Jason Shankel is a game developer currently working with Will Wright on the next generation of social gaming. Shankel worked with Wright at Maxis from 1994 to 2008 where he was a programmer on the SimCity, Sims and Spore franchises. Jason Shankel is also a writer and public speaker, having been published in Dr. Dobbs Journal, IO9 and the Game Programming Gems series and he has been a guest lecturer at the Sonoma State Computer Science Colloquium since 1997....
Director of Software, Orbotix, Inc. Jon has been developing mobile applications for 5 years with apps on the iOS store the day it opened. He has released over twenty apps since then in various categories including a #1 selling app. He is currently leading the software efforts at Orbotix creating mobile apps and games for Sphero, the smartphone controlled robot. His team is working to redefine augmented reality and gaming on mobile devices with robots. Jon considers himself a software engineer with a passion for user experience and design. He has a masters degree in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado. When not creating video games or playing with robots, Jon enjoys pictures of cats with funny captions and skiing....
Best selling Author of 23 original computer software titles with over 30 million copies of work in circulation – including the Where in the World is Carmen SanDeigo software series. Over 25 years experience in creative direction, management and development. Winner of over 50 awards in originality and lifetime sales categories. Founder and Creative Director of software development/ internet development / and book publishing companies. Founder of SeePort – Cloud based Social Videophone company Graduate of San Francisco’s Founder’s Institute 2009 Founder of SaveThisPlace.com – geoloco game and mobile application – raising money for good causes. Founder and CEO of PNN – Personal News Network, and Saysher.com Web based publishing platform and search engines for woman. Lauren is currently a Creative something or other… at Stupid Fun Club...