- Based in Tokyo - Geeks of various stripes - VW backgrounds - With an advisory board of exceptionally talented and sought-after industry experts to back us up
- One-off, casual apps that can be integrated into our other projects or sold separately - Tools and libraries to allow communication between existing virtual worlds, MMOs, and web and mobile platforms - An interactive comics/manga platform allowing artists and writers to assemble multi-lingual, choose-your-own adventure style experiences and share revenue on iPhone/iPod touch - Consulting and development for 3D virtual worlds, from corporate applications to education
But our main product is Sparkle.
- The mobile fun community - a 3D environment for the iPhone/iPod touch, with plans to move to other platforms later - Think of it as a hub for community on mobile devices - Communications across platforms
- Hanging out with friends - Wii-style casual games with your friends - A portal to entertainment - Music spaces, by working with music licensing companies to stream music - Live music as well, recording studios, performance spaces, whatever bands and their fans want - A place to interact with musicians behind the scenes, experience new content, and get exclusive virtual goods - A place to experiment with global learning, and attend interesting workshops and seminars
- Everything is built in a modular way in order to make moving out to other formats at a future date as seamless as possible -
- Example of an early version of one of the social spaces - This is sort of a 3D chat environment - Connections over wifi or 3G - Simple controls (tap to touch, pinch to zoom) - Easy to learn, easy to use - Casual, so you can get into the space quickly - Trains, waiting for the bus, whatever - Simple, playful avatars - Different environments and looks for the social spaces, game spaces, and music spaces
- Talk with me later to see it on the iPhone itself
Who is Genkii?
Our people are rock-star programmers, artists,
science fiction writers, filmmakers and marketing
specialists with significant experience in:
CEO, Ken Brady COO, Adam Johnson
•Virtual Worlds and Social Media Development
•iPhone and iPod touch development
•Open Source development and management
•Content and Marketing in VWs and Social Media
•Online Marketing and Advertising
CCO, Yuki Saeki CTO, Jeff Ames
What Does Genkii Do?
Product Lineup
Original and innovative
applications for the iPhone/
iPod touch
Proprietary portable library to
allow connections to various
virtual world platforms
Interactive Comics platform
for iPhone/iPod touch
And then there’s
Sparkle...
Sparkle: The Mobile Fun Community
SNS
Entertainment
Virtual Worlds
Sparkle is the first 3D virtual world platform
for the iPhone and iPod touch
•Full 3D environment
•Full in world economy
•Virtual Goods Catalog
•Integrated Community Features
( groups, activity feeds, chat, IM)
•Multiplayer casual games platform
•Full streaming audio support
•Fully customizable personal spaces and avatars
•Available in multiple languages
Sparkle consists of several focused
communities:
•Music: Listen to tracks from your favorite bands,
and interact directly with band members
•Games: Play casual multiplayer games with friends
•Education: Learn something new while
immersing yourself in our virtual learning spaces
•Friends: Make new friends in our open spaces
Future Directions
•In Browser Client
• Windows, OS X
•Nintendo Wii
•Android
•mobile & netbook
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