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{{Infobox company
| name = Mediatonic Ltd
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = September 2005
| founder = David Bailey Paul Croft 
| location_city = [[London]]
| location_country = [[United Kingdom]]
| key_people =
| industry = [[Video game industry]]
| products = [[Video games]]
| num_employees = 50 - 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.yudu.com/A28qw0/Dev1002013/resources/64.htm |title=Develop 100: UK Studio Hotlist 2013 |date=2013-08-01 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Develop (magazine)]]}}</ref>
| homepage = [http://www.mediatonicgames.com/ www.mediatonicgames.com]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Mediatonic Games''' is a British independent games developer founded in September 2005<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic delight at Tech Track 100 nod|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/38693/Mediatonic-delight-at-Tech-Track-100-nod|publisher=Develop (magazine)|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> as '''Mediatonic Limited'''. The company operates studios in [[London]] and [[Brighton]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-10-02-new-brighton-studio-for-mediatonic |title=GamesIndustry.biz - New Brighton Studio for Mediatonic |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref>.

The company was founded by two undergraduate students, David Bailey and Paul Croft during their final year of study at [[Brunel University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/mediatonics-rise/ |title=Mediatonic's Rise |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Edge (magazine)]]}}</ref> A group of industry veterans including [[Ian Livingstone]], [[Kelly Sumner]] and Geoff Heath, invested in the company in 2010 and the company subsequently raised an undisclosed amount of [[Venture Capital]] funding from Frog Capital in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/mediatonic-games |title="Crunchbase Profile: Mediatonic" |date=2013-07-23 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Techcrunch]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Frog Capital Porfolio|url=http://www.frogcapital.com/portfolio_detail/Mediatonic|publisher=Frog Capital|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Its business model revolves around Games as a Service and [[digital distribution]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Just the tonic|url=http://www.techcityinsider.net/just-the-tonic/|publisher=Tech City Insider|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==History==

Mediatonic began as a digital communications agency whilst the Founders were at University; producing online marketing materials and websites for clients such as [[AstraZeneca]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Brunel University: Placement & Employment|url=http://dea.brunel.ac.uk/digmedia/employment/dave.htm|publisher=Brunel University|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>. The company's first game was a viral flash game called Snowman Salvage released in the winter of 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snowman Salvage|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2005/12/snowman_salvage.php|publisher=JayIsGames|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

The game provided a case study for Mediatonic to expand into Flash conversions for the [[Casual game]] Industry. Early games customers were businesses like [[PopCap]], [[Big Fish Games]] and [[PlayFirst]]. In the early years, the company built casual titles in Flash such as [[Bejeweled]] and [[Diner Dash]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic's Rise|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/mediatonics-rise/|publisher=Edge|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>.

Mediatonic expanded into creating original franchises with its partners around 2007. One of the first significant successes was Amateur Surgeon<ref>{{cite web|title=Alan Probe: Amateur Surgeon|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/05/alan_probe_amateur_surgeon.php|publisher=Jay Is Games|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> which, according to the Adult Swim website was played over 56 million times; making it their most played title of all time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adult Swim: All Games|url=http://games.adultswim.com/all-games.html|publisher=Adult Swim|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>.

The company expanded into smartphone development in 2008/2009 with the launch of its own title, Must.Eat.Birds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Must Eat Birds: Maximum Bake|url=http://toucharcade.com/2009/07/01/musteatbirds-maximum-bake/|publisher=Touch Arcade|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Must.Eat.Birds Review|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/must-eat-birds/iphone-21751|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

In 2009 the company began investing in original IPs more aggressively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic plans|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/mediatonic-plans-london-based-social-gaming-specialist-to-launch-own-ips-via-iphone--flash--facebook-and-the-like|publisher=GamesIndustry.biz|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>. According to its own website, the company span out its digital marketing efforts into a new business (now called Graphite Digital Ltd) so that it could focus on building games.

In 2010 the company raised funding from a group of Industry Veterans<ref>{{cite web|title=Investors|url=http://mediatonicgames.com/company/investors|publisher=Mediatonic|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> and began to focus on building original games (rather than converting other people's titles to different platforms).

Since 2011 the company has been working on larger titles including Foul Play for XBOX and PC<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaudevillian beat-em-up Foul Play raises XBLA, PC curtains next month|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/14/vaudevillian-beat-em-up-foul-play-raises-xbla-pc-curtains-next/|publisher=JoyStiq|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic Highlights the Dramatics in Foul Play|url=http://www.egmnow.com/digitalnoob/mediatonic-highlights-the-dramatics-in-foul-play/#|publisher=Digital Noob|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>, Amateur Hospital for Facebook (which received the company's first BAFTA Nomination<ref>{{cite web|title=BAFTA Video Games Awards Nominations|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games/online-browser|publisher=BAFTA|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Amateur Surgeon 2 and 3<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon iPhone Review|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/01/06/amateur-surgeon-iphone-review|publisher=IGN|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon 3: Review|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/amateur-surgeon-3/review|publisher=Gamezebo|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> , a free-to-play mobile game for iOS.

Around 2012 the company announced plans to expand with a second studio located in Brighton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic planning to double headcount|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-04-02-mediatonic-planning-to-double-headcount|publisher=GamesIndustry.Biz|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic to double headcount with new office|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/40385/Mediatonic-to-double-headcount-with-new-office|publisher=Develop (magazine)|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==Partnerships & IP==

===Partnerships Model===

Mediatonic publicly advocates a co-invested publishing model for game development. The Developer argues that the conventional "work for hire" model of the industry 'makes it impossible for a developer to react to a changing market, and incentivises short-term thinking'. Instead, Mediatonic says that it co-invests in game development with large Publishers and shares the royalties and running costs of the games it produces.<ref>{{cite web|title=Work for hire is broken, argues Mediatonic CEO Dave Bailey|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Mobile+Games+Forum+2013/news.asp?c=48039|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

The company's website lists many of the games industry's largest games Publishers as [http://mediatonicgames.com/company/partners historical partners].

===Adult Swim Collaboration===
Mediatonic is best known for creating the Amateur Surgeon series which was originally published online by [[Adult Swim]] in 2008<ref>[http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/05/alan_probe_amateur_surgeon.php Jay Is Games - Alan Probe: Amateur Surgeon]</ref>. The franchise was later brought to the iPhone and subsequently as Amateur Surgeon 2<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon 2 HD Brings Risky Surgery To The iPad|url=http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/07/quickadvice-amateur-surgeon-2-hd|publisher=AppAdvice|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> , Amateur Surgeon Christmas Edition<ref>{{cite web|title=Preview: Amateur Surgeon: Christmas|url=http://www.destructoid.com/preview-amateur-surgeon-christmas-free-game--156742.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Amateur Surgeon 3.

Amateur Surgeon Hospital, a simulation game on the [[Facebook]] networking site, was nominated for Best Online-Browser game at the [[British Academy Video Games Awards]] in 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=Bafta Video Game Awards 2013|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/feb/12/bafta-video-game-awards-nominations-2013|publisher=Guardian|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Other notable collaborations between Adult Swim and Mediatonic include [[Robot Unicorn Attack]]:Evolution<ref>{{cite web|title=Robot Unicorn Attack Evolution Review|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution/review|publisher=Gamezebo|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Gigolo Assassin<ref>{{cite web|title=Gigolo Assassin Walkthrough|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/07/gigolo_assassin.php|publisher=JayIsGames|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> .

===Expansion into Self-Published IP===

Mediatonic releases its own internal games which are best known for their stories and sense of humour<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic Ask "WTF!?" With Their Latest PlayStation Mini|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2010/08/mediatonic_ask_wtf_with_their_latest_playstation_mini|publisher=Push Square|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> . The most notable of these is "Monsters (Probably) Stole my Princess" which was first released on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_minis Sony PSP Minis] and achieved critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-184379.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess Review This game is (totally) awesome.|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/04/23/monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-review|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! Ascend to excellence.|url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/04/20/review-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess/|publisher=TheSixthAxis|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess defines the Playstation Minis service in a way that no release before it has managed|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/psminis/monsters_probably_stole_my_princess|publisher=PushSquare|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Other titles include Must.Eat.Birds (2008)<ref>{{cite web|title='Must.Eat.Birds.' - MAXIMUM BAKE!!!|url=http://toucharcade.com/2009/07/01/musteatbirds-maximum-bake/|publisher=Touch Arcade|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> which was the company's first mobile title. Mediatonic also published Who's That Flying!? (2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Who's That Flying!?|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-who-s-that-flying--187822.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> and 1000 Tiny Claws (2011) <ref>{{cite web|title=Review: 1000 Tiny Claws (mini)|url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/10/22/review-1000-tiny-claws-mini/|publisher=TheSixthAxis|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> amongst others.

===Foul Play===

The company announced that it is working on its largest internal title for [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[Steam (software)]] in August 2012. The title, known as "Foul Play" is expected for release in September 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=Foul Play: All the Game’s a Stage|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/08/07/foul-play-all-the-games-a-stage|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

===Game Jams===
Mediatonic holds regular [[Game Jam]] events in which small teams of developers compete to create the best possible game within a few hours. One outcome from these events was an application called "Inappropriate Llama Disaster" which was published for free on the iPhone and iPad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Place A Llama In An Inappropriate Situation|url=http://www.148apps.com/tag/inappropriate-llama-disaster/|publisher=148apps|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Free Games: DC Universe Online & Inappropriate Llama Disaster|url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/59669/free-games-dc-universe-online-inappropriate-llama-disaster/|publisher=G4TV|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>.

===Televised Competition===
Mediatonic took part in a challenge set by [[The Gadget Show]] Television series in October 2009. The company worked with TV presenter [[Suzi Perry]] to develop an application that would compete against her co-presenter, [[Jason Bradbury]], who sourced an app largely by himself. Both presenters submitted their applications at the same time to the [[App Store (iOS)]] and competed for the highest number of downloads.

Mediatonic created a game called "Biker Blast-off" for the competition which generated a shock result for the show; yielding 1.2million downloads during the competition period in contrast to the 4,074 downloads of Bradbury's "Social Beacon" application. <ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic victorious in Gadget Show-down|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/33047/Mediatonic-victorious-in-Gadget-Show-down|publisher=Develop (Magazine)|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Episode 11 - Apps|url=http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/gadget-show/blog/episode-11-apps|publisher=Channel Five|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==Development history<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Mediatonic Games|url=http://uk.ign.com/companies/mediatonic|publisher=IGN|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> ==

