues described him as generous and passionate and said his death will be felt across schools and the educational-play community, raising focus on who will carry forward his training programs and the Congreso de Educación y Juego.