THE POWER OF ONE, multiplied Event by LAUNCH, May 7th

HatTip to Jeremy.

InnerCircle1 is hosting their Launch series event this Thursday, May 7th in Oakland. The event is featuring Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and inventor of PONG. Also speaking on the combined subject of gaming and social media platforms will be Ariel Polar, Nicole Lazzaro, and Andrew Mayer.


Spring 2009: THE POWER OF ONE, multiplied

With today's world the power of one individual can become truly transformational and revealing. Serendipitous relationships are created, nurtured and evolve to form greater meaning in our lives and lead to other connections and friendships.

Yet how do we help users truly unleash this power to advance career, social and possibly romantic interests? How can game play and interaction shape and encourage these experiences and results? To help guide our thoughts and ideas in this area LAUNCH, spring 2009 will focus on the power of one, multiplied - to empower users and ourselves in a connected society. Our speakers are uniquely qualified to speak on how the new world of social media and gaming is changing the way we interact.

Social Gaming Summit 2008 Follow Up

Just got a follow up email from the Social Gaming Summit, which I attended. Here are some of the sessions that were interesting:

Casual MMOs and Immersive Worlds
Many so-called "casual MMOs" and immersive worlds are casual only in the sense that the point of the game is not to bash gruesome looking monsters or the game isn't set in a sci-fi fantasy world. The engagement story around existing and upcoming casual MMOs is real and very compelling. This panel will discuss what it takes to build a successful casual MMO that users love to play.

Panelists
» Min Kim - Vice President of Marketing, Nexon America
» Patrick Ford, VP Marketing and Community Development, K2 Networks
» Kyra Reppen - SVP and GM, NeoPets
» Craig Sherman - CEO, Gaia Online

Moderator
» Joey Seiler - Editor, Virtual Worlds News


User Generated Games in Social Networks and Virtual Worlds
Games are one of the most popular activities on social networks and virtual worlds. Increasingly, users are taking it upon themselves to create games and entertainment of their own within the context of existing online environments. Curious as to what's driving this behavior?

Panelists
» Daniel James - CEO, Three Rings
» Jeremy Monroe - Director of Business Development, Sports & Entertainment, North America, Sulake Inc.
» Ted Rheingold - Founder, Dogster and Catster
» Cary Rosenzweig - President and CEO, IMVU

Moderator
» Dean Takahashi - Writer, Venture Beat

@ Social Gaming Summit

I'm at the Social Gaming Summit today at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. I'll blog about this later.