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Is there any other alternative to traditional casual game platforms of PC/Mac/online than Xbox 360? There are some more opportunities out there that seem to be neglected by the traditional developer.
Intenium talks about their experience of exploring new business possibilities on Nintendo DS and all the issues and challenges that they've encountered.
Zodiac Interactive has long been a leader in spreading casual gaming to set top boxes. Join Michael Rivkin in this discuss to uncover the business model and share some of its secrets.
Delivered at Casual Connect Kyiv, October 2007
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Thorsten Kolisch (email)
Thorsten Kolisch started out as project manager at Me, Myself & Eye Entertainment GmbH in 1997. From 1999 to 2001, he acted as general manager at the management consultancy AHEAD and its successor company Valtech. Subsequently, he was head of the on-line activities of MME AG as executive producer. Since 2003, Kolisch is a partner and managing director of INTENIUM GmbH, supervising the divisions of on-line business development and international expansion.
Michael Rivkin (email)
Mr. Rivkin co-founded Zodiac Interactive in 2002. Mr. Rivkin has been the driving force in developing Zodiac's technological vision that includes architecting Zodiac's set top libraries, multi-player engines, and multi-channel sound, which has resulted in the most advanced set-top games in the cable industry. Beyond providing technology leadership to Zodiac, Mr. Rivkin has been responsible for overseeing the development, deployment, and growth of Zodiac's library of games for MSO distribution as well as the new User Interface that was deployed in 2005 by Cablevision Systems. Mr. Rivkin graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech University
