Adam Simon
Creative Director, Socialbomb

Adam Simon is a masters candidate at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), graduating in the spring of 2008 after completing substantial research in game design, social networking, physical computing, and human computer interaction. He most recently worked as a game producer and wireless consultant for area/code, one of the world’s leading real-world gaming companies. Previously, he produced original online content in the Digital Media division of CBS. Prior to that, he served as Digital Media Manager for acclaimed marketing firm Conductor, designing content delivery strategy. He earned a BA in theater from UCLA.

Sessions

8:00pm - 9:30pm Wednesday, 03/05/2008

Emerging Arts Fest

Event
Location: Marina Ballroom D

Regine Debatty (We Make Money Not Art), Kati London (Area/Code), Natalie Jeremijenko (NYU), Scott Varland (NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)), Adam Simon (Socialbomb), Michael Dory (Socialbomb), Paul Torrens (Arizona State University), Ryan McManus (Barbarian Group LLC), Andrew Bell (Barbarian Group LLC), Andrea Vaccari (Senseable City Lab, MIT), Tucker Balch (Georgia Tech), Stewart Tansley (Microsoft Research), Eric Kabisch

The first ever Emerging Arts Fest provides a showcase for artists to present their vision of the intersection of art and technology. Read more.

Social Gamers: AFK

Michael Dory (Socialbomb), Adam Simon (Socialbomb), Scott Varland (NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP))

Online social networking sites are filled with data — content that can be used to feed rich and entertaining games. What can happen when we leave the computer behind and move gameplay into the real world? Our session will explore technologies and methods that allow us to step away from the keyboard and create social games that work within the physical world.