Clark Stacey

Clark Stacey is the co-founder[1] and chief executive officer of WildWorks[2][3][4] (earlier known as Smart Bomb Interactive),[5] which in 2010 launched the National Geographic Animal Jam, a massively multiplayer online virtual world, in partnership with the National Geographic Society.[6][7][8] The game has around 75 million registered players,[9][10] and is one of the fastest-growing online children's properties worldwide, targeted at the 9–11 years age group.[11][12]

Early life and career

Stacey was born and brought up in Ogden, Utah.[5] After graduating in English and philosophy from the University of Utah, Stacey became an academician.[3] In 1992, in consequence of his long-standing interest in the field, Stacey eventually turned to video game development. In 1995, he joined the start-up Beyond Games, founded by Kris Johnson.[5][3] Subsequently, Stacey became the chief executive officer of Cobalt Interactive, a company specializing in interactive advertising through gaming.[5]

In 2003, Stacey teamed up with Kris Johnson again and co-founded Smart Bomb Interactive, which specialized as a game development studio and earned revenues through a licensing model. During these years, video games exemplifying explosions and destruction became the leitmotifs of Stacey's video game productions.[5] Stacey and Johnson subsequently rechristened the company as WildWorks.[3] Based out of Salt Lake City and employing around 130 video game developers as of 2016,[12] Stacey and Johnson went on to develop highly followed games like National Geographic Animal Jam, Snoopy Flying Ace, Tunnel Town and others.[3]

See also

References
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  2. "Clark Stacey's Page - Innovation Insights". Insights.wired.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. "Clark Stacey – FamilyTech". Familytechsummit.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. "Always Listen to User Feedback, Even When it's From Kids". tech.co. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  5. "Clark Stacey, President and CEO, Smart Bomb Interactive". Engage2012.engagedigital.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  6. "Utah's Digital Entertainment Industry Levels Up". Utah Business. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  7. "To Teach STEM Effectively, Make It Fun (VIDEO)". Tech.co. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  8. "Smart Bomb's National Geographic Animal Jam® Nominated in 17th Annual Webby Awards – National Geographic Partners Press Room". Press.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  9. "Kidscreen » Archive » Virtually gone? Think again". Kidscreen.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  10. Crawley, Dan (March 2015). "Animal Jam teams with Free the Children to encourage global citizenship in kids". VentureBeat.
  11. Huffpost. "Four Ways Online Games can Prevent Cyberbullying". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  12. "Interview with WildWorks CEO Clark Stacey, creator of 'Animal Jam'". Us.blastingnews.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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