Bart Bohn founded AuManil to assist the $40 billion online games market by collecting social gaming data to reduce whale churn, increase whale conversion, improve whale acquisition, and managing whales across a portfolio of games. In the gaming world, “whales” are big money spenders and fanatical users. However, the specific social gaming data regarding these…
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PowerInbox today launched the Games in Email contest for game developers who integrate their software, which allows games to work inside email. “We see games in email as enabling game developers to take back control from Apple and Facebook by leveraging the one asset their players control – their email address,” says founder and CEO Matt Thazhmon….
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You’re no stranger to digital peripherals. You’ve likely used a mouse, keyboard, touchpad, or touchscreen plenty of times. You’ve also likely played at least one mobile game or tried to draw something digitally. But did you ever feel limited in your interactions? Maybe mobile gaming or digital drawing just didn’t really emulate the accuracy in real life, but what if it…
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Boise State University, along with other research universities, has officially launched GoGo Labs, a startup company that developed educational gaming platform 3D GameLab. GoGo Labs founder Dr. Lisa Dawley, a national expert on learning environments and a former professor and chair in Boise State’s Department of Educational Technology, developed the software with educational technology faculty…
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Have you ever spent time visiting nearby attractions instead of sitting at the casino table? I know I have, especially in Las Vegas. Not limited to the grand musical shows by the Blue Man Group, the dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment of Cirque du Soleil, the magnificence of Mandalay Bay’s Shark Reef,…
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The powerhouse team behind the upcoming news sensation NewsUp has put hours of effort towards changing the way Americans inform themselves. Through experiences at companies and corporations including ChangeUp Magazine, The Baltimore Sun, NASA, Connect AI, Aramak, Ignition 72, 4Ten Technologies, and Starwood Resorts, NewsUp has an extremely impressive resume of leadership behind it in…
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Since recent Pew Internet Reports show that up to 97% of all teens play video games, it’s little surprise that game-based learning is seen as a promising way to transform education. GoGo Labs, a disruptive learning technology lab, seeks to enhance learning by providing a platform intended to transform classrooms into living games. GoGo Labs’…
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Spending a night in a Nairobi prison helped Rachel Cook see firsthand how much the region needs microlending. As she recounts, she was driving through Nairobi in a cab when four men with rifles blocked their path. Cook and her friend were ushered outside and taken to a local police station, where their cell phones…
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When Finnish startup NonStop Games had to pick a headquarters, their first choice was not the United States but Singapore, a modern Asian city with much more attractive immigration policies. At the time, NonStop Games was scattered around the world, with team members in Germany and Finland. CEO Juha Paananen urged his team to join…
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In previous posts, I have discussed how independent games like Minecraft, Bastion, Journey and Botanicula succeed in providing amazing gaming experiences without a huge budget. Unlike large video studios, independent game developers have more freedom to express themselves using video games as a communication medium and as an artistic expression. Even though being an independent…
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Chris Hewett’s work was getting the best of him. Although he enjoyed the industry which occupied his work (video games – who wouldn’t?) the hours and stress were a drain to his soul. Instead of gritting his teeth and pushing through the discomfort – like so many entrepreneurs do – Hewett turned for help. He…
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A Thinking Ape’s social games are “thin veils over really amazing chat rooms,” says cofounder Kenshi Arasaki, a former Amazon engineer. “Our games are just excuses for people to socialize.” The Vancouver startup is the creator of games like Kingdoms at War and Party in My Dorm. When I asked Arasaki what he enjoys most…
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It’s projected that one in five people in the United States lack the necessary Internet skills needed to find a job in today’s marketplace. Now, dear Tech Cocktail reader, we know that’s not you. But you probably know quite a few people who fit the bill. Tech Cocktail San Francisco mixer alum JobScout is working…
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If you’re a sports fan, you know part of the fun is making predictions about which team will win and how much the star players will score. San-Francisco-based GrabFan is taking this fun to the next level. The first mobile fan-to-fan sports network, GrabFan connects users by allowing them to predict the outcome of sporting…
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Do you remember all these point and click exploration games that were big during the 1980’s and ’90’s? Games such as the King Quest series and Maniac Mansion are prime examples. During the late 1990’s and into the ’00’s, this genre began to lose popularity, but it seems that, with the remake of games such…
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Deep down, everyone is a creator. The proliferation of blogging has made millions of writers – so too has Instagram with photographers and YouTube with video producers. The technical skills required for an idea to manifest are rapidly approaching zero, and as we approach this diminished barrier, the number of media platforms available for creation…
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