ZAI on Clubhouse

Bio

Tech | Investing | Gaming | Animation
Visionary entrepreneur-turned-game-maker

My desire to share and to collaborate my talents and expertise with inspiring individuals and forward thinking entrepreneurs.  I bring my excitement about future technologies and my openness to connect and create with members of Clubhouse. 

💵 Last company acquired.

🏁 In start up stealth mode, co-founded with Nolan Bushnell inventor of Atari that started the video game industry craze!

🎬 Founder of Darkmatter Studio, design and animation company.

👾 Created the first ever Interactive voice activated murder mystery board game for your smart speaker.

🏆 Awards
CES 2020 best of innovation Award - Gaming
Fast Company Innovation by design Award. 2020 Honoree
KAPi 2020 Award - Best Use of Emerging Tech
SXSX 2020 Finalist Entertainment & Content

🖥 Featured in Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Markets Insider, Los Angeles Times, Engadget and Fast Company.

🎤 Featured Speaker at SXSW, Comic-Con, CES, Game Developer Conference.

🎥 CG Director on Marvels Iron Man II for Tony Starks J.A.R.V.I.S hologram sequences

🎞 Worked on over 20+ blockbuster film titles as a CG Supervisor and Designer ranging from Mission impossible to Irobot.

📣 www.zaiortiz.com

🪄 Superpower is creation.

Bio:
Zai Ortiz is the visionary entrepreneur-turned-game-maker drives immersive entertainment experiences that blur the lines of gaming, film, and play in the physical and digital world. With a 20 year career defined by cutting-edge technology – whether in Hollywood visual effects or interactive game development – Ortiz has always had his eye on the future.

Driven by a relentless fascination with the merging of cinema, gaming and new technology, Ortiz collaborated with Nolan Bushnell in early 2017 specifically to answer the question: “what does gaming look like in 10 years?”

Zai serves as the Co-Founder of a stealth mode startup, a collective of forward-thinking storytellers, innovators, designers and engineers. Working at the intersection of future-tech and entertainment Zai and his team are uncovering the ways technological advancement in AR, VR, AI and machine learning will shape and redefine our entertainment experiences.