Is the Xbox Dead? What's Next for Game Development June 11, 2010

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/05/27/Mobile_Apps_Shifting_Dynamics_of_a_Digital_World

Social Gaming Network founder and chairman Shervin Pishevar argues that when it comes to gaming, devices like the iPad, iPhone, and Android are the wave of the future. "Anyone that's doing games on platforms outside of these newer platforms," he says, "are essentially the walking dead."

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The mobile app market is expected to hit $30 billion by 2015, creating one of the fastest growing areas in technology today. How have these apps changed the way consumers play games, interact with music and connect with each other?

Though Apple dominates today's app marketplace, how will Android and Windows Phone 7 provide user value and steal valuable mindshare? How will application compete with the mobile web? What areas are investment hotspots in the app space? Join the Commonwealth Club's panel of mobile industry experts to answer these and many more questions. - Commonwealth Club of California

Shervin Pishevar is a technology entrepreneur, published researcher and technology incubation expert, and is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Social Gaming Network. Prior to SGN, he was Co-Founder and COO of Webs.com (formerly Freewebs). As the second largest web hosting company in the world empowering millions of users, Webs is positioned to help lead the web presence space as more and more people flock to the web and organize and share their digital lives.

Pishevar was a member of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications policy working group that helped create the Obama Technology and Innovation Plan. His achievements have been highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, LA Times, CNN and CNBC.