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;"
|-
!width=2%|Year
!width=23%|Title
!width=20%|Partner
!width=20%|Platform
!width=35%|Description
|-
|2013
|Amateur Surgeon 3: Tag Team Trauma
|[[Adult Swim]]
|iOS, Android
|The franchise has been announced as [[Free-to-play]] for the first time on the iPhone and iPad and in this edition allows players to form "Tag Teams" with characters that have surgical super powers. The game ranked no. 2 in iPhone US Appstore free download charts in its first week and no. 1 for iPad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon 3 Joins the Top Free iPhone Apps List|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/amateur-surgeon-3-joins-the-top-free-iphone-apps-list_b39491|publisher=Media Bistro|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Foul Play
|[[Mediatonic]]
|XBOX Live Arcade, Steam
|A cartoon-style side-scrolling beat-em-up set in a Victorian theatre. Schedule for release in Q3 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=eToo features Foul Play|url=http://indiehaven.com/etoo-previews-foul-play/|publisher=IndieHaven|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Qwirkle
|[[Square Enix]]
|iOS, Android, Facebook
|Square Enix announced a version of the Board game to operate across multiple platforms and demonstrated the game at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] but only publicly released the game on Facebook before Square Enix restructured it US operations <ref>{{cite web|title=E3 2012: Square Enix gets award-winning board game to Facebook, mobile|url=http://blog.games.com/2012/06/05/e3-2012-qwirkle-ios-facebook/|publisher=Games.com|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Square Enix Los Angeles layoff details, CEO rumored to be out by May|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/03/square-enix-los-angeles-layoff-details-ceo-rumored-to-be-out-by/|publisher=JoyStiq|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Square-Enix of America President and CEO Mike Fischer Resigns|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/05/23/square-enix-president-and-ceo-mike-fischer-resigns|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Moshi Monsters: Lost Islands
|[[GREE]]
|iOS
|Announced an original Japanese card game in 2012. Work was suspended following GREE's global restructure. <ref>{{cite web|last=Plant|first=Michael|title=Two new Moshi Monsters mobile games announced|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/two-new-moshi-monsters-mobile-games-announced-8046028.html|publisher=Independent|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Japans Gaming Giant GREE Retrenches in Europe|url=http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/08/japans-gaming-giant-gree-retrenches-in-europe-shuts-down-uk-office-to-focus-on-development-in-the-u-s-for-western-market/|publisher=Techcrunch|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|[http://www.disney.co.uk/superbia/ Superbia]
|[[Disney]]
|Web
|Virtual world where children can interact with popular Disney Television brands.<ref>{{cite web|title=New online game based on Disney Channel’s shows|url=http://www.funkidslive.com/news/new-online-game-based-on-disney-channels-shows/|publisher=Fun Kids Live|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|Amateur Surgeon Hospital
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Facebook
|A hospital simulation game in which players also perform surgeries. Part of the Amateur Surgeon franchise.
|-
|2012
|[http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-twitchy-online-game.html Robot Unicorn Attack: Evolution]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Facebook
|A sequel to the popular infinite running game, [[Robot Unicorn Attack]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Robot Unicorn Attack Evolution – Review|url=http://theplayvault.com/wp/2012/02/19/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-review/|publisher=The Play Vault|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|[http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/show/thundercats/games/tree-of-the-ancients Thundercats: Tree of the Ancients]
|[[Warner Bros.]]
|Web
|Upward scrolling platformer
|-
|2010
|[http://www.kongregate.com/pages/back-to-the-future-blitz-through-time Back to the Future: Blitz Through Time]
|[[Telltale Games]]
|Facebook, Online
|A match 3 puzzle game<ref>{{cite web|title=Back to the Future: Blitz Through Time: About this game|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/back-to-the-future-blitz-through-time/web-92558|publisher=IGN|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|[http://games.adultswim.com/amateur-ninja-adventure-online-game.html Amateur Ninja]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web
|Players learn to be a ninja
|-
|2011
|1000 Tiny Claws
|[[Mediatonic]]
|PSP, PS3
|Isometric combat game <ref>{{cite web|title=1000 Tiny Claws [Reviews summary]|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/1000-tiny-claws|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=1000 Tiny Claws Review—Yar, Thar Be Lots of Insects|url=http://www.pspminis.com/7651/1000-tiny-claws-review-yar-thar-be-lots-of-insects/|publisher=PSPMinis.com|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Ocean Snapper
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Myspace, Facebook
|An animal breeding game in which players photograph fish
|-
|2010
|Pirate King
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Facebook
|A pirate themed adventure game
|-
|2010
|MicroGP
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Facebook
|A top down racing game
|-
|2010
|Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
|[[Mediatonic]]
|PSP, PS3, XBOX Indie, Steam
|An upward scrolling platform game<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-184379.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Who’s That Flying!?
|[[Mediatonic]]
|PSP, PS3, Steam, iOS
|Shootem' Up with tower defence elements<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Who's That Flying?|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-who-s-that-flying--187822.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Boom Bandits
|[[Spil Games]]
|Web
|A game similar to [[Angry Birds]]
|-
|2010
|[http://www.moshigames.com/moshling-boshling Moshling Boshling]
|[[Mind Candy]]
|Web
|A Moshi Monsters game similar to [[Angry Birds]]
|-
|2010
|Vancouver 2010, Snowboarding
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Snowboarding simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|Vancouver 2010, Speed Skating
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Speed skating simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|[http://www.quickflashgames.com/games/sega-winter-games-vancouver-2010/ Vancouver 2010, Ski Jump]
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Ski Jumping simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|Vancouver 2010, Slalom
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Slalom simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|[http://games.adultswim.com/amateur-surgeon-2-twitchy-online-game.html Amateur Surgeon 2]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS, Android
|A sequel to the Amateur Surgeon franchise. Ranked in 10 paid apps on the AppStore<ref>{{cite web|title=Top iPhone Game Apps: Amateur Surgeon 2 Enters Top Ten|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/122196/Top_iPhone_Game_Apps_Amateur_Surgeon_2_Enters_Top_Ten.php|publisher=Gamasutra|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Must.Eat.Birds
|[[Mediatonic]]
|iOS, Android
|A game in which Players must defend their picnic from a bird invasion. <ref>{{cite web|title=Must.Eat.Birds. Review|url=http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/musteatbirds-review/|publisher=SlideToPlay|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Extreme Lawn Bowls
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A humorous game based on the English pursuit of [[Bowls]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Extreme Lawn Bowls review|url=http://www.touchgen.net/extreme-lawn-bowls-review|publisher=Touch Gen|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|[http://games.adultswim.com/meowcenaries-action-online-game.html Meowcenaries]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS
|A spin on the famous [[Cannon Fodder (video game)]] game featuring the [[Lolcat]] internet meme
|-
|2009
|Biker Blast-Off!
|[[The Gadget Show]] / [[Mediatonic]]
|iOS
|A trial bike racing game featuring [[Suzi Perry]] in [[The Gadget Show]] competition <ref>{{cite web|title=Biker Blastoff!|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Biker+Blast-Off/news.asp?c=16144|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|[http://playhousedisneygames.com/play/katapult-katastrophe-kid-vs-kat/ Kid Vs. Kat: Katapult Katastrophe]
|[[Disney]]
|Web
|Two online games featuring the TV show [[Kid Vs. Kat]]
|-
|2009
|[http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-channel/games/suite-life-on-deck/smoothie-sailing Suite Life on Deck: Smoothie Service]
|[[Disney]]
|Web
|A game featuring the TV show [[The Suite Life on Deck]]
|-
|2009
|[http://disney.go.com/toystory/games/woodysbigescape/ Toy Story: Woody’s Great Escape]
|[[PIXAR]]
|Web
|An escape the room game featuring the [[Toy Story]] film
|-
|2009
|Steamweavers
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Myspace
|Tower defence game<ref>{{cite web|title=Steamweavers: about this game|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/steamweavers/iphone-24860|publisher=IGN}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Sonic Level Creator [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIRc_8JVUbM (You tube game play video)]
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online version of the classic [[Sonic]] game in which player could build their own levels
|-
|2009
|[http://www.nick.co.uk/games/SpongeBob/hookedonyou/ Spongebob Squarepants: Hooked on You]
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Web
|Port: A platform game
|-
|2009
|Fast & Furious [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsvsB-lhCOA (Youtube Demo)]
|[[Sierra Entertainment]]
|Facebook, Myspace
|A game in which players customise their cars and race on social networks
|-
|2009
|[http://games.adultswim.com/amateur-surgeon-christmas-edition-twitchy-online-game.html Amateur Surgeon Christmas]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS
|A special edition of the franchise
|-
|2009
|Travelogue 360 Paris
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Travelogue 360 London
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Everest
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Everest MSN Search Special
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game involving MSN Search
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Titanic, MSN Search Special
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game involving MSN Search
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Titanic
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Predominant Number
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|An arithmetical challenge game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Follow the Pencil
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|Port: A motor-skills game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Reverse Dice
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|An arithmetical challenge game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Line Up
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|A spatial awareness game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Training 2
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Feature Phones
|A series of 'brain training' games
|-
|2009
|Diego’s Underwater Adventures
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Web
|A point and click adventure based on the popular children's cartoon
|-
|2009
|Commanders
|[[Sierra Entertainment]]
|Web
|Tower defence game
|-
|2008
|SEGA Pool
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Pool simulation game
|-
|2008
|Columns
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A casual matching game
|-
|2008
|Three Reel Slots
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A casual game
|-
|2008
|Hollywood Adventure Quiz
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|Back to the 80’s Quiz
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|The Quiz of Culinary Delights
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|Music, Melodies and Rockstars
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|Sonic at the Olympics
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A guessing game for two players
|-
|2008
|Azada
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A puzzle game
|-
|2008
|Travelogue 360 Rome
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2008
|Crestor Challenge
|[[Astrazeneca]]
|Web
|An educational game for the healthcare industry
|-
|2008
|Trivial Pursuit Quiz
|[[Electronic Arts]] / [[Hasbro]]
|Web
|A web version of the board game
|-
|2008
|Amateur Surgeon
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS
|Pizza boy 'Alan Probe' turns his hand to Surgery with a Pizza Cutter
|-
|2008
|Bureaucracy Buster
|[[AstraZeneca]]
|Web
|Port: An educational game
|-
|2008
|Hidden Expedition Titanic
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|Hidden object game
|-
|2008
|Beijing 2008, Weightlifting
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Weightlifting simulation for official Beijing Olympics
|-
|2008
|Beijing 2008, Archery
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Archery simulation for official Beijing Olympics
|-
|2008
|Beijing 2008, High Dive
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|High Dive simulation for official Beijing Olympics
|-
|2008
|Greek Island Solitaire
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Classic [[solataire]] style game
|-
|2008
|Ice Shuffle
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A sport game
|-
|2008
|Aquatic Word Burst
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Casual word game
|-
|2008
|[http://games.adultswim.com/gigolo-assassin-adventure-online-game.html Gigolo Assassin]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web
|A point and click adventure game featuring a Gigolo Assassin
|-
|2008
|Manor Mystery
|[[Boonty]]
|Web
|Hidden object game
|-
|2008
|[[Talismania]]
|[[Popcap]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A casual puzzle game
|-
|2008
|Inca Quest
|iWin
|Web
|A match 3 casual game
|-
|2008
|Bejeweled 2
|[[Popcap]]
|Web
|Port: A match 3 casual game
|-
|2008
|[[Diner Dash]]
|[[PlayFirst]]
|Web
|Port: A restaurant simulation game
|-
|2008
|[[Bejeweled]] 2
|[[Popcap]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: a popular match 3 casual game
|-
|2008
|[[Bookworm]]
|[[Popcap]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A casual word game
|-
|2008
|Poppit! Stressbuster
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|A viral game involving matching balloons
|-
|2008
|Poppit! Mini Stressbuster
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A viral game involving matching balloons
|-
|2008
|Word Whomp Mini
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A word game
|-
|2008
|[http://penguins.mediatonic.co.uk/ Penguin Panic]
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A puzzle based platform game involving building ice structures
|-
|2008
|[http://www.dannyphantomgames.net/portal-peril.php Portal Peril]
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Web
|Infinite running game
|-
|2008
|Greedy Gang
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A climate change educational game
|-
|2008
|Sudoku
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Classic maths game
|-
|2008
|Text Twist
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Word game
|-
|2008
|Turbo Solitaire
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A twist on the classic [[solitaire]] game
|-
|2007
|Little Shop of Treasures
|[[Gamehouse]]
|Web
|Port: Hidden object game
|-
|2007
|Super Collapse!
|[[Gamehouse]]
|Web
|Port: a casual matching game
|-
|2007
|Bubble Bubble
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Casual match 3 game
|-
|2007
|Meat Match
|[[Boonty]]
|Web
|A match 3 puzzle game involving meat.
|-
|2007
|Battleships!
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Diamond Detective
|[[Gamehouse]]
|Web
|Port: A casual match 3 game
|-
|2007
|SiteAdvisor Challenge
|[[McAfee]]
|Web
|Port: An [[advergame]] for the security software in which players navigate the web.
|-
|2007
|Horizon
|[[AstraZeneca]]
|Web
|Port: An educational game for the healthcare industry
|-
|2007
|[http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/homerun-hero.jsp Homerun Hero]
|[[Shockwave]]
|Web
|Port: Sports game
|-
|2007
|Mole Hunt
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Tequila Trouble
|[[William Grant & Sons]]
|Web
|Advergame involving running a cocktail bar
|-
|2007
|Addiction Solitaire
|[[Shockwave_(game_portal)]]
|Web
|Port: A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Letter Linker
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Port: A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Brain Assist!
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A 'brain training' puzzle game
|-
|2007
|Mah Jong Amazon Adventure
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A classic [[mahjong]] style game
|-
|2007
|PlaySEGA Blackjack
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Mystery Case Files: Millionheir
|[[Nintendo]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2007
|Operation Challenge
|[[Electronic Arts]] / [[Pogo.com]]
|Web
|A web version of the board game
|-
|2007
|Lego Pirates: Quest for Brickbeards Bounty
|[[LEGO]]
|Web
|An children's hidden object game
|-

|2006
|Air Control
|[[Lufthansa]]
|Web
|Viral game in which the player flies a paper plane across an office.
|-
|2005
|Beetle Bomp
|iWin
|Web
|Port: A colour matching casual game
|-
|2005
|[http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/snowmansalvage.jsp Snowman Salvage]
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A viral game involving building snowmen against the clock
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mediatonicgames.com/ Mediatonic website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Mediatonic Mediatonic YouTube channel]

[[Category:Video game companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Privately held companies based in London]]
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[[Category:Companies based in Brighton]]

Mediatonic

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{{Infobox company
| name = Mediatonic Ltd
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = September 2005
| founder = David Bailey Paul Croft 
| location_city = [[London]]
| location_country = [[United Kingdom]]
| key_people =
| industry = [[Video game industry]]
| products = [[Video games]]
| num_employees = 50 - 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.yudu.com/A28qw0/Dev1002013/resources/64.htm |title=Develop 100: UK Studio Hotlist 2013 |date=2013-08-01 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Develop (magazine)]]}}</ref>
| homepage = [http://www.mediatonicgames.com/ www.mediatonicgames.com]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Mediatonic Games''' is a British independent games developer founded in September 2005<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic delight at Tech Track 100 nod|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/38693/Mediatonic-delight-at-Tech-Track-100-nod|publisher=Develop (magazine)|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> as '''Mediatonic Limited'''. The company operates studios in [[London]] and [[Brighton]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-10-02-new-brighton-studio-for-mediatonic |title=GamesIndustry.biz - New Brighton Studio for Mediatonic |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref>.

