Jay has been an evangelist, brand maker and insight merchant in the games industry for more than 20 years. His passion is building game changing new ventures. In 1993 he was part of the team that brought Sierra’s ground breaking physics game The Incredible Machine to educators and kids. He was a partner in GarageGames (acquired by IAC) and created and hosted IndieGamesCon `02-`05.
Jay has consulted for a wide variety of studios and is a frequent speaker at conferences, including: GDC, e3, LA Games Conf., Digital Kid’s and Casual Connect. He excels at creating strategic partnerships and alliances with industry solution providers. Now, as part of the Spotkin team, he is helping bring Contraption Maker to market (with all the fun and physics of The Incredible Machine).