Jan Goetgeluk, CEO Omni by Virtuix #launch

February 25, 2024March 7, 2014 by Pemo Theodore

I interviewed Jan Goetgeluk, CEO Omni by Virtuix @Launch 2014. Omni is the 1st truly virtual reality platform that allows you to be part of the video game. Omni is a treadmill that allows you to walk on & jump 360degrees that allows you to put your mind & your body into the game. They sell it for $499 on their website. They raised $1.1m on Kickstarter last year.

Nour Khrais, Founder/CEO Maysalward #gamesbeat

February 25, 2024November 21, 2013 by Pemo Theodore

I interviewed Nour Khrais, Founder/CEO Maysalward, an entrepreneur from Jordan @Gamesbeat 2013. He spoke about the organization which he works with the King & Queen of Jordan which is free to learn about developing video games. Queen Rania has supported women developers in gaming so they can work from home with the training program. Nour is an experienced gaming entrepreneur in Jordan from 2003. He spoke about his startup Maysalward & the challenges about being in an ecosystem that is not developed, in the Middle East. He has a team of 20 people & he has been living from the business for the past 10 years. He spoke about raising funding with a women investor from Turkey. He spoke about the added value of having a woman as an investor. He is setting up an office in the valley for his forthcoming projects. He spoke about what it is like to be a startup in Jordan. There are many more startups now than when he first started. They are trying to educate people in Jordan to not look at failure negatively. “We live in a flat world today”.

Women in Games & Entertainment: Why it Just Makes Sense #gamesbeat

February 25, 2024November 20, 2013 by Pemo Theodore

Great female panel @Gamesbeat 2013 on Women in Games & Entertainment: Why it Just Makes Sense. They really made sense! What are the concrete benefits of diversity on creative teams? Why is it better for your business to include women at every level of decision making? What kinds of challenges can organizations overcome simply by being more open to the women they’ve already hired? Panelists: Caryl Shaw, Exec Producer Kixseye Mobile; Anna Kipnis, Senior Gameplay Developer DoubleFine; Chelsea Howe, Senior Game Designer Tiny Co with moderator Robin Hunicke, CoFounder Funomena

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