The company was founded by two undergraduate students, David Bailey and Paul Croft during their final year of study at [[Brunel University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/mediatonics-rise/ |title=Mediatonic's Rise |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Edge (magazine)]]}}</ref> A group of industry veterans including [[Ian Livingstone]], [[Kelly Sumner]] and Geoff Heath, invested in the company in 2010 and the company subsequently raised an undisclosed amount of [[Venture Capital]] funding from Frog Capital in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/mediatonic-games |title="Crunchbase Profile: Mediatonic" |date=2013-07-23 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Techcrunch]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Frog Capital Porfolio|url=http://www.frogcapital.com/portfolio_detail/Mediatonic|publisher=Frog Capital|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Its business model revolves around Games as a Service and [[digital distribution]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Just the tonic|url=http://www.techcityinsider.net/just-the-tonic/|publisher=Tech City Insider|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==History==

Mediatonic began as a digital communications agency whilst the Founders were at University; producing online marketing materials and websites for clients such as [[AstraZeneca]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Brunel University: Placement & Employment|url=http://dea.brunel.ac.uk/digmedia/employment/dave.htm|publisher=Brunel University|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>. The company's first game was a viral flash game called Snowman Salvage released in the winter of 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snowman Salvage|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2005/12/snowman_salvage.php|publisher=JayIsGames|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

The game provided a case study for Mediatonic to expand into Flash conversions for the [[Casual game]] Industry. Early games customers were businesses like [[PopCap]], [[Big Fish Games]] and [[PlayFirst]]. In the early years, the company built casual titles in Flash such as [[Bejeweled]] and [[Diner Dash]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic's Rise|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/mediatonics-rise/|publisher=Edge|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>.

Mediatonic expanded into creating original franchises with its partners around 2007. One of the first significant successes was Amateur Surgeon<ref>{{cite web|title=Alan Probe: Amateur Surgeon|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/05/alan_probe_amateur_surgeon.php|publisher=Jay Is Games|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> which, according to the Adult Swim website was played over 56 million times; making it their most played title of all time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adult Swim: All Games|url=http://games.adultswim.com/all-games.html|publisher=Adult Swim|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>.

The company expanded into smartphone development in 2008/2009 with the launch of its own title, Must.Eat.Birds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Must Eat Birds: Maximum Bake|url=http://toucharcade.com/2009/07/01/musteatbirds-maximum-bake/|publisher=Touch Arcade|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Must.Eat.Birds Review|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/must-eat-birds/iphone-21751|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

In 2009 the company began investing in original IPs more aggressively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic plans|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/mediatonic-plans-london-based-social-gaming-specialist-to-launch-own-ips-via-iphone--flash--facebook-and-the-like|publisher=GamesIndustry.biz|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>. According to its own website, the company span out its digital marketing efforts into a new business (now called Graphite Digital Ltd) so that it could focus on building games.

In 2010 the company raised funding from a group of Industry Veterans<ref>{{cite web|title=Investors|url=http://mediatonicgames.com/company/investors|publisher=Mediatonic|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> and began to focus on building original games (rather than converting other people's titles to different platforms).

Since 2011 the company has been working on larger titles including Foul Play for XBOX and PC<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaudevillian beat-em-up Foul Play raises XBLA, PC curtains next month|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/14/vaudevillian-beat-em-up-foul-play-raises-xbla-pc-curtains-next/|publisher=JoyStiq|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic Highlights the Dramatics in Foul Play|url=http://www.egmnow.com/digitalnoob/mediatonic-highlights-the-dramatics-in-foul-play/#|publisher=Digital Noob|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>, Amateur Hospital for Facebook (which received the company's first BAFTA Nomination<ref>{{cite web|title=BAFTA Video Games Awards Nominations|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games/online-browser|publisher=BAFTA|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Amateur Surgeon 2 and 3<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon iPhone Review|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/01/06/amateur-surgeon-iphone-review|publisher=IGN|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon 3: Review|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/amateur-surgeon-3/review|publisher=Gamezebo|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> , a free-to-play mobile game for iOS.

Around 2012 the company announced plans to expand with a second studio located in Brighton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic planning to double headcount|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-04-02-mediatonic-planning-to-double-headcount|publisher=GamesIndustry.Biz|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic to double headcount with new office|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/40385/Mediatonic-to-double-headcount-with-new-office|publisher=Develop (magazine)|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==Partnerships & IP==

===Partnerships Model===

Mediatonic publicly advocates a co-invested publishing model for game development. The Developer argues that the conventional "work for hire" model of the industry 'makes it impossible for a developer to react to a changing market, and incentivises short-term thinking'. Instead, Mediatonic says that it co-invests in game development with large Publishers and shares the royalties and running costs of the games it produces.<ref>{{cite web|title=Work for hire is broken, argues Mediatonic CEO Dave Bailey|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Mobile+Games+Forum+2013/news.asp?c=48039|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

The company's website lists many of the games industry's largest games Publishers as [http://mediatonicgames.com/company/partners historical partners].

===Adult Swim Collaboration===
Mediatonic is best known for creating the Amateur Surgeon series which was originally published online by [[Adult Swim]] in 2008<ref>[http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/05/alan_probe_amateur_surgeon.php Jay Is Games - Alan Probe: Amateur Surgeon]</ref>. The franchise was later brought to the iPhone and subsequently as Amateur Surgeon 2<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon 2 HD Brings Risky Surgery To The iPad|url=http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/07/quickadvice-amateur-surgeon-2-hd|publisher=AppAdvice|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> , Amateur Surgeon Christmas Edition<ref>{{cite web|title=Preview: Amateur Surgeon: Christmas|url=http://www.destructoid.com/preview-amateur-surgeon-christmas-free-game--156742.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Amateur Surgeon 3.

Amateur Surgeon Hospital, a simulation game on the [[Facebook]] networking site, was nominated for Best Online-Browser game at the [[British Academy Video Games Awards]] in 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=Bafta Video Game Awards 2013|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/feb/12/bafta-video-game-awards-nominations-2013|publisher=Guardian|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Other notable collaborations between Adult Swim and Mediatonic include [[Robot Unicorn Attack]]:Evolution<ref>{{cite web|title=Robot Unicorn Attack Evolution Review|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution/review|publisher=Gamezebo|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Gigolo Assassin<ref>{{cite web|title=Gigolo Assassin Walkthrough|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/07/gigolo_assassin.php|publisher=JayIsGames|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> .

===Expansion into Self-Published IP===

Mediatonic releases its own internal games which are best known for their stories and sense of humour<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic Ask "WTF!?" With Their Latest PlayStation Mini|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2010/08/mediatonic_ask_wtf_with_their_latest_playstation_mini|publisher=Push Square|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> . The most notable of these is "Monsters (Probably) Stole my Princess" which was first released on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_minis Sony PSP Minis] and achieved critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-184379.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess Review This game is (totally) awesome.|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/04/23/monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-review|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! Ascend to excellence.|url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/04/20/review-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess/|publisher=TheSixthAxis|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess defines the Playstation Minis service in a way that no release before it has managed|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/psminis/monsters_probably_stole_my_princess|publisher=PushSquare|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Other titles include Must.Eat.Birds (2008)<ref>{{cite web|title='Must.Eat.Birds.' - MAXIMUM BAKE!!!|url=http://toucharcade.com/2009/07/01/musteatbirds-maximum-bake/|publisher=Touch Arcade|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> which was the company's first mobile title. Mediatonic also published Who's That Flying!? (2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Who's That Flying!?|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-who-s-that-flying--187822.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> and 1000 Tiny Claws (2011) <ref>{{cite web|title=Review: 1000 Tiny Claws (mini)|url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/10/22/review-1000-tiny-claws-mini/|publisher=TheSixthAxis|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> amongst others.

===Foul Play===

The company announced that it is working on its largest internal title for [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[Steam (software)]] in August 2012. The title, known as "Foul Play" is expected for release in September 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=Foul Play: All the Game’s a Stage|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/08/07/foul-play-all-the-games-a-stage|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

===Game Jams===
Mediatonic holds regular [[Game Jam]] events in which small teams of developers compete to create the best possible game within a few hours. One outcome from these events was an application called "Inappropriate Llama Disaster" which was published for free on the iPhone and iPad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Place A Llama In An Inappropriate Situation|url=http://www.148apps.com/tag/inappropriate-llama-disaster/|publisher=148apps|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Free Games: DC Universe Online & Inappropriate Llama Disaster|url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/59669/free-games-dc-universe-online-inappropriate-llama-disaster/|publisher=G4TV|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>.

===Televised Competition===
Mediatonic took part in a challenge set by [[The Gadget Show]] Television series in October 2009. The company worked with TV presenter [[Suzi Perry]] to develop an application that would compete against her co-presenter, [[Jason Bradbury]], who sourced an app largely by himself. Both presenters submitted their applications at the same time to the [[App Store (iOS)]] and competed for the highest number of downloads.

Mediatonic created a game called "Biker Blast-off" for the competition which generated a shock result for the show; yielding 1.2million downloads during the competition period in contrast to the 4,074 downloads of Bradbury's "Social Beacon" application. <ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic victorious in Gadget Show-down|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/33047/Mediatonic-victorious-in-Gadget-Show-down|publisher=Develop (Magazine)|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Episode 11 - Apps|url=http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/gadget-show/blog/episode-11-apps|publisher=Channel Five|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==Development history<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Mediatonic Games|url=http://uk.ign.com/companies/mediatonic|publisher=IGN|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> ==

