Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood, May 3-6, 2010 Tuesday, May 4th SuperSessions 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Track IV: HGmz-5, DMny-5, APPs-5 Innovation in Games, Game Networks and Social Gaming - Massive User Communities and Commerce As the platforms become more robust, as broadband, mobile, social media and TV provide greater consumer interactive flexibility, games as a product, as a destination, as a network or community and as a force in commerce grows. The growing power of the network, the relationship between the technology and the consumer, is opening the door to an entirely new and more complex set of tools in designing a multi-layered gaming consumer experience. From the explosion in casual gaming to the dedicated hardcore gamer, the power of the network is redefining games and user engagement which is ultimately revolutionizing the bottom line of the industry. Keith Lee, CEO & Co-Founder, Booyah Donna Powell, president and COO, Meteor Games Don L. Daglow, President and CEO, Stormfront Studios Allen DeBevoise, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Machinima.com Rob Seaver, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vivox Ian Ali, National Sales Manager, Massive, Microsoft Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors, Moderator Donna Powell is the co-founder, president and chief operating officer of Los Angeles-based Meteor Games, an innovative game development studio bridging the gaps between the engaging nature and broad appeal of web-based gaming, the community-focused elements of today’s social networks and the fun and depth of traditional massively multi-player online games. Meteor Games currently has two of the fastest growing applications on Facebook, Island Paradise and Little Rock Pool. Island Paradise surpassed more than 10 million players mere months after its release, thanks in large part to viral marketing via the Facebook fan page. Prior to launching Meteor Games, Powell created and co-founded Neopets in 1999 with her husband, Meteor Games’ CEO and creative director, Adam Powell. The first web-based multi-player game of its kind, Neopets is recognized as the online phenomenon that helped start the social networking and web-based gaming craze. Through cross-promotion of plushies, trading cards and more with companies including McDonalds, Target and Limited Too, Neopets quickly became one of the most popular online destinations for pre-teens and teenagers and continually outranks similar sites for “stickiness.” In 2005, Neopets sold to MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, for $160 million, and remains one of the largest and most popular destinations for kids and teens on the Internet. Keith Lee, CEO & Co-Founder, Booyah: Keith is a veteran of the interactive entertainment industry with a proven track record of helping create best-selling video games, developing compelling experiences, and attracting broad audiences into the gaming space. Prior to founding Booyah, Keith was the Lead Producer for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo III franchise. The Diablo series has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Before Blizzard, Keith's roles as the Project Manager and Lead Programmer for Insomniac Games helped propel the Ratchet & Clank series to surpass 10 million units sold. Leading up to the games industry, Keith worked at several investment banks, including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Keith graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Computer Science and a BA in International Relations and Economics. Don L. Daglow, President and CEO, Stormfront Studios Inc.: Don Daglow serves as an independent Game Producer and Game Designer on all major game platforms, working with clients from startups to market leaders. He works with publishers, game developers, technology firms, investors, universities and non-profits. Current projects include games for Project Natal, iPhone and social media. In 2008 Don's work was selected for an Emmy® Award for Technology and Engineering, honoring his creation of Neverwinter Nights, the first graphical Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). He is one of only three game designers or producers (with id Software's John Carmack and Blizzard's Mike Morhaime) to be selected for a Technical Emmy and to accept an Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Achievement Award. Electronic Games has called him "one of the best-known and respected producers in the history of the field," and in 2003 he received the CGE Award for "groundbreaking achievements that shaped the Video Game Industry." Don served as president and CEO of Stormfront Studios for twenty years after founding the company in 1988, earning a position on the prestigious Inc. 500 list of top-performing companies three times, selling over 14,000,000 games and generating over $500,000,000 in retail and online game sales. Stormfront's best known titles include the Tony La Russa Baseball series; the first PC versions of the console hit Madden NFL Football; the original Neverwinter Nights online MMO for AOL; the creation (with Producer Scott Orr) of the original NASCAR Racing series for EA Sports; and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, based on the film by Peter Jackson. Prior to founding Stormfront, Don served as director of Intellivision game development for Mattel, as a producer at a small start-up called Electronic Arts and as head of the Entertainment and Education division at Broderbund. At EA he produced two of the first three EA sports titles. At Broderbund he led the acquisition of distribution rights for the original Sim City, and exec produced the original Prince of Persia, Star Wars and the Carmen Sandiego series. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences in 2003 and again in 2007. He also serves on the selection committee for the AIAS Randy Pausch Scholarship Fund and on multiple committees for the IGDA. Allen DeBevoise is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Machinima Inc, and its operating site Machinima.com, a premier entertainment network for gamers. With more than 25 years of experience in the entertainment and interactive multimedia industries, DeBevoise oversees the company’s programming, marketing and sales. Since taking the reins the company has grown three-fold and is now boasts over 100 Million views per month. Additionally, he has recently closed a $3.5 Million venture capital deal for Machinima.com bringing the total funds DeBevoise has raised during his 25 year industry tenure to over $130 Million for a variety of business ventures including dotTV, LowerMyBills.com and Dealer.com, where he was on the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Machinima, DeBevoise co-founded Creative Planet, an online resource for film and television production professionals, after serving as President and CEO of TCI Interactive. Allen was featured on The Hollywood Reporter’s DIGITAL POWER LIST for 2009 and has just been recognized as one of Digital Media Wire’s “25 Executives to Watch” for 2010. The company has fast become a revolutionary social media marketing tool due to its highly engaged and interactive community, delivering high CTR and ROI to the brands, studios, networks and retailers who advertise with them. He has spoken at Digital Media Wire, LATV Fest, and Digital Hollywood. Rob Seaver, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vivox: Robert Seaver brings extensive experience in communications and online services to Vivox. Before joining industry pioneer Jeff Pulver to launch Vivox, Seaver was head of strategy, chief financial officer, and a member of the management board of Einsteinet AG, where he helped build the company from start-up to Euro 65 million in revenue and 440 employees. As managing director of Madrid-based Jazzya Investments he planned and executed the launch of new communication and media ventures. Prior to that, he held positions in investment banking at Goldman Sachs International and as an attorney with Sullivan & Cromwell in London. Seaver holds a JD from University of California, Berkeley and an AB degree from Harvard College. Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors: Founded the Magid Internet and New Media research and consultation practice in 1995, with AOL and Excite as his first two clients. Mike’s team has completed over 2,500 engagements with over 100 Internet clients. Mike began the Magid Gaming Practice in 2001 with EA and Sony Online as his first two clients. The Magid Game Practice now works with most of the major game publishers. Mike provides research and consulting services to a number of major traditional media companies in regard to their new media initiatives, as well as consulting a number of leading Internet and gaming companies. He has also provided advice to venture capital and private equity firms in regard to investments in the media space. Mike has been involved in strategic and tactical consulting, including the launch of new services and programming, as well as development and implementation of online and offline marketing programs. Mike has also been extensively involved in video and PC gaming strategies for a number of our companies, as well as the development of game concepts. Mike has consulted on a number of film projects such as You’ve Got Mail and The Matrix. He holds a B.S. in psychology and sociology from Wesleyan University and has worked as a fundraiser and transfer of technology officer at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California. Mike also worked for the U.S. House of Representatives, The U.S. Senate, and for two Administrations in the White House.