Gaming

'Future of the Future' or 'Flaming Bag'? In this Disruptive Technologists' Webinar Event, we chatted live with Esther Dyson, " the most influential woman in all the computer world " and Graham Morehead, Principal Research Scientist at AON on the Metaverse and its governance. As the founding chair of ICANN, Esther has thoughts about "how effectively decentralized governance *actually* works" and what that means to the future of the metaverse. What is the thing 'The Metaverse'?

In this Disruptive Technologists' webinar, Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google and one of the Fathers of the Internet, and Noreen Whysel, Director of Validation Research at Me2B Alliance , speak with Oliver Christie , Artificial Intelligence Architect and Chief Innovation Officer at Voltare Consulting about The Metaverse Future of the Internet and what that may mean for all of us. Vint and Noreen speak about where the Internet started and what drives it forward. Th

Esports Goes Mainstream Esports – those multiplayer video games played competitively on jumbotron screens, in arenas as big as stadiums, by competitive gamers. “We’re talking absolutely insane money – with payoffs upwards of $5M. At one point a payoff came to $20M!” according to Mike Wiston, the founder of SlashShout . He loves esports so much that he created a daily newsletter-type email that covers competitive gaming from around the world including the tournaments, players,

We met Aaron Baughman at IBM’s Code NY meetup : “Changing the Game with US Open & Fantasy Football.” He is an AI Architect as well as a Master Inventor at IBM . He spoke to Disruptive Technologists about his latest passion. Aaron Baughman : We’re certainly changing the game with tennis data, which is transportable to other types of industries. But in particular, we’re working on Big Data with ESPN Fantasy Football ; we’re looking at deep learning. We’re using score projecti

It’s no news that women founders and executives are proving themselves in all walks of life and adding value from their unique perspectives. Yet there are some sectors that won’t particularly be considered a woman’s territory-- such as the gaming industry. But this landscape is changing. Kate Gorman , a veteran in the mobile gaming industry, is creating a portfolio of socially infused games. She is the founder, CEO, and President of Fort Mason Games , a modern mobile gaming c

By Zak Niazi Joshua Weiss founded Teliapp , a builder of mobile applications that focuses on geosocial networking and games. The inspiration for his first product came when he was sitting in a coffee shop and watched a teenage boy try to approach a girl. The experience, he thought, could have been made much simpler with app technology where people log in and see who around them wants to engage in a conversation. Soon after, he created the app WannaHang in an effort to do jus