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;"
|-
!width=2%|Year
!width=23%|Title
!width=20%|Partner
!width=20%|Platform
!width=35%|Description
|-
|2013
|Amateur Surgeon 3: Tag Team Trauma
|[[Adult Swim]]
|iOS, Android
|The franchise has been announced as [[Free-to-play]] for the first time on the iPhone and iPad and in this edition allows players to form "Tag Teams" with characters that have surgical super powers. The game ranked no. 2 in iPhone US Appstore free download charts in its first week and no. 1 for iPad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon 3 Joins the Top Free iPhone Apps List|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/amateur-surgeon-3-joins-the-top-free-iphone-apps-list_b39491|publisher=Media Bistro|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Foul Play
|[[Mediatonic]]
|XBOX Live Arcade, Steam
|A cartoon-style side-scrolling beat-em-up set in a Victorian theatre. Schedule for release in Q3 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=eToo features Foul Play|url=http://indiehaven.com/etoo-previews-foul-play/|publisher=IndieHaven|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Qwirkle
|[[Square Enix]]
|iOS, Android, Facebook
|Square Enix announced a version of the Board game to operate across multiple platforms and demonstrated the game at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] but only publicly released the game on Facebook before Square Enix restructured it US operations <ref>{{cite web|title=E3 2012: Square Enix gets award-winning board game to Facebook, mobile|url=http://blog.games.com/2012/06/05/e3-2012-qwirkle-ios-facebook/|publisher=Games.com|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Square Enix Los Angeles layoff details, CEO rumored to be out by May|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/03/square-enix-los-angeles-layoff-details-ceo-rumored-to-be-out-by/|publisher=JoyStiq|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Square-Enix of America President and CEO Mike Fischer Resigns|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/05/23/square-enix-president-and-ceo-mike-fischer-resigns|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Moshi Monsters: Lost Islands
|[[GREE]]
|iOS
|Announced an original Japanese card game in 2012. Work was suspended following GREE's global restructure. <ref>{{cite web|last=Plant|first=Michael|title=Two new Moshi Monsters mobile games announced|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/two-new-moshi-monsters-mobile-games-announced-8046028.html|publisher=Independent|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Japans Gaming Giant GREE Retrenches in Europe|url=http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/08/japans-gaming-giant-gree-retrenches-in-europe-shuts-down-uk-office-to-focus-on-development-in-the-u-s-for-western-market/|publisher=Techcrunch|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|[http://www.disney.co.uk/superbia/ Superbia]
|[[Disney]]
|Web
|Virtual world where children can interact with popular Disney Television brands.<ref>{{cite web|title=New online game based on Disney Channel’s shows|url=http://www.funkidslive.com/news/new-online-game-based-on-disney-channels-shows/|publisher=Fun Kids Live|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|Amateur Surgeon Hospital
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Facebook
|A hospital simulation game in which players also perform surgeries. Part of the Amateur Surgeon franchise.
|-
|2012
|[http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-twitchy-online-game.html Robot Unicorn Attack: Evolution]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Facebook
|A sequel to the popular infinite running game, [[Robot Unicorn Attack]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Robot Unicorn Attack Evolution – Review|url=http://theplayvault.com/wp/2012/02/19/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-review/|publisher=The Play Vault|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|[http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/show/thundercats/games/tree-of-the-ancients Thundercats: Tree of the Ancients]
|[[Warner Bros.]]
|Web
|Upward scrolling platformer
|-
|2010
|[http://www.kongregate.com/pages/back-to-the-future-blitz-through-time Back to the Future: Blitz Through Time]
|[[Telltale Games]]
|Facebook, Online
|A match 3 puzzle game<ref>{{cite web|title=Back to the Future: Blitz Through Time: About this game|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/back-to-the-future-blitz-through-time/web-92558|publisher=IGN|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|[http://games.adultswim.com/amateur-ninja-adventure-online-game.html Amateur Ninja]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web
|Players learn to be a ninja
|-
|2011
|1000 Tiny Claws
|[[Mediatonic]]
|PSP, PS3
|Isometric combat game <ref>{{cite web|title=1000 Tiny Claws [Reviews summary]|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/1000-tiny-claws|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=1000 Tiny Claws Review—Yar, Thar Be Lots of Insects|url=http://www.pspminis.com/7651/1000-tiny-claws-review-yar-thar-be-lots-of-insects/|publisher=PSPMinis.com|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Ocean Snapper
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Myspace, Facebook
|An animal breeding game in which players photograph fish
|-
|2010
|Pirate King
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Facebook
|A pirate themed adventure game
|-
|2010
|MicroGP
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Facebook
|A top down racing game
|-
|2010
|Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
|[[Mediatonic]]
|PSP, PS3, XBOX Indie, Steam
|An upward scrolling platform game<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-184379.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Who’s That Flying!?
|[[Mediatonic]]
|PSP, PS3, Steam, iOS
|Shootem' Up with tower defence elements<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Who's That Flying?|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-who-s-that-flying--187822.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Boom Bandits
|[[Spil Games]]
|Web
|A game similar to [[Angry Birds]]
|-
|2010
|[http://www.moshigames.com/moshling-boshling Moshling Boshling]
|[[Mind Candy]]
|Web
|A Moshi Monsters game similar to [[Angry Birds]]
|-
|2010
|Vancouver 2010, Snowboarding
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Snowboarding simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|Vancouver 2010, Speed Skating
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Speed skating simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|[http://www.quickflashgames.com/games/sega-winter-games-vancouver-2010/ Vancouver 2010, Ski Jump]
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Ski Jumping simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|Vancouver 2010, Slalom
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Slalom simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|[http://games.adultswim.com/amateur-surgeon-2-twitchy-online-game.html Amateur Surgeon 2]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS, Android
|A sequel to the Amateur Surgeon franchise. Ranked in 10 paid apps on the AppStore<ref>{{cite web|title=Top iPhone Game Apps: Amateur Surgeon 2 Enters Top Ten|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/122196/Top_iPhone_Game_Apps_Amateur_Surgeon_2_Enters_Top_Ten.php|publisher=Gamasutra|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Must.Eat.Birds
|[[Mediatonic]]
|iOS, Android
|A game in which Players must defend their picnic from a bird invasion. <ref>{{cite web|title=Must.Eat.Birds. Review|url=http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/musteatbirds-review/|publisher=SlideToPlay|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Extreme Lawn Bowls
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A humorous game based on the English pursuit of [[Bowls]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Extreme Lawn Bowls review|url=http://www.touchgen.net/extreme-lawn-bowls-review|publisher=Touch Gen|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|[http://games.adultswim.com/meowcenaries-action-online-game.html Meowcenaries]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS
|A spin on the famous [[Cannon Fodder (video game)]] game featuring the [[Lolcat]] internet meme
|-
|2009
|Biker Blast-Off!
|[[The Gadget Show]] / [[Mediatonic]]
|iOS
|A trial bike racing game featuring [[Suzi Perry]] in [[The Gadget Show]] competition <ref>{{cite web|title=Biker Blastoff!|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Biker+Blast-Off/news.asp?c=16144|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|[http://playhousedisneygames.com/play/katapult-katastrophe-kid-vs-kat/ Kid Vs. Kat: Katapult Katastrophe]
|[[Disney]]
|Web
|Two online games featuring the TV show [[Kid Vs. Kat]]
|-
|2009
|[http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-channel/games/suite-life-on-deck/smoothie-sailing Suite Life on Deck: Smoothie Service]
|[[Disney]]
|Web
|A game featuring the TV show [[The Suite Life on Deck]]
|-
|2009
|[http://disney.go.com/toystory/games/woodysbigescape/ Toy Story: Woody’s Great Escape]
|[[PIXAR]]
|Web
|An escape the room game featuring the [[Toy Story]] film
|-
|2009
|Steamweavers
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Myspace
|Tower defence game<ref>{{cite web|title=Steamweavers: about this game|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/steamweavers/iphone-24860|publisher=IGN}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Sonic Level Creator [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIRc_8JVUbM (You tube game play video)]
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online version of the classic [[Sonic]] game in which player could build their own levels
|-
|2009
|[http://www.nick.co.uk/games/SpongeBob/hookedonyou/ Spongebob Squarepants: Hooked on You]
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Web
|Port: A platform game
|-
|2009
|Fast & Furious [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsvsB-lhCOA (Youtube Demo)]
|[[Sierra Entertainment]]
|Facebook, Myspace
|A game in which players customise their cars and race on social networks
|-
|2009
|[http://games.adultswim.com/amateur-surgeon-christmas-edition-twitchy-online-game.html Amateur Surgeon Christmas]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS
|A special edition of the franchise
|-
|2009
|Travelogue 360 Paris
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Travelogue 360 London
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Everest
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Everest MSN Search Special
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game involving MSN Search
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Titanic, MSN Search Special
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game involving MSN Search
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Titanic
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Predominant Number
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|An arithmetical challenge game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Follow the Pencil
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|Port: A motor-skills game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Reverse Dice
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|An arithmetical challenge game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Line Up
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|A spatial awareness game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Training 2
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Feature Phones
|A series of 'brain training' games
|-
|2009
|Diego’s Underwater Adventures
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Web
|A point and click adventure based on the popular children's cartoon
|-
|2009
|Commanders
|[[Sierra Entertainment]]
|Web
|Tower defence game
|-
|2008
|SEGA Pool
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Pool simulation game
|-
|2008
|Columns
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A casual matching game
|-
|2008
|Three Reel Slots
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A casual game
|-
|2008
|Hollywood Adventure Quiz
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|Back to the 80’s Quiz
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|The Quiz of Culinary Delights
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|Music, Melodies and Rockstars
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|Sonic at the Olympics
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A guessing game for two players
|-
|2008
|Azada
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A puzzle game
|-
|2008
|Travelogue 360 Rome
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2008
|Crestor Challenge
|[[Astrazeneca]]
|Web
|An educational game for the healthcare industry
|-
|2008
|Trivial Pursuit Quiz
|[[Electronic Arts]] / [[Hasbro]]
|Web
|A web version of the board game
|-
|2008
|Amateur Surgeon
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS
|Pizza boy 'Alan Probe' turns his hand to Surgery with a Pizza Cutter
|-
|2008
|Bureaucracy Buster
|[[AstraZeneca]]
|Web
|Port: An educational game
|-
|2008
|Hidden Expedition Titanic
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|Hidden object game
|-
|2008
|Beijing 2008, Weightlifting
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Weightlifting simulation for official Beijing Olympics
|-
|2008
|Beijing 2008, Archery
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Archery simulation for official Beijing Olympics
|-
|2008
|Beijing 2008, High Dive
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|High Dive simulation for official Beijing Olympics
|-
|2008
|Greek Island Solitaire
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Classic [[solataire]] style game
|-
|2008
|Ice Shuffle
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A sport game
|-
|2008
|Aquatic Word Burst
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Casual word game
|-
|2008
|[http://games.adultswim.com/gigolo-assassin-adventure-online-game.html Gigolo Assassin]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web
|A point and click adventure game featuring a Gigolo Assassin
|-
|2008
|Manor Mystery
|[[Boonty]]
|Web
|Hidden object game
|-
|2008
|[[Talismania]]
|[[Popcap]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A casual puzzle game
|-
|2008
|Inca Quest
|iWin
|Web
|A match 3 casual game
|-
|2008
|Bejeweled 2
|[[Popcap]]
|Web
|Port: A match 3 casual game
|-
|2008
|[[Diner Dash]]
|[[PlayFirst]]
|Web
|Port: A restaurant simulation game
|-
|2008
|[[Bejeweled]] 2
|[[Popcap]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: a popular match 3 casual game
|-
|2008
|[[Bookworm]]
|[[Popcap]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A casual word game
|-
|2008
|Poppit! Stressbuster
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|A viral game involving matching balloons
|-
|2008
|Poppit! Mini Stressbuster
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A viral game involving matching balloons
|-
|2008
|Word Whomp Mini
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A word game
|-
|2008
|[http://penguins.mediatonic.co.uk/ Penguin Panic]
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A puzzle based platform game involving building ice structures
|-
|2008
|[http://www.dannyphantomgames.net/portal-peril.php Portal Peril]
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Web
|Infinite running game
|-
|2008
|Greedy Gang
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A climate change educational game
|-
|2008
|Sudoku
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Classic maths game
|-
|2008
|Text Twist
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Word game
|-
|2008
|Turbo Solitaire
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A twist on the classic [[solitaire]] game
|-
|2007
|Little Shop of Treasures
|[[Gamehouse]]
|Web
|Port: Hidden object game
|-
|2007
|Super Collapse!
|[[Gamehouse]]
|Web
|Port: a casual matching game
|-
|2007
|Bubble Bubble
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Casual match 3 game
|-
|2007
|Meat Match
|[[Boonty]]
|Web
|A match 3 puzzle game involving meat.
|-
|2007
|Battleships!
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Diamond Detective
|[[Gamehouse]]
|Web
|Port: A casual match 3 game
|-
|2007
|SiteAdvisor Challenge
|[[McAfee]]
|Web
|Port: An [[advergame]] for the security software in which players navigate the web.
|-
|2007
|Horizon
|[[AstraZeneca]]
|Web
|Port: An educational game for the healthcare industry
|-
|2007
|[http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/homerun-hero.jsp Homerun Hero]
|[[Shockwave]]
|Web
|Port: Sports game
|-
|2007
|Mole Hunt
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Tequila Trouble
|[[William Grant & Sons]]
|Web
|Advergame involving running a cocktail bar
|-
|2007
|Addiction Solitaire
|[[Shockwave_(game_portal)]]
|Web
|Port: A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Letter Linker
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Port: A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Brain Assist!
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A 'brain training' puzzle game
|-
|2007
|Mah Jong Amazon Adventure
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A classic [[mahjong]] style game
|-
|2007
|PlaySEGA Blackjack
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Mystery Case Files: Millionheir
|[[Nintendo]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2007
|Operation Challenge
|[[Electronic Arts]] / [[Pogo.com]]
|Web
|A web version of the board game
|-
|2007
|Lego Pirates: Quest for Brickbeards Bounty
|[[LEGO]]
|Web
|An children's hidden object game
|-

|2006
|Air Control
|[[Lufthansa]]
|Web
|Viral game in which the player flies a paper plane across an office.
|-
|2005
|Beetle Bomp
|iWin
|Web
|Port: A colour matching casual game
|-
|2005
|[http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/snowmansalvage.jsp Snowman Salvage]
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A viral game involving building snowmen against the clock
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mediatonicgames.com/ Mediatonic website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Mediatonic Mediatonic YouTube channel]

[[Category:Video game companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Privately held companies based in London]]
[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2005]]
[[Category:Companies based in Brighton]]

Mediatonic

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{{Infobox company
| name = Mediatonic Ltd
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = September 2005
| founder = David Bailey Paul Croft 
| location_city = [[London]]
| location_country = [[United Kingdom]]
| key_people =
| industry = [[Video game industry]]
| products = [[Video games]]
| num_employees = 50 - 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.yudu.com/A28qw0/Dev1002013/resources/64.htm |title=Develop 100: UK Studio Hotlist 2013 |date=2013-08-01 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Develop (magazine)]]}}</ref>
| homepage = [http://www.mediatonicgames.com/ www.mediatonicgames.com]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Mediatonic Games''' is a British independent games developer founded in September 2005<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic delight at Tech Track 100 nod|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/38693/Mediatonic-delight-at-Tech-Track-100-nod|publisher=Develop (magazine)|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> as '''Mediatonic Limited'''. The company operates studios in [[London]] and [[Brighton]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-10-02-new-brighton-studio-for-mediatonic |title=GamesIndustry.biz - New Brighton Studio for Mediatonic |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref>.

The company was founded by two undergraduate students, David Bailey and Paul Croft during their final year of study at [[Brunel University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/mediatonics-rise/ |title=Mediatonic's Rise |date=2010-09-30 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Edge (magazine)]]}}</ref> A group of industry veterans including [[Ian Livingstone]], [[Kelly Sumner]] and Geoff Heath, invested in the company in 2010 and the company subsequently raised an undisclosed amount of [[Venture Capital]] funding from Frog Capital in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/mediatonic-games |title="Crunchbase Profile: Mediatonic" |date=2013-07-23 |accessdate=2013-08-06 |publisher=[[Techcrunch]]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Frog Capital Porfolio|url=http://www.frogcapital.com/portfolio_detail/Mediatonic|publisher=Frog Capital|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Its business model revolves around Games as a Service and [[digital distribution]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Just the tonic|url=http://www.techcityinsider.net/just-the-tonic/|publisher=Tech City Insider|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==History==

Mediatonic began as a digital communications agency whilst the Founders were at University; producing online marketing materials and websites for clients such as [[AstraZeneca]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Brunel University: Placement & Employment|url=http://dea.brunel.ac.uk/digmedia/employment/dave.htm|publisher=Brunel University|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>. The company's first game was a viral flash game called Snowman Salvage released in the winter of 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snowman Salvage|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2005/12/snowman_salvage.php|publisher=JayIsGames|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

The game provided a case study for Mediatonic to expand into Flash conversions for the [[Casual game]] Industry. Early games customers were businesses like [[PopCap]], [[Big Fish Games]] and [[PlayFirst]]. In the early years, the company built casual titles in Flash such as [[Bejeweled]] and [[Diner Dash]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic's Rise|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/mediatonics-rise/|publisher=Edge|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>.

Mediatonic expanded into creating original franchises with its partners around 2007. One of the first significant successes was Amateur Surgeon<ref>{{cite web|title=Alan Probe: Amateur Surgeon|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/05/alan_probe_amateur_surgeon.php|publisher=Jay Is Games|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> which, according to the Adult Swim website was played over 56 million times; making it their most played title of all time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adult Swim: All Games|url=http://games.adultswim.com/all-games.html|publisher=Adult Swim|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>.

