Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from a previous Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Building Blocks 2008 Wednesday, August 6th 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM Track III: Technology Redefining the Future Innovation in Games, Game Networks and Social Gaming - Massive User Communities and Commerce As the platforms become more robust, as broadand, 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. Jason Henderson, Games Product Manager, Verizon Communications Don L. Daglow, President and CEO, Stormfront Studios Inc. Isaac Babbs, CEO, Tapatap, Inc. Mark Pincus, CEO and co-founder, Zynga Tom Sperry, CEO, Exit Games Michael Chang, CEO, Greystripe Gabriel M. Ramsey, Associate, Orrick Brian O'Malley, Senior Associate, Battery Ventures Todd Board, Senior Vice President, Ipsos MediaCT, Moderator Todd Board, Senior Vice President, Ipsos MediaCT: Todd Board has an extensive background in applied quantitative analysis, research via the Web, and cutting-edge online and technology environments. With 20 years of combined experience as a market researcher, database marketer and a marketing and business consultant, Todd is valued for his broad scope of knowledge and ability to guide clients in their pursuit of actionable, strategic recommendations. Within the technology industry, Todd is well known for his work on cyber-segmentation and the “digital den,” and also has spearheaded private and public work on digital convergence. Prior to joining the technology team at Ipsos, Todd was instrumental in growing FGI Integrated Marketing to Inc. 500 status and beyond. He was also a founding owner of Knowledgebase Marketing, a database marketing company now part of the WPP Group. Todd holds an MMR (Master of Marketing Research) degree from the University of Georgia. Jason Henderson, Games Product Manager, Verizon Communications: Jason Henderson joined Verizon in August 2005 as the company’s first games product manager. Henderson has played a critical role in Verizon’s recent foray into the games market. Henderson, a Texas attorney, has spent the last 10 years in the games industry. He was credited on games as early as 1997 and as recently as 2005. For Electronic Arts/ Westwood Studios, he served as screenwriter on number one-selling titles "Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2" and story designer on "Command & Conquer: Renegade." He was a screenwriter and voice for Microsoft’s ‘Freelancer," Ubisoft’s "Conquest: Frontier Wars," and Ion Storm’s "Deus Ex: Invisible War." Henderson is the creator of several comic book series including, "Sword of Dracula" and the author of five science fiction novels, including the Warner best-seller "Highlander: The Element of Fire," and "the Iron Thane." He has also penned novels for Marvel's Incredible Hulk, X-Men and Spider-Man. As a screenwriter and story consultant, Henderson has written scripts for Universal Studios, Microsoft Games, Electronic Arts, Digital Anvil, Human Code, Warner Multimedia, Kinesoft, and has written extensively on Japanese animation and pop art. Henderson earned his BA from University of Dallas in 1993 and his JD from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., in 1996. Henderson lives in Texas with his wife and two daughters. Don L. Daglow has served as president and CEO of Stormfront Studios since founding the company in 1988. In 2003 he received the CGE Award for “groundbreaking achievements that shaped the Video Game Industry,” and Electronic Games has called him “one of the best-known and respected producers in the history of the field.” Stormfront's major titles include the action-adventure The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (based on the film by Peter Jackson), EA Sports’ NASCAR Racing and Madden NFL Football, and the original Neverwinter Nights on AOL. Prior to founding Stormfront, Don served as director of Intellivision game development for Mattel, as a producer at Electronic Arts, and as head of the Entertainment and Education division at Broderbund. He designed and programmed the first-ever computer baseball game in 1971 (now recorded in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown), the first mainframe computer role-playing game ("Dungeon" for PDP-10 mainframes, 1975), the first sim game (Intellivision Utopia, 1981) and the first game to use multiple camera angles (Intellivision World Series Major League Baseball, 1983). Don co-designed Computer Game Hall of Fame title Earl Weaver Baseball (1987) and the first massively multiplayer online graphic adventure, the original Neverwinter Nights for AOL (1991-97). He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences in 2003 and again in 2007. He also is a past winner of the National Endowment for the Humanities New Voices playwriting competition. Don holds a BA in Writing from Pomona College and an Ed.M. from Claremont Graduate University. Isaac Babbs, CEO & Chairman, Tapatap: Isaac has spent more than 20 years as a software, media and entertainment executive successfully growing a wide range of media, gaming, and software businesses. He most recently served as VP and General Manager at InfoSpace Mobile Games. Prior, Isaac co-founded Atlas Mobile, and served as president and CEO until it was acquired by InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSP) in July 2004. Isaac successfully led Atlas Mobile in launching the largest and fastest growing multiplayer tournament for prize services in the world, with over 13 million tournament games played in its first year. Prior to Atlas Mobile, Isaac was President of Sorrent (now Glu Mobile, Inc.), a leading mobile game company where he was responsible for all business aspects of the company including carrier distribution, publishing, marketing, and business development He was also responsible for signing and launching basketball star Yao Ming as the first major professional athlete to make his electronic character debut in a cell phone game. Prior to Sorrent, Isaac was a senior business development executive at Macromedia where he co-founded shockwave.com US and shockwave.com Japan, the #1 interactive entertainment sites in their countries. Isaac was also general manager and VP of Macromedia's audio/video division, which he led and then successfully sold to Apple Computers. The division's main product, Final Cut Pro, is the world leader in non-linear editing. Prior to Macromedia, Isaac was VP of Entertainment Marketing at Silicon Graphics, Inc., where he leveraged SGI's technology and brand to grow the company's share of the global entertainment content creation and production market. Isaac also held senior management positions at Alias/Wavefront, an SGI company, and Alias Research, Inc., leading providers of 3D animation and design software for the entertainment and design industries. Isaac began his career with the Hewlett Packard Company and holds a BA in Chemistry from the University of Oregon. Isaac has been invited to speak at numerous industry conferences including MEF CTIA, E3, TWST and the Mobile Multiplayer Games Conference. Tom Sperry, CEO, Exit Games: Tom Sperry is CEO and President of Exit Games Inc. based in Portland, OR. Prior to his role at Exit Games, Tom held senior management positions with HNC Software (Executive Director) and Looking Glass Studios (Director). Tom began his career at Microsoft Corporation, where he was an International Program Manager in the Games Division.  