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Today’s guest is unstoppable entrepreneur and my friend Clark Stacey! . @clarkstacey @wildworksinteractive @animaljam . Clark is the CEO of WildWorks Inc. and has over 25 years of experience in video game development. . His company’s online playground blends social gameplay with STEAM-focused educational content developed in partnership with major research institutions. . Animal Jam has grown to become the world’s largest MMO game for kids, connecting over 120 million young players worldwide. . WildWorks employs 90 developers and support staff at their Salt Lake City and Manila studio locations. . Mr. Stacey was pursuing a career in academia when his passion for technology, storytelling, and blowing stuff up drew him to game development in 1992. . He began his career in interactive entertainment with Beyond Games, where he contributed to a decade of successful titles, including Redline, Motor Mayhem, Hot Wheels: Velocity X, and many more… all of which were themed overwhelmingly around blowing stuff up. . He co-founded WildWorks in 2003 with a commitment to bringing the production quality of triple-A games to kid’s digital entertainment. . The result is what WildWorks calls “fun with substance” -- games that entertain while nurturing curiosity about science and the natural world. . In 2015 he also co-founded the Utah Digital Entertainment Network, a non-profit trade organization connecting digital media entrepreneurs to resources and mentoring, and promoting Utah as an international hub for digital entertainment development. . Clark shows you how to make millions in video game development!
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Today’s guest is unstoppable entrepreneur and my friend Clark Stacey! . @clarkstacey @wildworksinteractive @animaljam . Clark is the CEO of WildWorks Inc. and has over 25 years of experience in video game development. . His company’s online playground blends social gameplay with STEAM-focused educational content developed in partnership with major research institutions. . Animal Jam has grown to become the world’s largest MMO game for kids, connecting over 120 million young players worldwide. . WildWorks employs 90 developers and support staff at their Salt Lake City and Manila studio locations. . Mr. Stacey was pursuing a career in academia when his passion for technology, storytelling, and blowing stuff up drew him to game development in 1992. . He began his career in interactive entertainment with Beyond Games, where he contributed to a decade of successful titles, including Redline, Motor Mayhem, Hot Wheels: Velocity X, and many more… all of which were themed overwhelmingly around blowing stuff up. . He co-founded WildWorks in 2003 with a commitment to bringing the production quality of triple-A games to kid’s digital entertainment. . The result is what WildWorks calls “fun with substance” -- games that entertain while nurturing curiosity about science and the natural world. . In 2015 he also co-founded the Utah Digital Entertainment Network, a non-profit trade organization connecting digital media entrepreneurs to resources and mentoring, and promoting Utah as an international hub for digital entertainment development. . Clark shows you how to make millions in video game development!