Alex St. John, hi5’s President & CTO and long-time gaming visionary, will unveil the details of hi5’s new Game Developer Program at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco.  hi5 is the largest social media site built specifically for games.  Whether you’re a social game developer looking for life beyond Facebook or an online game developer seeking to socialize and monetize your games, this informative session will tell you everything you need to know to get your game distributed to our global audience of over 50 million monthly visitors.  hi5 offers game developers:

• Free marketing and promotion across the hi5 network for new games launched exclusively on hi5
• Revenue share on advertising and commerce using hi5 Coins payment platform supporting over 60 payment methods
• A dedicated game portal and game promotional area to facilitate discovery of your game
• One-click automatic game installs, so you don’t lose users at the installation step
• Super-charged social channels which don’t artificially cap or limit the ability for your game to go viral.

hi5’s new Game Developer Program is a fundamentally different model for social games.  We make money with our partners, not from our partners.  Come learn more about how your game can go global in this one-hour session.  hi5 employees across engineering, marketing and business development will be on-hand to answer all your questions.  Anyone with a GDC Expo pass can attend.

Bio Details: In his role as president, Alex St. John leads product strategy, design, and development at hi5.  Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of WildTangent, the world’s largest online game network.  Alex was also one of the principal creators of Microsoft DirectX, which became the foundation for all Windows multimedia applications, 3D graphics, and thousands of PC and Xbox games.

Note: This exclusive event is available to Game Developer Conference passholders, except for student passes or audio passes. If you have an Expo pass, a Summit pass, a Conference pass, or an All Access pass, you will be qualified to attend this event.

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Also : hi5’s Social Online Game Summit Mixer

Be sure to attend hi5’s Social Online Game Summit Mixer on Tuesday, March 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 in the North lower lobby.  Come grab some food and drink, network with leading developers, and play a variety of fun retro games!  Put the “social” in social gaming!"