Fuel Industries
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| Fuel Industries | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Key people | Mike Burns CEO Jeff Doiron President Dave Ozipko Creative Director Brian Nesbitt CTO |
| Industry | Advergaming & Services |
| Products | AdverGaming Immersive Web Experience Custom Application Development Video/Audio production |
| Employees | 85 (2007) |
| Website | www.fuelindustries.com |
Fuel Industries is an Ottawa, Ontario based online interactive and marketing agency. Founded in 1999 by Mike Burns, Jeff Doiron, Dave Ozipko and Brian Nesbitt, Fuel Industries employs over 85 people and has satellite offices in Toronto and New York.
Fuel Industries has won a number of awards including Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence Awards for Advergame of the year as well as numerous Digital Marketing Awards and Flash in the can awards. Fuel Games is a division of Fuel Industries specializing in advergaming.
Fuel Industries revenues doubled in 2006 from the previous year, with similar growth projected for 2007. Its employee base is growing at a similar rate.[1].
[edit] Recognition and Awards
Fuel Industries has received numerous awards for both its work in advergaming and branded entertainment. In 2007 Fuel won Best Game, Best Canadian Studio and Best Convergence at Flash in the Can [2]. The same year, Fuel became a Webby Awards Honoree[3] for its work on the American Dad Vs. Family Guy Kung Fu advergame.
In 2006, CEO Mike Burns was a recipient of the Ottawa Business Journal's Forty under 40 award - recognizing him as one of silicon valley north's most noteworthy up and coming entrepreneurs[4].
Brian Robbins, Fuel Industries Gaming Evangelist, is co-founder and chair emeritus of the International Game Developers Association's (IGDA) Casual Games Special Interest Group (SIG)[5]. Brian is frequently a speaker at the Game Developer Conference.
[edit] References
- ^ Ottawa's major players
- ^ The FITC Awards
- ^ Webby Honorees
- ^ Recipient Profile - Mike Burns - Forty Under 40
- ^ Brian Robbins - IGDA Member Profile
