Appendix B
Resource Guide
The following list includes companies, websites, and products mentioned in this book. For an up-to-date listing, visit http://game-on-book.com and enter resources in the secret code box.
Game Studios
Game studios are companies that build social game products that they either self-distribute, or work with other partners or publishers to market and distribute. Details of each are presented in Table B-1.
Table B-1: Game Studios
| Game Studio | Description | Website/Contact Information |
| Blue Fang | Blue Fang was the creator of Zoo Kingdom. It used its experience in animal-themed games to create Zoo Kingdom, a popular social network game. | Website: www.bluefang.com |
| Disruptor Beam | The author’s company. Disruptor Beam creates some of its own products, including Gods of Rock, but also partners with publishers and other creative companies to develop great social game products based on its Thorium platform. | Website:http://disruptorbeam.com Contact: info@disruptorbeam.com831 Beacon Street #105, Newton Centre, MA 02459 |
| Kevan Davis | Independently developed Chore Wars (mentioned in this book) and Urban Dead (one of the original online social games about the impending zombie apocalypse). | Website: kevan.orgContact: kevan@kevan.org |
| Rovio | The creator of Angry Birds. It also created games for Electronic Arts, Nokia, Namco Bandai, and other publishers. | Website: http://rovio.comContact: contact@rovio.com |
| Simutronics | The creator of Gemstone ... |
