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Blockdot

Blockdot is an interactive media studio based in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2001, Blockdot builds interactive entertainment experiences, including Advergames for both domestic and international clients; branded entertainment Web sites; widgets; social media applications; community applications; serious games for knowledge and training; cross-platform game development projects; game portal development projects and content; and strategic consulting.

Recent Projects:

Taco Fu: An arcade-style game for Taco Bell. In the game, you’re an expert in the art of "Taco Fu," forced to defend your honor – and your Taco Bell food – against a hungry horde.

Chevy Cobalt Labs: A cutting-edge Web site for Chevrolet, with fuel-injected fun and a street cred image. After signing up users can speed into four turbo-charged sections:

Tricked or Trashed: Battle for bragging rights for the best Chevy Cobalt on the site

Mod Street: Design computer-generated tricked-out Cobalts

Street Showcase: Post pictures of Cobalts designed in Mod Street

Track Challenge: Race for the checkered flag on the site’s spectacular tracks

Doritos’ Unlock the Xbox contest: Doritos asked gamers to submit their ideas for the first ever user-generated title for Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade. Thousands of entries were received, and Blockdot turned the ideas of five finalists into actual games.

Destination Insemination: A game promoting Universal Pictures’ movie Baby Mama — staring Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live).

Battlestar Galactica - Raptor’s Revenge: Based on the hit TV series Battlestar Galactica, the game challenges you to defend your Colonial Raptor against the attacking Cylon Raiders.

Now You Know Better! $1,000,000 Game Show: Blockdot’s launches "Now You Know Better! $1,000,000 Game Show” for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter. Players compete in a real-time trivia battle against celebrities like Gary Coleman (Arnold from Diff'rent Strokes), Dustin Diamond (Screech from Saved by the Bell) and Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth (The Apprentice).

History

Notable Dates:

05/1995 - Boxerjam.com, a Blockdot property, is founded by Julann Griffin, co-creator of television's Jeopardy! game show. Boxerjam.com launches as the gaming platform for AOL.com.
04/1998 – Blockdot’s founders release "Good Willie Hunting" recognized as the first political satire Advergame.^[1]
12/1999 - Blockdot's founders release "Elf Bowing," the first downloadable game to make it to the list of Top 10 PC Games installed. In just one month, it was installed 7.8 million times.
04/2001 - Blockdot launches Kewlbox.com, a web gaming portal, to serve as the platform for Advergame campaigns.
08/2005 - Media General (NYSE: MEG), a publicly owned communications company, purchases Blockdot.
05/2005 - Conan O'Brien plays Blockdot-designed Skittles game on his hit late-night comedy/talk show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
08/2006 - Blockdot releases the first game to utilize Yahoo! Map technologies with Find the Pink Spoon, an Advergame for Baskin-Robbins. This game became a Webby Awards finalist.
10/2006 - Blockdot releases game for Universal Pictures' Let's Go to Prison, featuring in-game video streaming.
10/2007 - Movie crew films the Blockdot team for a documentary covering the production of Doritos' Unlock Xbox.
02/2008 - "Now You Know Better! $1,000,000 Game Show" launches, allowing players to compete in live trivia battles against celebrities Gary Coleman (Arnold from "Diff'rent Strokes"), Dustin Diamond (Screech from "Saved by the Bell") and Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth ("The Apprentice").
03/2008 - Blockdot opens a satellite office in Austin, Texas.
05/2008 — A Blockdot gaming center is opened in Second Life, a 3-D virtual world popular with millions of users.

Awards

2008:

Adobe Systems

Adobe Site of the Day - Lord of the Rings - Unlock the Mines of Moria
Adobe Site of the Day - Chevy Cobalt Labs
Adobe Site of the Day - Now You Know Better! $1,000,000 Game Show
Adobe Site of the Day - Berry Brawl

2007:

W3 Awards

Silver Award - Search Engine Category
Silver Award - Pharmaceuticals Category
Silver Award - Employment Category

Davey Awards

Silver Award - Online Advertising & Marketing
Silver Award - Integrated Campaign
Silver Award - Interactive Multimedia

Internet Advertising Competition

Best Game Site/Interactive Application

Web Marketing Association

Best Game Site/Interactive Application

Promo Magazine

Best Small Budget Campaign

Adweek Magazine

BUZZ Award

Summit International

Summit Creative Award

The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences

WEBBY Award

Texas Monthly Magazine

Bum Steer Award

2006:

Adobe Systems

Adobe Site of the Day - Find the Pink Spoon

MAA Worldwide Awards

Best Small Budget Campaign

Ad:Tech

Best Use of Rich Media

Dallas Observer - Best of Dallas Awards

Best Onscreen Unwind

2004:

Ad:Tech

Best Use of Rich Media

Dallas-Ft.Worth Interactive Marketing Association

Most Effective Use of Rich Media

SXSW Conference

Web Award

2003-2001:

Dallas Society of Visual Communications

Bronze Award – Interactive

Macromedia

Macromedia Site of the Day - HP Diego Smart Game

Entrepreneur Magazine

Best Business of the Year

Brandweek Magazine

Marketers of the Next Generation

Dallas, TX

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References

1. Advergaming Developer's Guide: Using Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and Director MX By Rod Afshar

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