John O'Connell Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

knight’s path supports partners in the game industry, which have included friends at DDM, PlayStation, the AIAS and Riot Games alongside innovative start ups.

Northampton, MA, US

DDM provides Representation, Consultation, Production and Investment Services for partners navigating with and within the videogame industry. DDM has secured over $1B in deals for clients supported by teams across Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Sign up and level up with our quarterly Games Investment Review!

Cruise to financial freedom with Luci! Level up your finances by accomplishing personalized missions with analytics powered by patent-pending tech and Wall Street techniques. Now in Early Access on iOS!

Chicago, IL, US

Lil Bucks makes crunchy snacks and flavored super-seeds so you can add plant-based protein, fiber and crunch to all your meals. Now available at Target, Mother’s Market, Erewhon, Lassens, Sprouts and Whole Foods.

Santa Monica, CA, US

Habitica (formerly HabitRPG) gamifies your life by turning all your tasks (habits, dailies, and to-dos) into little monsters to conquer. Now available on iOS, Android and Habitica.com

Toluca Lake, CA, US

GameCake's Emoji Charades was featured as an App of the Day by Apple, is available on Apple TV, Comcast's Xfinity X1, iOS, and Android devices.

ReadyUp was an interactive event platform that made it easier to find, follow, and join in the action.

Los Angeles, California, US

Versus Systems provided rewarded engagement platforms to pro sports teams, events and brands. VS created a patented rewards platform which featured a suite of SDKs for publishers, developers, and partners.

Pwnit! /pōwn-it/ rewarded gamers who submitted video clips of their best exploits with prizes from the developers and brands they love. Competitors of all skill levels as well as Spectators took part in the community. Pwnit! was a discovery, promotion and engagement platform.

US

Before founding knight's path I was Director of Gaming for Davie Brown, an agency of The Marketing Arm owned by Omnicom, where I led clients’ strategies and programs. I joined Davie Brown in 2006 to manage the AT&T blueroom gaming platform. My efforts became a catalyst for client growth across The Marketing Arm's agency network. I successfully expanded the.

US

As Associate Producer of Localization at Tecmo I brought to market Tecmo Bowl and Ninja Gaiden, establishing Tecmo’s mobile game business in North America. I also played an integral role in the company’s localization of Xbox, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation franchises including Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Tokobot, Fatal Frame, Super Swing Golf, Monster.

US

While at Nyko I worked on marketing supporting peripherals for Nintendo's GameBoy Advance and GameCube, PCs, the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and original Xbox. I executed programs with Rockstar Games, launch programming with Square Enix around Final Fantasy XI and tournament activity supporting the Counter-Strike scene with the AGP and other TOs.

Amstelveen, NL

Prior to heading to Los Angeles for the gaming industry, I was a graphics and animation designer at Euro RSCG Circle who enjoyed leveraging programming for timelines and FX.

Bs, Digital Media Studies & Interface Design, Double Major - Marketing

Applied Computer Science

Ice Core Paleoclimatology