The company expanded into smartphone development in 2008/2009 with the launch of its own title, Must.Eat.Birds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Must Eat Birds: Maximum Bake|url=http://toucharcade.com/2009/07/01/musteatbirds-maximum-bake/|publisher=Touch Arcade|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Must.Eat.Birds Review|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/must-eat-birds/iphone-21751|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

In 2009 the company began investing in original IPs more aggressively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic plans|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/mediatonic-plans-london-based-social-gaming-specialist-to-launch-own-ips-via-iphone--flash--facebook-and-the-like|publisher=GamesIndustry.biz|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>. According to its own website, the company span out its digital marketing efforts into a new business (now called Graphite Digital Ltd) so that it could focus on building games.

In 2010 the company raised funding from a group of Industry Veterans<ref>{{cite web|title=Investors|url=http://mediatonicgames.com/company/investors|publisher=Mediatonic|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> and began to focus on building original games (rather than converting other people's titles to different platforms).

Since 2011 the company has been working on larger titles including Foul Play for XBOX and PC<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaudevillian beat-em-up Foul Play raises XBLA, PC curtains next month|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/14/vaudevillian-beat-em-up-foul-play-raises-xbla-pc-curtains-next/|publisher=JoyStiq|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic Highlights the Dramatics in Foul Play|url=http://www.egmnow.com/digitalnoob/mediatonic-highlights-the-dramatics-in-foul-play/#|publisher=Digital Noob|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>, Amateur Hospital for Facebook (which received the company's first BAFTA Nomination<ref>{{cite web|title=BAFTA Video Games Awards Nominations|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games/online-browser|publisher=BAFTA|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Amateur Surgeon 2 and 3<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon iPhone Review|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/01/06/amateur-surgeon-iphone-review|publisher=IGN|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon 3: Review|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/amateur-surgeon-3/review|publisher=Gamezebo|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> , a free-to-play mobile game for iOS.

Around 2012 the company announced plans to expand with a second studio located in Brighton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic planning to double headcount|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-04-02-mediatonic-planning-to-double-headcount|publisher=GamesIndustry.Biz|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic to double headcount with new office|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/40385/Mediatonic-to-double-headcount-with-new-office|publisher=Develop (magazine)|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==Partnerships & IP==

===Partnerships Model===

Mediatonic publicly advocates a co-invested publishing model for game development. The Developer argues that the conventional "work for hire" model of the industry 'makes it impossible for a developer to react to a changing market, and incentivises short-term thinking'. Instead, Mediatonic says that it co-invests in game development with large Publishers and shares the royalties and running costs of the games it produces.<ref>{{cite web|title=Work for hire is broken, argues Mediatonic CEO Dave Bailey|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Mobile+Games+Forum+2013/news.asp?c=48039|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

The company's website lists many of the games industry's largest games Publishers as [http://mediatonicgames.com/company/partners historical partners].

===Adult Swim Collaboration===
Mediatonic is best known for creating the Amateur Surgeon series which was originally published online by [[Adult Swim]] in 2008<ref>[http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/05/alan_probe_amateur_surgeon.php Jay Is Games - Alan Probe: Amateur Surgeon]</ref>. The franchise was later brought to the iPhone and subsequently as Amateur Surgeon 2<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon 2 HD Brings Risky Surgery To The iPad|url=http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/07/quickadvice-amateur-surgeon-2-hd|publisher=AppAdvice|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> , Amateur Surgeon Christmas Edition<ref>{{cite web|title=Preview: Amateur Surgeon: Christmas|url=http://www.destructoid.com/preview-amateur-surgeon-christmas-free-game--156742.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Amateur Surgeon 3.

Amateur Surgeon Hospital, a simulation game on the [[Facebook]] networking site, was nominated for Best Online-Browser game at the [[British Academy Video Games Awards]] in 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=Bafta Video Game Awards 2013|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/feb/12/bafta-video-game-awards-nominations-2013|publisher=Guardian|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Other notable collaborations between Adult Swim and Mediatonic include [[Robot Unicorn Attack]]:Evolution<ref>{{cite web|title=Robot Unicorn Attack Evolution Review|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution/review|publisher=Gamezebo|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> and Gigolo Assassin<ref>{{cite web|title=Gigolo Assassin Walkthrough|url=http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/07/gigolo_assassin.php|publisher=JayIsGames|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> .

===Expansion into Self-Published IP===

Mediatonic releases its own internal games which are best known for their stories and sense of humour<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic Ask "WTF!?" With Their Latest PlayStation Mini|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2010/08/mediatonic_ask_wtf_with_their_latest_playstation_mini|publisher=Push Square|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> . The most notable of these is "Monsters (Probably) Stole my Princess" which was first released on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_minis Sony PSP Minis] and achieved critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-184379.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess Review This game is (totally) awesome.|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/04/23/monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-review|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! Ascend to excellence.|url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/04/20/review-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess/|publisher=TheSixthAxis|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess defines the Playstation Minis service in a way that no release before it has managed|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/psminis/monsters_probably_stole_my_princess|publisher=PushSquare|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Other titles include Must.Eat.Birds (2008)<ref>{{cite web|title='Must.Eat.Birds.' - MAXIMUM BAKE!!!|url=http://toucharcade.com/2009/07/01/musteatbirds-maximum-bake/|publisher=Touch Arcade|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> which was the company's first mobile title. Mediatonic also published Who's That Flying!? (2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Who's That Flying!?|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-who-s-that-flying--187822.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> and 1000 Tiny Claws (2011) <ref>{{cite web|title=Review: 1000 Tiny Claws (mini)|url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/10/22/review-1000-tiny-claws-mini/|publisher=TheSixthAxis|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> amongst others.

===Foul Play===

The company announced that it is working on its largest internal title for [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[Steam (software)]] in August 2012. The title, known as "Foul Play" is expected for release in September 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=Foul Play: All the Game’s a Stage|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/08/07/foul-play-all-the-games-a-stage|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

===Game Jams===
Mediatonic holds regular [[Game Jam]] events in which small teams of developers compete to create the best possible game within a few hours. One outcome from these events was an application called "Inappropriate Llama Disaster" which was published for free on the iPhone and iPad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Place A Llama In An Inappropriate Situation|url=http://www.148apps.com/tag/inappropriate-llama-disaster/|publisher=148apps|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Free Games: DC Universe Online & Inappropriate Llama Disaster|url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/59669/free-games-dc-universe-online-inappropriate-llama-disaster/|publisher=G4TV|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>.

===Televised Competition===
Mediatonic took part in a challenge set by [[The Gadget Show]] Television series in October 2009. The company worked with TV presenter [[Suzi Perry]] to develop an application that would compete against her co-presenter, [[Jason Bradbury]], who sourced an app largely by himself. Both presenters submitted their applications at the same time to the [[App Store (iOS)]] and competed for the highest number of downloads.

Mediatonic created a game called "Biker Blast-off" for the competition which generated a shock result for the show; yielding 1.2million downloads during the competition period in contrast to the 4,074 downloads of Bradbury's "Social Beacon" application. <ref>{{cite web|title=Mediatonic victorious in Gadget Show-down|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/33047/Mediatonic-victorious-in-Gadget-Show-down|publisher=Develop (Magazine)|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Episode 11 - Apps|url=http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/gadget-show/blog/episode-11-apps|publisher=Channel Five|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>

==Development history<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Mediatonic Games|url=http://uk.ign.com/companies/mediatonic|publisher=IGN|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref> ==

