Videos on Social Gaming Summit 2008

Videos on Social Gaming Summit 2008  June 13, UCSF

1. What Makes Games Fun?

- Panelists:
  » Erik Bethke - CEO, GoPets
  » Dr. Ian Bogost - Founding Partner, Persuasive Games
  » Nicole Lazzaro - President, XEODesign, Inc.
  » John Welch - Co-Founder, President & CEO, PlayFirst

- Moderator:
  » Jeremy Liew - Managing Director, Lightspeed Venture Partners

 

2. Casual MMOs and Immersive Worlds

- 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



3. Asynchronous Games on Social Networks

- Panelists:
  » Siqi Chen - Founder, Serious Business (Friends for Sale)
  » Blake Commagere - Founder and VP Engineering, Mogad
  » Shervin Pishevar - CEO, Social Gaming Network
  » Mike Sego - Developer, (fluff)Friends

- Moderator:
  » Andrew Chung - Principal, Lightspeed Venture Partners



4. User Generated Games in Social Networks and Virtual Worlds

- 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



5. Building Communities and Social Interaction In and Around Games

- Panelists:
  » Jim Greer - CEO, Kongregate
  » Amy Jo Kim - CEO, Shufflebrain
  » Mark Pincus - Founder and CEO, Zynga Game Network
  » Dave Williams - SVP, Shockwave, AddictingGames

- Moderator:
  » Brandon Sheffield - Gamasutra



6. Monetization and Business Models for Social Games

- Panelists:
  » Jameson Hsu - Co-Founder and CEO, Mochi Media
  » Matt Mihaly - CEO and Creative Director, Sparkplay Media
  » Mattias Miksche - CEO, Stardoll
  » David Perry - CCO, Acclaim

- Moderator:
  » Ravi Mhatre - Managing Director, Lightspeed Venture Partners