Dmitry Shapiro, a former MySpace executive and ex-Googler, is building a new technology in San Diego that he hopes will open the gates of app development to people of all types – not just those who can code.

His latest project is called Koji, an online platform where users can create games and other apps without having a software background. With the click of a few buttons, people can design apps on the Koji website by duplicating templates and customising them through a simple toolkit. Users can add sound effects, redesign icons, and swap out text, colour palettes, and other features within templates.