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width: 100%;"
|-
!width=2%|Year
!width=23%|Title
!width=20%|Partner
!width=20%|Platform
!width=35%|Description
|-
|2013
|Amateur Surgeon 3: Tag Team Trauma
|[[Adult Swim]]
|iOS, Android
|The franchise has been announced as [[Free-to-play]] for the first time on the iPhone and iPad and in this edition allows players to form "Tag Teams" with characters that have surgical super powers. The game ranked no. 2 in iPhone US Appstore free download charts in its first week and no. 1 for iPad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur Surgeon 3 Joins the Top Free iPhone Apps List|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/amateur-surgeon-3-joins-the-top-free-iphone-apps-list_b39491|publisher=Media Bistro|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Foul Play
|[[Mediatonic]]
|XBOX Live Arcade, Steam
|A cartoon-style side-scrolling beat-em-up set in a Victorian theatre. Schedule for release in Q3 2013. <ref>{{cite web|title=eToo features Foul Play|url=http://indiehaven.com/etoo-previews-foul-play/|publisher=IndieHaven|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Qwirkle
|[[Square Enix]]
|iOS, Android, Facebook
|Square Enix announced a version of the Board game to operate across multiple platforms and demonstrated the game at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] but only publicly released the game on Facebook before Square Enix restructured it US operations <ref>{{cite web|title=E3 2012: Square Enix gets award-winning board game to Facebook, mobile|url=http://blog.games.com/2012/06/05/e3-2012-qwirkle-ios-facebook/|publisher=Games.com|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Square Enix Los Angeles layoff details, CEO rumored to be out by May|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/03/square-enix-los-angeles-layoff-details-ceo-rumored-to-be-out-by/|publisher=JoyStiq|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Square-Enix of America President and CEO Mike Fischer Resigns|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/05/23/square-enix-president-and-ceo-mike-fischer-resigns|publisher=IGN|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Moshi Monsters: Lost Islands
|[[GREE]]
|iOS
|Announced an original Japanese card game in 2012. Work was suspended following GREE's global restructure. <ref>{{cite web|last=Plant|first=Michael|title=Two new Moshi Monsters mobile games announced|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/two-new-moshi-monsters-mobile-games-announced-8046028.html|publisher=Independent|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Japans Gaming Giant GREE Retrenches in Europe|url=http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/08/japans-gaming-giant-gree-retrenches-in-europe-shuts-down-uk-office-to-focus-on-development-in-the-u-s-for-western-market/|publisher=Techcrunch|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|[http://www.disney.co.uk/superbia/ Superbia]
|[[Disney]]
|Web
|Virtual world where children can interact with popular Disney Television brands.<ref>{{cite web|title=New online game based on Disney Channel’s shows|url=http://www.funkidslive.com/news/new-online-game-based-on-disney-channels-shows/|publisher=Fun Kids Live|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|Amateur Surgeon Hospital
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Facebook
|A hospital simulation game in which players also perform surgeries. Part of the Amateur Surgeon franchise.
|-
|2012
|[http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-twitchy-online-game.html Robot Unicorn Attack: Evolution]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Facebook
|A sequel to the popular infinite running game, [[Robot Unicorn Attack]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Robot Unicorn Attack Evolution – Review|url=http://theplayvault.com/wp/2012/02/19/robot-unicorn-attack-evolution-review/|publisher=The Play Vault|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|[http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/show/thundercats/games/tree-of-the-ancients Thundercats: Tree of the Ancients]
|[[Warner Bros.]]
|Web
|Upward scrolling platformer
|-
|2010
|[http://www.kongregate.com/pages/back-to-the-future-blitz-through-time Back to the Future: Blitz Through Time]
|[[Telltale Games]]
|Facebook, Online
|A match 3 puzzle game<ref>{{cite web|title=Back to the Future: Blitz Through Time: About this game|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/back-to-the-future-blitz-through-time/web-92558|publisher=IGN|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|[http://games.adultswim.com/amateur-ninja-adventure-online-game.html Amateur Ninja]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web
|Players learn to be a ninja
|-
|2011
|1000 Tiny Claws
|[[Mediatonic]]
|PSP, PS3
|Isometric combat game <ref>{{cite web|title=1000 Tiny Claws [Reviews summary]|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/1000-tiny-claws|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=1000 Tiny Claws Review—Yar, Thar Be Lots of Insects|url=http://www.pspminis.com/7651/1000-tiny-claws-review-yar-thar-be-lots-of-insects/|publisher=PSPMinis.com|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Ocean Snapper
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Myspace, Facebook
|An animal breeding game in which players photograph fish
|-
|2010
|Pirate King
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Facebook
|A pirate themed adventure game
|-
|2010
|MicroGP
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Facebook
|A top down racing game
|-
|2010
|Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
|[[Mediatonic]]
|PSP, PS3, XBOX Indie, Steam
|An upward scrolling platform game<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-184379.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Who’s That Flying!?
|[[Mediatonic]]
|PSP, PS3, Steam, iOS
|Shootem' Up with tower defence elements<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Who's That Flying?|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-who-s-that-flying--187822.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Boom Bandits
|[[Spil Games]]
|Web
|A game similar to [[Angry Birds]]
|-
|2010
|[http://www.moshigames.com/moshling-boshling Moshling Boshling]
|[[Mind Candy]]
|Web
|A Moshi Monsters game similar to [[Angry Birds]]
|-
|2010
|Vancouver 2010, Snowboarding
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Snowboarding simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|Vancouver 2010, Speed Skating
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Speed skating simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|[http://www.quickflashgames.com/games/sega-winter-games-vancouver-2010/ Vancouver 2010, Ski Jump]
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Ski Jumping simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|Vancouver 2010, Slalom
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Slalom simulation for official Vancouver Olympics
|-
|2010
|[http://games.adultswim.com/amateur-surgeon-2-twitchy-online-game.html Amateur Surgeon 2]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS, Android
|A sequel to the Amateur Surgeon franchise. Ranked in 10 paid apps on the AppStore<ref>{{cite web|title=Top iPhone Game Apps: Amateur Surgeon 2 Enters Top Ten|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/122196/Top_iPhone_Game_Apps_Amateur_Surgeon_2_Enters_Top_Ten.php|publisher=Gamasutra|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Must.Eat.Birds
|[[Mediatonic]]
|iOS, Android
|A game in which Players must defend their picnic from a bird invasion. <ref>{{cite web|title=Must.Eat.Birds. Review|url=http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/musteatbirds-review/|publisher=SlideToPlay|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Extreme Lawn Bowls
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A humorous game based on the English pursuit of [[Bowls]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Extreme Lawn Bowls review|url=http://www.touchgen.net/extreme-lawn-bowls-review|publisher=Touch Gen|accessdate=15 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|[http://games.adultswim.com/meowcenaries-action-online-game.html Meowcenaries]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS
|A spin on the famous [[Cannon Fodder (video game)]] game featuring the [[Lolcat]] internet meme
|-
|2009
|Biker Blast-Off!
|[[The Gadget Show]] / [[Mediatonic]]
|iOS
|A trial bike racing game featuring [[Suzi Perry]] in [[The Gadget Show]] competition <ref>{{cite web|title=Biker Blastoff!|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Biker+Blast-Off/news.asp?c=16144|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=08/07/2013}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|[http://playhousedisneygames.com/play/katapult-katastrophe-kid-vs-kat/ Kid Vs. Kat: Katapult Katastrophe]
|[[Disney]]
|Web
|Two online games featuring the TV show [[Kid Vs. Kat]]
|-
|2009
|[http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-channel/games/suite-life-on-deck/smoothie-sailing Suite Life on Deck: Smoothie Service]
|[[Disney]]
|Web
|A game featuring the TV show [[The Suite Life on Deck]]
|-
|2009
|[http://disney.go.com/toystory/games/woodysbigescape/ Toy Story: Woody’s Great Escape]
|[[PIXAR]]
|Web
|An escape the room game featuring the [[Toy Story]] film
|-
|2009
|Steamweavers
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Myspace
|Tower defence game<ref>{{cite web|title=Steamweavers: about this game|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/steamweavers/iphone-24860|publisher=IGN}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Sonic Level Creator [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIRc_8JVUbM (You tube game play video)]
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online version of the classic [[Sonic]] game in which player could build their own levels
|-
|2009
|[http://www.nick.co.uk/games/SpongeBob/hookedonyou/ Spongebob Squarepants: Hooked on You]
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Web
|Port: A platform game
|-
|2009
|Fast & Furious [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsvsB-lhCOA (Youtube Demo)]
|[[Sierra Entertainment]]
|Facebook, Myspace
|A game in which players customise their cars and race on social networks
|-
|2009
|[http://games.adultswim.com/amateur-surgeon-christmas-edition-twitchy-online-game.html Amateur Surgeon Christmas]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS
|A special edition of the franchise
|-
|2009
|Travelogue 360 Paris
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Travelogue 360 London
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Everest
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Everest MSN Search Special
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game involving MSN Search
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Titanic, MSN Search Special
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game involving MSN Search
|-
|2009
|Hidden Expedition Titanic
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Predominant Number
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|An arithmetical challenge game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Follow the Pencil
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|Port: A motor-skills game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Reverse Dice
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|An arithmetical challenge game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Exercise, Line Up
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Web
|A spatial awareness game
|-
|2009
|Dr Kawashimas Brain Training 2
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|Feature Phones
|A series of 'brain training' games
|-
|2009
|Diego’s Underwater Adventures
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Web
|A point and click adventure based on the popular children's cartoon
|-
|2009
|Commanders
|[[Sierra Entertainment]]
|Web
|Tower defence game
|-
|2008
|SEGA Pool
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Pool simulation game
|-
|2008
|Columns
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A casual matching game
|-
|2008
|Three Reel Slots
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A casual game
|-
|2008
|Hollywood Adventure Quiz
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|Back to the 80’s Quiz
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|The Quiz of Culinary Delights
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|Music, Melodies and Rockstars
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|An online quiz game
|-
|2008
|Sonic at the Olympics
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A guessing game for two players
|-
|2008
|Azada
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A puzzle game
|-
|2008
|Travelogue 360 Rome
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2008
|Crestor Challenge
|[[Astrazeneca]]
|Web
|An educational game for the healthcare industry
|-
|2008
|Trivial Pursuit Quiz
|[[Electronic Arts]] / [[Hasbro]]
|Web
|A web version of the board game
|-
|2008
|Amateur Surgeon
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web, iOS
|Pizza boy 'Alan Probe' turns his hand to Surgery with a Pizza Cutter
|-
|2008
|Bureaucracy Buster
|[[AstraZeneca]]
|Web
|Port: An educational game
|-
|2008
|Hidden Expedition Titanic
|[[Big Fish Games]]
|Web
|Hidden object game
|-
|2008
|Beijing 2008, Weightlifting
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Weightlifting simulation for official Beijing Olympics
|-
|2008
|Beijing 2008, Archery
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Archery simulation for official Beijing Olympics
|-
|2008
|Beijing 2008, High Dive
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|High Dive simulation for official Beijing Olympics
|-
|2008
|Greek Island Solitaire
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Classic [[solataire]] style game
|-
|2008
|Ice Shuffle
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A sport game
|-
|2008
|Aquatic Word Burst
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Casual word game
|-
|2008
|[http://games.adultswim.com/gigolo-assassin-adventure-online-game.html Gigolo Assassin]
|[[Adult Swim]]
|Web
|A point and click adventure game featuring a Gigolo Assassin
|-
|2008
|Manor Mystery
|[[Boonty]]
|Web
|Hidden object game
|-
|2008
|[[Talismania]]
|[[Popcap]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A casual puzzle game
|-
|2008
|Inca Quest
|iWin
|Web
|A match 3 casual game
|-
|2008
|Bejeweled 2
|[[Popcap]]
|Web
|Port: A match 3 casual game
|-
|2008
|[[Diner Dash]]
|[[PlayFirst]]
|Web
|Port: A restaurant simulation game
|-
|2008
|[[Bejeweled]] 2
|[[Popcap]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: a popular match 3 casual game
|-
|2008
|[[Bookworm]]
|[[Popcap]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A casual word game
|-
|2008
|Poppit! Stressbuster
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|A viral game involving matching balloons
|-
|2008
|Poppit! Mini Stressbuster
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A viral game involving matching balloons
|-
|2008
|Word Whomp Mini
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A word game
|-
|2008
|[http://penguins.mediatonic.co.uk/ Penguin Panic]
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A puzzle based platform game involving building ice structures
|-
|2008
|[http://www.dannyphantomgames.net/portal-peril.php Portal Peril]
|[[Nickelodeon]]
|Web
|Infinite running game
|-
|2008
|Greedy Gang
|[[Mediatonic]]
|Web
|A climate change educational game
|-
|2008
|Sudoku
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Classic maths game
|-
|2008
|Text Twist
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Word game
|-
|2008
|Turbo Solitaire
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A twist on the classic [[solitaire]] game
|-
|2007
|Little Shop of Treasures
|[[Gamehouse]]
|Web
|Port: Hidden object game
|-
|2007
|Super Collapse!
|[[Gamehouse]]
|Web
|Port: a casual matching game
|-
|2007
|Bubble Bubble
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Casual match 3 game
|-
|2007
|Meat Match
|[[Boonty]]
|Web
|A match 3 puzzle game involving meat.
|-
|2007
|Battleships!
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Diamond Detective
|[[Gamehouse]]
|Web
|Port: A casual match 3 game
|-
|2007
|SiteAdvisor Challenge
|[[McAfee]]
|Web
|Port: An [[advergame]] for the security software in which players navigate the web.
|-
|2007
|Horizon
|[[AstraZeneca]]
|Web
|Port: An educational game for the healthcare industry
|-
|2007
|[http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/homerun-hero.jsp Homerun Hero]
|[[Shockwave]]
|Web
|Port: Sports game
|-
|2007
|Mole Hunt
|[[Pogo.com]] / [[EA]]
|Web
|Port: A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Tequila Trouble
|[[William Grant & Sons]]
|Web
|Advergame involving running a cocktail bar
|-
|2007
|Addiction Solitaire
|[[Shockwave_(game_portal)]]
|Web
|Port: A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Letter Linker
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|Port: A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Brain Assist!
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A 'brain training' puzzle game
|-
|2007
|Mah Jong Amazon Adventure
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A classic [[mahjong]] style game
|-
|2007
|PlaySEGA Blackjack
|[[SEGA]]
|Web
|A guessing game for two players
|-
|2007
|Mystery Case Files: Millionheir
|[[Nintendo]]
|Web
|A hidden object game
|-
|2007
|Operation Challenge
|[[Electronic Arts]] / [[Pogo.com]]
|Web
|A web version of the board game
|-
|2007
|Lego Pirates: Quest for Brickbeards Bounty
|[[LEGO]]
|Web
|An children's hidden object game
|-

|2006
|Air Control
|[[Lufthansa]]
|Web
|Viral game in which the player flies a paper plane across an office.
|-
|2005
|Beetle Bomp
|iWin
|Web
|Port: A colour matching casual game
|-
|2005
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Lucy Higgs Nichols

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Lucy Higgs Nichols was an African American woman who escaped slavery and went on to join the 23rd Indiana volunteers during the Civil War. Lucy Higgs was born into slavery on April 10, 1838 in Halifax County, North Carolina. Her name comes from her original owner, Reuben Higgs. Reuben also owned Lucy's brother and sister. Over the next 16 years Lucy was shifted from family member to family member as other Higgs fell to old age or illness. During her time in slavery Lucy participated in both farm work and house chores. Lucy learned nursing skills out of necessity while treating members of the Higgs family. Lucy eventually ended up on a farm in Tennessee still with the Higgs. The farm was less than five miles from the Union Army camp in Bolivar, Tennessee. One day, in the summer of 1862, Lucy escaped the farm with her child Mona and headed for the camp, where many escaped slaves were known to flee. First Lieutenant at the camp, Shadrach K. Hooper recalls, 'She joined the regiment at Bolivar, Tennessee having run away from her master. He traced her to the camp of the Twenty-third but she begged protection, and the soldiers kept her'. Upon arriving at the camp Lucy was assigned 'women's work', cooking and cleaning the laundry. The doctors soon recognized Lucy's nursing skills and was moved to the regiment hospital. She was responsible for cooking and cleaning for the ill and wounded, changing dressings, administering medicine, and rendering compassionate care. Lucy remained with the 23rd regiment through as they began their march to the army to the battle at Vicksburg, where her daughter Mona died from an unknown cause. Lucy continued on, marching with the Union Army for remainder of the war. Lucy was with the 23rd when they watched Gen. Johnston surrender to Sherman, 17 days after Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered the Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Upon returning to Louisville, the 23rd Regiment invited Lucy to settle in their town. Lucy was employed as a domestic worker for many of the men she served in the war, including Shadrach K. Hooper. In 1870 Lucy married John Nichols, a veteran of the United States Colored Troops. They purchased a house and lived there for the next 40 years. In the years following the war, the Grand Army of the Republic was formed, designed to be a political and social organization for the Union veterans. Lucy was named an honorary member of the Grand Army of the Republic. She was very dedicated to her post, she marched in veterans' parades, handed out pins on Memorial Day, and attended funerals for other Union soldiers. At 78 years old, she had outlived her child and two husbands. As she became more frail and ailing, she had no one to care for her, as many of her friends in the 23rd had passed away. On January 15, 1915, she entered the Floyd County Poor House where she spent the last days of her life. On January 29, 1915, she passed away. Accounts of her passing report that the men of the Sanderson Post of the local Grand Army of the Republic took charge of her funeral, and that she was buried with military honors, next to her husband John Nichols in the African-American cemetery in New Albany. No records exist showing the exact location of Lucy Higgs Nichols' and her husband John's final resting place.

