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Study Group: Video Game Software Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 122

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Joshua Pollack

Chief Executive Officer
NXTCOM CORP
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Joshua Pollack is the Chief Executive Officer of NXTCOM CORP, an investment management company focused in the media, sports, entertainment, publishing, video game, internet and digital distribution industries. Mr. Pollack recently led a feature film slate financing with Universal Studios and GE. He...

John Koller

Director of Hardware Marketing
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC.
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John Koller is Director of Hardware Marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America. Here, he is responsible for all aspects of strategic and tactical brand and marketing management for the PlayStation 3, PSP, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network and peripheral products in North America. He joined Sony...

Yiran Xu, Strategy Director, Giant Interactive GroupYiran Xu

Strategy Director
Giant Interactive Group
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Alex Yiran Xu is an M&A and Strategy Director at Giant Interactive, an online game developer and operator. Previously, he was a Game Director at Realnetworks, Inc., a video and music technology solution, game publishing and rich media content provider. He was responsible for managing game businessoperations...

Peter Roithmayr

Principal
Peter Roithmayr Associates LLC
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Peter Roithmayr is an independent consultant in the video game industry. Previously, he was the Vice President of Strategic Merchandising within the Video Game division at Electronics Boutique...

William Gardner, President, Digital Entertainment Insights, LLCWilliam Gardner

President
Digital Entertainment Insights, LLC
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William Gardner is the President of Digital Entertainment Insights and was most recently (05/08) the President and Chief Executive Officer at Eidos, Inc, a major videogame publisher, until the takeover of USA Sales by Time Warner. There he was responsible for rebuilding the business from finance, sales,...

Jon Peddie, Ph.D., President, JOHN PEDDIE RESEARCHJon Peddie, Ph.D.

President
JOHN PEDDIE RESEARCH
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Jon Peddie, PhD, is one of the pioneers of the graphics industry, starting his career in computer graphics in 1962. After the successful launch of several graphics manufacturing companies, Dr. Peddie began Jon Peddie Associates in 1984 to provide comprehensive data, information and management expertise...

Bart Barden, Senior Director of Marketing, POPCAP GAMES, INC.Bart Barden

Senior Director of Marketing
POPCAP GAMES, INC.
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Bart Barden is the founder of Red Zone Digital, a company providing online advertising consultancy services for clients such as MSNBC and Popcap Games. Mr. Barden is also the Senior Director of Marketing at Popcap Games, a video game developer. He specializes in digital marketing, social networking,...

James "Jim" Cantore, President & Chief Analyst, JLC Associates LLCJames "Jim" Cantore

President & Chief Analyst
JLC Associates LLC
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James Cantore is the President and Chief Analyst at JLC Associates, a technology consulting firm. Mr. Cantore consults on technology, strategic marketing, and market intelligence to information technology, investment, high technology and semiconductor sectors. He has over 25 years of experience inthe...

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Nokia Closes Second Attempt at Custom Gaming Platform

November 3, 2009

Nokia to close N-Gage platform | www.telecompaper.com

Nokia has shuttered their second attempt at making their own gaming platform in favor of building their own version of iTunes.It's a shift in strategy.  N-Gage was directed at Nintendo.  Their new Ovi store is following Apple.  Consumers won't miss N-Gage, as it never caught on.  Nokia is still struggling...

Smarter Trash: How Incentive Programs Can Motivate Participation in Recycling

October 25, 2009

Michigan Households Get RFID-enabled Rewards for Recycling | www.rfidjournal.com

Want to increase recycling and decrease the amount of trash reaching our landfills? Innovative companies are incentivizing recycling through the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to track and reward - individual recycling efforts. 

The Most Important Chain of Custody: Improving Evidence Tracking with RFID

October 25, 2009

FileTrail Awarded GSA Contract for RFID File Tracking Systems | www.rfidnews.org

Today, criminal justice has entered a new era – with juries and the public demanding the preciseness that they see every night on TV shows such as those in the “CSI” franchise. This presents vast opportunities for improving often-antiquated – and imprecise – evidence handling practices in law enforcement...

Free Computing!: Why the Cloud Model is Growing in Government

October 23, 2009

5 steps to making the cloud a reality | fcw.com

Cloud computing undoubtedly changes how we individually and collectively will approach information technology.  The challenge, as the CIO of the United States Vivek Kundra has framed it, is to have the business of government IT work as well as IT does for ourselves in our personal business.Free (and...

Watch Out Amazon (and Publishers): Google Editions is Coming!

October 15, 2009

Google to launch platform for selling books online | www.huffingtonpost.com

Google has announced a new platform for selling electronic versions of books through its new Google Editions service. This will enable consumers to "read" e-books on a wide variety of electronic devices. So, maybe that's why Google was scanning all those books....and we may all benefit from the "freeing"...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Individual/Small Consultancy
  • Video Game Publisher
  • Video Game Developer
  • Video Game Retailer

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Director
  • Principal
  • President
  • Store Manager
  • Consultant
  • Owner
  • Operations Executive

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