Jamin Warren (born 1983) is co-founder and chief executive of Kill Screen, a video game arts and culture company[1] that The New Yorker called "the McSweeney's of interactive media".[2] He was formerly the host of the PBS webseries Game/Show (2013-2016). Warren also founded Twofivesix, a marketing agency preparing brands for the future of play and interactivity.
Jamin Warren | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | co-founder and chief executive of Kill Screen |
| Known for | Kill Screen |
Education
editWarren graduated from Harvard in 2004.
Career
editJournalism
editWarren has previously written for Pitchfork[3] and the Wall Street Journal.[4] He's drawn notice for his gaming-related culture commentary[5] on topics like net neutrality,[6] race[7] and gender in gaming,[8] and virtual reality.[9][10] He was a 2016 Webby nominee for Online Film & Video: Gaming (Channel) for his work on PBS Game/Show.[11]
Kill Screen
editIn 2009, Warren co-founded, with Chris Dahlen, a video-gaming magazine called Kill Screen,[12] funding the initial issue of the related magazine via Kickstarter.[13] Warren now oversees Kill Screen magazine (with video game reviews Time called "so smart and polished that they might help convince doubters that games are worth taking seriously"[14]) and hosts events like the annual two5six gaming conference, a pop-up arcade at the Museum of Modern Art,[15] and a virtual reality conference at the New Museum.[16] In 2016, Warren launched a collaboration between Kill Screen and eyewear company Warby Parker, pairing a new video game called "Worbs" with limited-edition Kill Screen-branded frames from Warby Parker. The New York Observer said, "Worbs is a physics-based game with a major focus on simple graphics, which is quite closely with Warby Parker’s aesthetic for optics and sunglasses. It also falls in line with Kill Screen’s main goal, which is to locate the 'intersection between games, play, and other seats of culture, from art to music to design.'"[17]
Personal life
editWarren lives in Los Angeles.[18]
References
edit- ^ Rhodes, L. "The Editor — CultureRamp interviews Kill Screen founder Jamin Warren". cultureramp.com.
- ^ ""PopRally"". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Jamin Warren - Staff - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
- ^ Morgan, Richard (30 May 2014). "Pacing nervously with… Jamin Warren". Fortune.
- ^ Mahdawi, Arwa (1 August 2016). "From Twister's 'sex in a box' to Pokémon Go's new reality – how games define the times". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Tickle, Glenn (June 24, 2014). "PBS Game/Show Host Jamin Warren Asks If Net Neutrality Is Bad for Gamers". The Mary Sue.
- ^ Khan, Imad (February 19, 2015). "PBS show tackles racist treatment of non-player characters in video games". The Daily Dot.
- ^ Mcphate, Mike (2015-12-16). "Women Who Play Games Shun 'Gamer' Label". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ DeSimone, Evan (March 20, 2015). "Virtual Reality Games: PBS Game/Show Explores The Future Of Gaming". New Media Rockstars.
- ^ Marantz, Andrew (2016-04-25). "Studio 360". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "PBS Game/Show | The Webby Awards". The Webby Awards. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ Mastrapa, Gus (December 1, 2009). "New Gaming Magazine Killscreen Aims for the Brain". Wired. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Myers, Courtney Boyd (4 June 2010). "Kill Screen Magazine: What Does It Mean To Play Games? - PSFK". PSFK. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ McCracken, Harry (6 June 2011). "Kill Screen - The Best Blogs of 2011 - TIME". Time.
- ^ Zamir, Monique (30 July 2011). "Pop Rally Presents Arcade, Hosted by Kill Screen". Untapped Cities.
- ^ Blum, Michael (March 17, 2016). ""Imagining the Possible Futures of Virtual Reality"". Hyperallergic.
- ^ Silver, Dena (23 August 2016). "Warby Parker Launches a Video Game With Glasses to Match". New York Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Jamin Warren - LinkedIn". Q.