Genkii Unconference

Editor's Notes

• #3 - 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
• #5 - 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
• #6 But our main product is Sparkle.
• #7 - 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
• #9 - 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
• #10 - Everything is built in a modular way in order to make moving out to other formats at a future date as seamless as possible -
• #12 - 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