Tom holds an M.B.A. from The Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, International Executive M.B.A. Program located in Hong Kong, 2002-2004. Michael Chang, Founder/Vice President of Marketing, Greystripe: Michael is responsible for Greystripe's market vision. He was most recently an Associate at Incubic Venture Capital and was responsible for reviewing potential investments in Internet and software companies. He has an MBA fromDuke University's Fuqua School of Business and five years of engineering and marketing product management with SAN pioneer Gadzoox Networks. At Gadzooxhe was responsible for the Microsoft partnership strategy and was the project manager for the COMPAQ Fibre Channel Hub which generated revenues of over $65 million. Michael also has a BS in EE from Carnegie Mellon University. Brian O'Malley, Senior Associate, Battery Ventures: Brian joined Battery in 2004 and focuses on investments in consumer Internet, digital media and enterprise software. He is on the board of Donnerwood Media, TradeKing, and World Golf Tour, and is actively involved with Bazaarvoice, Insitu, and Peerflix. Prior to Battery, Brian was an Associate with Pequot Ventures, where he invested in software and services, including applications, middleware and vertical solutions. Earlier in his career, Brian spent several years at Bowstreet, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: IBM), as Director of West Coast Technical Sales and the Business Development team's Technical Evangelist. Earlier in his career, Brian assisted founding teams at Matrics, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: SBL) and Compoze Software (acquired by NASD: BEAS) with go-to-market strategy and initial fundraising activities. He also worked for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's Center for Business Innovation and was a web developer for Motorola Computer Group. Brian mentors students in UC Berkeley’s Center for Entrepreneurship Studies, and is a judge in Wharton's Business Plan Competition. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics. Mark Pincus, Founder and CEO, Zynga Game Network: Mark Pincus is a leading Internet entrepreneur, having founded and established four successful companies. His latest venture, Zynga Game Network, the largest social gaming network, marries his knowledge of social networks with his desire to create the next mass market video game phenomenon. With a visionary eye, Mark foreshadowed the popularity of social networks when he founded Tribe Networks (tribe.net) in 2003, one of the first online communities and social networking sites. Tribe partnered with major local newspapers and was funded by The Washington Post, Knight Ridder Digital and Mayfield Venture Capital. Four years later, Cisco purchased the core tribe.net assets to provide an initial platform for its digital media services group. Prior to Tribe, Mark co-founded SupportSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRT), originally known as Support.com, a provider of service and support automation software. Mark served as chairman and CEO and led the company through its successful IPO to become one of the world's leading publicly traded enterprise software companies. Mark's initial Internet success began with Freeloader, the first web-based consumer push information service. Freeloader was acquired seven months after launch by Individual, Inc. for $38 million. Prior to Freeloader, Mark worked in various capacities in venture capital, business development and financial services. Mark earned his BS from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and an MBA from Harvard Business School. A native of Chicago, Mark has lived in several cities across U.S. including Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC and Denver and currently resides in San Francisco. Todd Board, Senior Vice President, Ipsos MediaCT: Todd Board has an extensive background in applied quantitative analysis, research via the Web, and cutting-edge online and technology environments. With 20 years of combined experience as a market researcher, database marketer and a marketing and business consultant, Todd is valued for his broad scope of knowledge and ability to guide clients in their pursuit of actionable, strategic recommendations. Within the technology industry, Todd is well known for his work on cyber-segmentation and the “digital den,” and also has spearheaded private and public work on digital convergence. Prior to joining the technology team at Ipsos, Todd was instrumental in growing FGI Integrated Marketing to Inc. 500 status and beyond. He was also a founding owner of Knowledgebase Marketing, a database marketing company now part of the WPP Group. Todd holds an MMR (Master of Marketing Research) degree from the University of Georgia. Gabriel M. Ramsey, Associate, Orrick: Gabriel M. Ramsey, an associate in the Silicon Valley office and a member of the Intellectual Property Group, focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation. He has experience in high technology and entertainment related matters involving copyright, trademark, trade secret and patent law. He also has experience in licensing matters and general commercial disputes. Mr. Ramsey has represented Lucasfilm, Ltd., Lucas Digital Ltd., LucasArts Entertainment Co., CNET Networks, Inc., Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Company, Fox Entertainment Group, Fox Broadcasting, eHarmony.com, VideoEgg.com, Affinity Circles, Inc., Gracenote, Inc., Digidesign, Mesa/Boogie, Ltd., Pioneer Corp. and Microsoft Corp.