Gamification has become pervasive in many every day activities, including health and wellness programs. For companies involved in these activities, you should make sure you are aware of the final Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) regulations on wellness programs. These come into effect in 2014. Gamification refers to the use of…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Walmart Hopes ‘Gamification’ Can Engage Employees and Turn Things Around In a move that echoes what other major employers are doing, the nation’s largest retailer is working with a Boston-based marketing and consulting organization…
Pillsbury attorney, Sean F. Kane will be a featured panelist at the upcoming Video Game Bar Association’s inaugural Game Business & Legal Affairs conference. The conference will provide an in-depth analysis of the prevalent and pertinent legal and business issues within the video game industry. Founded in 2011 as an…
Pillsbury is teaming up with Covert & Co. to host an exclusive VIP reception during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) on March 27, 2013 at the W Hotel in San Francisco. This will be the highest quality private event at GDC, attended by 200 leaders in the game/media sector. The…
Sean F. Kane will be a featured panelist at the upcoming Video Game Bar Association’s inaugural Game Business & Legal Affairs conference. The conference will provide an in-depth analysis of the prevalent and pertinent legal and business issues within the video game industry. Sean will be serving as a panelist…
Thank you to everyone who joined us in both New York and Washington, DC for our Social Media Week events – Game On! Special thank you to all of our panelists: Randy Leibowitz, Mike Scafidi, Tim Ettus, Lou Kerner, Peter Corbett, Jim Gatto, Sean Kane, Lauren Lynch Flick and Tina Kearns…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. USPTO Dives Into Software Patent Debate With New Group Amid a growing chorus of criticism that software patents are too vague and can hinder innovation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Zynga loses more execs, gains lottery partnership with Scientific Games Social game developer and online poker hopeful Zynga made waves last month with its hiring of former 888.com exec Maytal Ginzburg, but…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Mobile Game Fight Goes Global A turf war is breaking out in the videogame industry and, for once, it has nothing to do with Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. This fight…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. PlayStudios launches myVegas social casino games with MGM Social casino game startups are the cliché of 2012. Everybody is either starting a new company in this hot market — on the…