==References==
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*Carnegie Center for Art & History: http://www.carnegiecenter.org/
*Pamela R. Peters, Curtis H. Peters, Victor C. Megenity, "Lucy Higgs Nichols: From Slave to Civil War Nurse of the 23rd Indiana Regiment," Traces (Winter 2010): 35-39.
*Barbara A. Gannon, "The Won Cause" (University of North Carolina Press, 2011).
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Lucy Higgs Nichols was an African American woman who escaped slavery and went on to join the 23rd Indiana volunteers during the Civil War. Lucy Higgs was born into slavery on April 10, 1838 in Halifax County, North Carolina. Her name comes from her original owner, Reuben Higgs. Reuben also owned Lucy's brother and sister. Over the next 16 years Lucy was shifted from family member to family member as other Higgs fell to old age or illness. During her time in slavery Lucy participated in both farm work and house chores. Lucy learned nursing skills out of necessity while treating members of the Higgs family. Lucy eventually ended up on a farm in Tennessee still with the Higgs. The farm was less than five miles from the Union Army camp in Bolivar, Tennessee. One day, in the summer of 1862, Lucy escaped the farm with her child Mona and headed for the camp, where many escaped slaves were known to flee. First Lieutenant at the camp, Shadrach K. Hooper recalls, 'She joined the regiment at Bolivar, Tennessee having run away from her master. He traced her to the camp of the Twenty-third but she begged protection, and the soldiers kept her'. Upon arriving at the camp Lucy was assigned 'women's work', cooking and cleaning the laundry. The doctors soon recognized Lucy's nursing skills and was moved to the regiment hospital. She was responsible for cooking and cleaning for the ill and wounded, changing dressings, administering medicine, and rendering compassionate care. Lucy remained with the 23rd regiment through as they began their march to the army to the battle at Vicksburg, where her daughter Mona died from an unknown cause. Lucy continued on, marching with the Union Army for remainder of the war. Lucy was with the 23rd when they watched Gen. Johnston surrender to Sherman, 17 days after Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered the Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Upon returning to Louisville, the 23rd Regiment invited Lucy to settle in their town. Lucy was employed as a domestic worker for many of the men she served in the war, including Shadrach K. Hooper. In 1870 Lucy married John Nichols, a veteran of the United States Colored Troops. They purchased a house and lived there for the next 40 years. In the years following the war, the Grand Army of the Republic was formed, designed to be a political and social organization for the Union veterans. Lucy was named an honorary member of the Grand Army of the Republic. She was very dedicated to her post, she marched in veterans' parades, handed out pins on Memorial Day, and attended funerals for other Union soldiers. At 78 years old, she had outlived her child and two husbands. As she became more frail and ailing, she had no one to care for her, as many of her friends in the 23rd had passed away. On January 15, 1915, she entered the Floyd County Poor House where she spent the last days of her life. On January 29, 1915, she passed away. Accounts of her passing report that the men of the Sanderson Post of the local Grand Army of the Republic took charge of her funeral, and that she was buried with military honors, next to her husband John Nichols in the African-American cemetery in New Albany. No records exist showing the exact location of Lucy Higgs Nichols' and her husband John's final resting place.

==References==
{{reflist}}

*Carnegie Center for Art & History: http://www.carnegiecenter.org/
*Pamela R. Peters, Curtis H. Peters, Victor C. Megenity, "Lucy Higgs Nichols: From Slave to Civil War Nurse of the 23rd Indiana Regiment," Traces (Winter 2010): 35-39.
*Barbara A. Gannon, "The Won Cause" (University of North Carolina Press, 2011).
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Lucy Higgs Nichols was an African American woman who escaped slavery and went on to join the 23rd Indiana volunteers during the Civil War. Lucy Higgs was born into slavery on April 10, 1838 in Halifax County, North Carolina. Her name comes from her original owner, Reuben Higgs. Reuben also owned Lucy's brother and sister. Over the next 16 years Lucy was shifted from family member to family member as other Higgs fell to old age or illness. During her time in slavery Lucy participated in both farm work and house chores. Lucy learned nursing skills out of necessity while treating members of the Higgs family. Lucy eventually ended up on a farm in Tennessee still with the Higgs. The farm was less than five miles from the Union Army camp in Bolivar, Tennessee. One day, in the summer of 1862, Lucy escaped the farm with her child Mona and headed for the camp, where many escaped slaves were known to flee. First Lieutenant at the camp, Shadrach K. Hooper recalls, 'She joined the regiment at Bolivar, Tennessee having run away from her master. He traced her to the camp of the Twenty-third but she begged protection, and the soldiers kept her'. Upon arriving at the camp Lucy was assigned 'women's work', cooking and cleaning the laundry. The doctors soon recognized Lucy's nursing skills and was moved to the regiment hospital. She was responsible for cooking and cleaning for the ill and wounded, changing dressings, administering medicine, and rendering compassionate care. Lucy remained with the 23rd regiment through as they began their march to the army to the battle at Vicksburg, where her daughter Mona died from an unknown cause. Lucy continued on, marching with the Union Army for remainder of the war. Lucy was with the 23rd when they watched Gen. Johnston surrender to Sherman, 17 days after Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered the Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Upon returning to Louisville, the 23rd Regiment invited Lucy to settle in their town. Lucy was employed as a domestic worker for many of the men she served in the war, including Shadrach K. Hooper. In 1870 Lucy married John Nichols, a veteran of the United States Colored Troops. They purchased a house and lived there for the next 40 years. In the years following the war, the Grand Army of the Republic was formed, designed to be a political and social organization for the Union veterans. Lucy was named an honorary member of the Grand Army of the Republic. She was very dedicated to her post, she marched in veterans' parades, handed out pins on Memorial Day, and attended funerals for other Union soldiers. At 78 years old, she had outlived her child and two husbands. As she became more frail and ailing, she had no one to care for her, as many of her friends in the 23rd had passed away. On January 15, 1915, she entered the Floyd County Poor House where she spent the last days of her life. On January 29, 1915, she passed away. Accounts of her passing report that the men of the Sanderson Post of the local Grand Army of the Republic took charge of her funeral, and that she was buried with military honors, next to her husband John Nichols in the African-American cemetery in New Albany. No records exist showing the exact location of Lucy Higgs Nichols' and her husband John's final resting place.

==References==
{{reflist}}

*Carnegie Center for Art & History: http://www.carnegiecenter.org/
*Pamela R. Peters, Curtis H. Peters, Victor C. Megenity, "Lucy Higgs Nichols: From Slave to Civil War Nurse of the 23rd Indiana Regiment," Traces (Winter 2010): 35-39.
*Barbara A. Gannon, "The Won Cause" (University of North Carolina Press, 2011).
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'''Andrey Rafailovich Kasparov''' (April 6, 1966, [[Baku]], former [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Azerbaijan SSR]]) [[Armenians|Armenian]]-[[Americans|American]] [[pianist]], [[composer]] and [[academician]], holding both American and [[Russians|Russian]] citizenship.

==Biography==
===Early Life and Education===
'''Andrey Kasparov''' was born in the city of [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]], to a family of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent. He began his musical studies at the age of six. At fifteen, he moved to [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], where he later entered the [[Moscow Conservatory|Moscow State Conservatory]], graduating with honors in [[Musical Composition|Music Composition]] and [[Piano]], in 1989 and 1990, respectively.<ref name="al">http://al.odu.edu/music/directory/kasparov.shtml</ref><ref name="odu">http://www.odu.edu/directory/people/a/akasparo</ref> Early studies in [[harmony]] and [[counterpoint]] were with Dr. [[Yuri Kholopov]]. Among his keyboard instructors were [[Nina Emelianova]], [http://www.bunin.de/ Vladimir Bunin], [[Sergei Dizhur]], [http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/persons/detail/id/2860 Dmitri Sakharov] and [[Victor Merzhanov]]. His composition studies began with [[Tatyana Chudova]] and [[Tikhon Khrennikov]], before transitioning to the independent studio of [[Alexandr Chaikovsky]].<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina_a">Vlasova, Ekaterina. “A Word About the Young, A Word to the Young: Desiring the Obsession with Ideas.” ''Sovetskaya Muzyka'' 11 (1989): 21.</ref> As an aspirant composer in the former [[Soviet Union]], he was awarded a Third Prize (1985) for his ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Toccata]]'' for piano, and a Second Prize (1987) for his ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Six Aphorisms]]'' for flute, violin and cello, at the All-[[Soviet Union|USSR]] Composition Competition.<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina">Vlasova, Ekaterina. “At the Editorial Office Piano....” ''Sovetskaya Muzyka'' 8 (1990): 40.</ref>
Kasparov pursued subsequent doctoral studies in composition at the [[Jacobs School of Music]], [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University at Bloomington]], [[Indiana]], with [[Claude Baker]], [[Wayne Peterson]], [[Harvey Sollberger]] and [[Eugene O'Brien (composer)|Eugene O'Brien]]; conducting instructor, [[Thomas Baldner]]. He also participated in Courses for New Music in 1996, in [[Darmstadt]], [[Germany]].<ref name="lib_a">http://www.lib.odu.edu/musiclib/contemporarymusic/kasparov/biography.htm</ref> In 1997 he was awarded Second Prize at the [http://english.prokofiev-competition.com/ Prokofiev International Composers Competition]<ref name="IgnatievaMariam">Ignatieva, Mariam. “Following Prokofiev's Behests” [[Kultura (newspaper)|''Kultura'']] 10 April 1997, No. 14: 2.</ref> for his [[#Noteworthy Compositions|Piano Sonata No. 2]], a work on two contrasting [[twelve-tone technique|twelve-tone]] rows.<ref name="ksanti">http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/reviews/keys.html</ref> Kasparov earned his [[Doctor of Music|D.M.]] in Music Composition from Indiana University in 1999.<ref name="odu" />

===Professional Career===
Presently, Dr. Kasparov serves as [[Associate professor#Tenured and tenure-track positions|Associate Professor]] of Music at [[Old Dominion University]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], where he teaches undergraduate and graduate Music Composition, Piano, all levels of undergraduate [[Music Theory]], and the [[contemporary classical music|New Music]] Ensemble.<ref name="al" /> At Old Dominion University, Kasparov participated in the 2001 Region III [http://www.societyofcomposers.org/ Society of Composers, Inc.] (SCI), Conference. Among the works showcased at the event was his piece for solo clarinet, ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Michal]]''.<ref name="lib">http://www.lib.odu.edu/musiclib/newmusic/sci/biography.htm</ref>
In June, 2003, he was appointed Music Director of a concert entitled, "A Representation of the New Music Performance Collection." Intended to highlight original compositions by actively working composers, featuring all musical genres since 1970, works for the event were solicited from some of the composers at the 2001 Region III SCI Conference.<ref name="lib_b">http://www.lib.odu.edu/musiclib/newmusic/newmusicconcert/biography.htm</ref>

Between 1998 and 2008, Andrey Kasparov led ''Creo'', Old Dominion University's resident ensemble for [[contemporary classical music|contemporary music]]. The group's final performance in March, 2008, featured the premiere of Andrey Kasparov's landmark composition, ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Tsitsernakabert]]'', for modern dance and five musicians: alto flute, bass/ contrabass flute, violin, percussion, and mezzo-soprano.<ref name="ww2">http://ww2.odu.edu/ao/news/index.php?todo=details&id=9505</ref> Among the participating artists were members of the [http://www.fourfriends.com/secondwind/ Second Wind Dance Company], and mezzo-soprano [[Lisa Relaford Coston]]. Co-choreographed by [[Beverly Cordova Duane]] and [[Christina Yoshida]], the work opened with eight dancers posed in a large circle – inclined toward the circle's centre – in a [[tableau vivant|tableau]] reminiscent of the [[Tsitsernakaberd|eponymous memorial]] to victims of the [[Armenian Genocide]].<ref name="Rutherford_a">Rutherford, Laine M. “Tsitsernakabert: Original piece makes a powerful statement.” ''[[The Virginian-Pilot|Virginian-Pilot]]'' 19 March 2008: E5.</ref> Kasparov had previously worked with the Second Wind Dance Company in 2005, in collaboration with choreographer [[Jelon Vieira]], on ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Iao]]''. An original work for dance, mezzo-soprano and percussion, it incorporated elements of traditional [[Afro-Brazilian]] dance and [[Capoeira]], the [[Brazilian people|Brazilian]] [[martial arts|martial art]].<ref name="Vanhecke">Vanhecke, Sue. “Global Dance Vision lives up to name.” ''Virginian-Pilot'' 13 June 2005: B10.</ref>

Besides his career as a composer and academician, Andrey Kasparov is a noted [[music artist (occupation)|recording artist]] and concert [[pianist]], whose [[#Selected Discography|discography]] encompasses several prominent record labels. Since 2009, he has shared the Artistic Directorship of the [http://www.ncconsort.org/ Norfolk Chamber Consort] with wife and fellow pianist, [http://al.odu.edu/music/directory/lutsyshyn.shtml Oksana Lutsyshyn].<ref name="ncconsort">http://www.ncconsort.org/the-consort.aspx</ref> Together, they are co-founders of the [http://www.artsongupdate.org/Invencia/InvenciaPianoDuo.htm Invencia Piano Duo].

===Work on Béla Bartók===
Beginning in 1994, in conjunction with [[Peter Bartók]] and [[Nelson Dellamaggiore]], Andrey Kasparov began research into editing projects concerning [[Béla Bartók]]'s [[Piano Concerto No. 3 (Bartók)|Piano Concerto No. 3]] and [[Viola Concerto (Bartók)|Viola Concerto]].

