State of Play VI: Speakers' Bios

Profile

Ren Reynolds is a consultant, philosopher and writer based in the UK and numerous virtual worlds. Ren has written about the ethics of video games covering titles such as Grand Theft Auto  and Sociolotron, and has published papers on topics such as MMOs and digital identity, virtual property and the ethics of cheating. He writes on the TerraNova blog http://terranova.blogs.com, for Gamasutra and the IGDA. He has also written on new technology for IBM and a range of print publications.

Ren is formally the global head of strategy for Internet and Mobile & Applications for Cable and Wireless where he also developed a Digital Media portfolio. He has consulted in marketing and product strategy / development for the BBC, BSkyB, BA, Publicis as well as the UK Government. He is currently working on a range of virtual world project exploring corporate and mixed media uses of virtual spaces. Ren has numerous media credits including MTV, G4 TV, BBC World Service, NY Public Radio, Radio Sweden, and has been interviewed by New Scientist, Popular Science, The Guardian and many others.