Whilst working feverishly to complete his Third Piano Concerto, Bartók's health worsened, eventually forcing him to concede admittance to hospital. Consequently, the last seventeen measures of the score were left in rough sketch. Before entering hospital, however, he gave explicit instructions to his son, Peter, to insert the seventeen bar-lines and double bar at the end; in his haste to complete the work, Béla had already noted the precise ending in his native [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]. Bartók never returned to oversee the Piano Concerto's completion, having succumbed to [[leukemia]] on 26 September, 1945. Final orchestration was eventually executed from the composer's notes by his friend, [[Tibor Serly]]. The Third Piano Concerto was later published in an edition by Serly and [[Erwin Stein]], an editor for ''[[Boosey & Hawkes]]''. The original manuscript, along with numerous others, then became the subject of a protracted legal dispute between a trustee of Bartók's estate, Peter, and Béla's second wife, [[Ditta Pásztory-Bartók]]. The trustee asserted the composer had lost title to his own work in his lifetime, a claim disupted by Peter Bartók. The same trustee also denied Ditta's right to any income from music sales, so long as ownership remained in contest. Throughout the more than 40-years of subsequent wrangling, all of the original manuscripts remained inaccessible. Only with both the trustee's and Ditta's deaths was Peter able to gain full possession of his father's documents, and begin the long-overdue process of editing. It was at this time the Viola Concerto, presumed lost, was rediscovered, amongst the possessions of the deceased trustee.<ref name="KasparovAndrey">Kasparov, Andrey. “Third Piano Concerto in the Revised 1994 Edition: Newly Discovered Corrections by the Composer.” ''Hungarian Music Quarterly'' 11, Nos. 3-4 (2000): 2-11.</ref>

Peter Bartók's intent, in association with Nelson Dellamaggiore, was to re-print and revise past editions of both scores, to eradicate the many printed errors identified but never corrected by his father. Although few in number, actual changes made to the Piano Concerto affected the pitch content, pedalling and tempos of several key passages. Overall, revisions fall into five categories:<ref name="KasparovAndrey" />

:# Pencil markings by the composer in the final manuscript, not reproduced in the final photo-reproduction.
:# Revisions based on initial sketches by Béla Bartók.
:# Suggestions by editors and musicians involved in past performances of the Concerto.
:# Typographical errors.
:# Errors in the printed piano part, appearing only in the two-piano reduction of the score.

The revised editions of both the two-piano reduction and the orchestral score of the Piano Concerto No. 3 are now available from ''Boosey & Hawkes''.<ref>http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Piano-Concerto-No-3-full-score/625953</ref><ref>http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Piano-Concerto-No-3-two-piano-reduction-ed-Seiber/602214</ref>

In 1994 Andrey Kasparov was soloist with the [http://www.thecip.org/ Columbus Indiana Philharmonic] (formerly Columbus Pro Musica)<ref>http://www.thecip.org/about-us/columbus-indiana-philharmonic-history/</ref> in the world premiere of the revised edition of Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3. According to conductor [http://www.thecip.org/about-us/david-bowden-music-director/ David Bowden], and Peter Bartók, who was in attendance,

::“These changes generally make the piano part more accessible or clarify questions of chordal structure....”<ref>Sluder, Claude K. “Revised Bartok composition highlights Pro Musica concert.” [[The Republic (Columbus)|''The Republic'']] 16 February, 1994.</ref>

===Work on Florent Schmitt===
In the mid 1990s, during production of their album [[#As Performing Artist|''Hommages Musicaux'']], the Invencia Piano Duo (Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn) was introduced to the catalogue of composer [[Florent Schmitt]]. Intended as a tribute to [[Claude Debussy]] and [[Gabriel Fauré]], the recording featured ''Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy'' and ''Hommage à Gabriel Fauré''. Within each of these cycles was contained one of Schmitt's works for piano. The pianists were,

::“...captivated by the richness of Schmitt’s multi-layered harmonies and textures, as well as the vitality of the rhythmic structures in the music.”<ref name="florentschmitt_b">http://florentschmitt.com/2013/02/05/duo-pianists-kasparov-and-lutsyshyn-talk-about-their-new-florent-schmitt-recording-project/</ref>

Andrey Kasparov's dedication to Florent Schmitt’s duo-piano music, in collaboration with Oksana Lutsyshyn, culminated in the release of four CDs by [[Naxos Records]] on its [http://www.naxos.com/labels/grandpiano-cd.htm Grand Piano] series.<ref name="florentschmitt_a">http://florentschmitt.com/2012/09/13/get-ready-for-florent-schmitts-duo-piano-repertoire-all-four-cds-worth/</ref>

Issued in 2012, [[#As Performing Artist|Volume 1]] contains Schmitt’s ''Trois rapsodies'', Op. 53, and a first-ever recording of Schmitt’s ''Sept pièces'', Op. 15, composed in 1899. The album concludes with a previously unpublished work, ''Rhapsodie parisienne''.<ref name="florentschmitt_a" /> Composed in 1900, it is one of two unpublished duets by Schmitt. According to Dr. Kasparov, pencil notations in the score indicate the composer intended it for later orchestration.<ref name="florentschmitt_b" /> Special permission to record ''Rhapsodie parisienne'' was granted by Mme. Annie Schmitt, granddaughter of Florent.<ref name="florentschmitt_a" />

==Awards==
* Third Prize, All-[[Soviet Union|USSR]] Composition Competition (1985).<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina" />
* Second Prize, All-USSR Composition Competition (1987).<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina" />
* Second Prize, [http://english.prokofiev-competition.com/ Prokofiev International Composers Competition] (1997).<ref name="IgnatievaMariam" />
* [[Albert Roussel]] Prize, [http://www.oci-piano.com/html/ Orléans International Piano Competition] for 20th-Century Music (1998).<ref name="oci-piano">http://www.oci-piano.com/html/index.php?arbo=1&page=51</ref>
* Prize-Winner, [http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeeewvp/contemporaryrecordsociety/index.html Contemporary Record Society] National Competition for Composers.<ref>http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeeewvp/contemporaryrecordsociety/id15.html</ref>

==Noteworthy Compositions==
* ''[[Toccata]]'' for piano.<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina" /><ref>Kasparov, Andrey. “Toccata.“ ''Piano Works by Soviet Composers, Vol. 2.'' Moscow: Muzyka, 1989. 27-40.</ref><ref name="vmm/63">http://gdv.home.xs4all.nl/vmm/63.html</ref><ref name="crs/id32">http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeeewvp/contemporaryrecordsociety/id32.html</ref>
* Piano Sonata No. 2.<ref>Kasparov, Andrey. ''Piano Sonata No. 2''. Moscow: Kompozitor Publishing, 2000.</ref><ref name="ksanti" /><ref name="vmm/65">http://gdv.home.xs4all.nl/vmm/65.html</ref>
* ''Six [[Aphorisms]]'' for flute, violin and cello.<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina" />
* ''Michal'' for solo clarinet.<ref name="lib" /><ref name="KasparovAndrey_a">Kasparov, Andrey. “Michal.” ''SCI Journal of Music Scores'' 33 (2002): 5-11.</ref><ref name="umka">http://umka.com/eng/catalogue/modern-avantgard/chamber-ensemble-new-music-in-ukraine-webern-shchetynskyi-kasparov-mirzoev-meder-kagel-runc.html</ref>
* ''[[Perestroika]]'' for orchestra.<ref name="vmm/84">http://gdv.home.xs4all.nl/vmm/84.html</ref>
* ''[[Tsitsernakaberd|Tsitsernakabert]]'' for modern dance and five musicians: alto flute, bass/ contrabass flute, violin, percussion, and mezzo-soprano.<ref name="ww2a">http://ww2.odu.edu/apps/calendar/index.php?todo=details&id=9417</ref><ref name="Rutherford_a" />
:::Reflective of the composer's [[Armenians|Armenian]] heritage, the work was inspired by the [[Tsitsernakaberd|memorial of the same name]]: dedicated to the victims of the [[Armenian Genocide]], the collective atrocities – committed during [[World War I#Ottoman Empire|WWI]] by the [[Ottoman Empire]] – against [[Turkey]]'s Armenian population.<ref name="Rutherford_b">Rutherford, Laine M. “Composer and troupe pay tribute to Armenia.” ''Virginian-Pilot'' 15 March 2008: E5.</ref> Situated in [[Yerevan]], capital of [[Armenia]], the monument was designed by the architects [[Sashur Kalashyan]] and [[Arthur Tarkhanyan]].<ref name="genocide-museum">http://www.genocide-museum.am/eng/Description_and_history.php</ref>
* ''Iao'' for dance, mezzo-soprano and percussion.<ref name="Vanhecke" />
* ''Fantasy on [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] Chorales'' for [[piano four hands]].<ref>http://cvnc.org/article.cfm?articleId=5715</ref><ref name="elonpendulum">http://www.elonpendulum.com/2012/09/review-piano-duo-moves-with-the-music/</ref>

==Selected Discography==
===As Composer===
* [http://gdv.home.xs4all.nl/vmm/ Vienna Modern Masters]:
** On and Off the Keys: Music for Solo Instruments and Small Ensemble (Distinguished Performers Series IV)<ref name="vmm/65" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, Piano Sonata No. 2
:* Twentieth Century Classics: Music for Piano and Strings (Distinguished Performers Series III)<ref name="vmm/63" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, ''[[Toccata]]'' for piano
:* Music from Six Continents (1999 Series)<ref name="vmm/84" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, ''[[Perestroika]]'' for orchestra

* [http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeeewvp/contemporaryrecordsociety/index.html Contemporary Record Society]:
:* Four Paintings: Contemporary American Composers<ref name="crs/id32" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, ''Toccata'' for piano

* [http://www.atlantic-records.com.ua/ Atlantic Music Artist Agency]:
:* New Music in Ukraine (4)<ref name="umka" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, ''Michal'' for solo clarinet

===As Performing Artist===
* [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16033384/CIP-CDs/CIP-CD.html Columbus Indiana Philharmonic]:
** Rachmaninoff by Kasparov (9 October, 2004)<ref>http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16033384/CIP-CDs/CIP-CD.html</ref>
:::* [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18]]
:::* Sergei Rachmaninoff/ [[Franz Behr]], [[Polka de W.R.|Polka on a Theme of W.R., Op. 303]] (Encore)

* [[Albany Records]]:
** ''Hommages Musicaux''<ref name="albanyrecords">http://www.albanyrecords.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY922</ref><ref name="artsongupdate">http://www.artsongupdate.org/Invencia/InvenciaPianoDuo.htm</ref> ([http://www.artsongupdate.org/Invencia/InvenciaPianoDuo.htm Invencia Piano Duo])
:::Two collections of compositions honouring the memories of [[Claude Debussy]] and [[Gabriel Fauré]]:
:::* ''Tombeau de Claude Debussy''
:::# [[Paul Dukas]], ''La plainte, au loin, du faune''
:::# [[Albert Roussel]], ''L'Accueil des Muses''
:::# [[Gian Francesco Malipiero]], ''A Claudio Debussy''
:::# [[Eugene Goossens]], ''Hommage à Debussy''
:::# [[Béla Bartók]], Improvisation on a [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] Peasant Song
:::# [[Florent Schmitt]], ''Et Pan, au fond des blés lunaires, s'accouda''
:::# [[Igor Stravinsky]], ''Fragment des Symphonies pour instruments à vent à la mémoire de C.A. Debussy''
:::# [[Maurice Ravel]], ''Duo pour Violine et Violoncelle''
:::# [[Manuel de Falla]], ''Homenaja''
:::# [[Erik Satie]], ''Que me font ses vallon''
:::* ''Hommage à Gabriel Fauré'', Seven Pieces on the Name of Fauré (''Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré'')
:::# Maurice Ravel
:::# [[George Enescu]]
:::# [[Louis Aubert]]
:::# Florent Schmitt
:::# [[Charles Koechlin]]
:::# [[Paul Ladmirault]]
:::# [[Jean Roger-Ducasse]]
:* ''Ignis Fatuus''<ref name="albanyrecords_a">http://www.albanyrecords.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY1112</ref><ref name="artsongupdate" /> (Invencia Piano Duo)
:::Works by [[Adolphus Hailstork]]:
:::# Two Scherzos<ref name="presser">http://www.presser.com/marketing/keyboard/keyboard.htm</ref>
:::# Trio Sonata
:::# ''Ignis Fatuus''
:::# Eight Variations on ''[[Shalom#In expressions|Shalom Chaverim]]''
:::# Piano Sonata No. 2<ref name="presser" />
:::# Sonata for Two Pianos

* [[Naxos Records]]:
** Florent Schmitt: Complete Original Works for [[Piano Duet|Piano Duet and Duo]] – Vol. 1<ref name="florentschmitt_a" /><ref>http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=GP621</ref><ref>http://www.naxos.com/ecard/grandpiano/GP621/</ref> (Invencia Piano Duo)
:::# ''Trois rapsodies'', Op. 53
:::# ''Sept pièces'', Op. 15
:::# ''Rhapsodie parisienne''
:* Florent Schmitt: Complete Original Works for Piano Duet and Duo – Vol. 2<ref name="florentschmitt_b" /><ref>http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=GP622</ref><ref>http://www.naxos.com/ecard/grandpiano/GP622/</ref> (Invencia Piano Duo)
:::# ''Sur cinq notes'', Op. 34
:::# ''Reflets d'Allemagne'', Op. 28
:::# 8 Easy Pieces, Op. 41

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'''Andrey Rafailovich Kasparov''' (April 6, 1966, [[Baku]], former [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Azerbaijan SSR]]) [[Armenians|Armenian]]-[[Americans|American]] [[pianist]], [[composer]] and [[academician]], holding both American and [[Russians|Russian]] citizenship.

==Biography==
===Early Life and Education===
'''Andrey Kasparov''' was born in the city of [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]], to a family of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent. He began his musical studies at the age of six. At fifteen, he moved to [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], where he later entered the [[Moscow Conservatory|Moscow State Conservatory]], graduating with honors in [[Musical Composition|Music Composition]] and [[Piano]], in 1989 and 1990, respectively.<ref name="al">http://al.odu.edu/music/directory/kasparov.shtml</ref><ref name="odu">http://www.odu.edu/directory/people/a/akasparo</ref> Early studies in [[harmony]] and [[counterpoint]] were with Dr. [[Yuri Kholopov]]. Among his keyboard instructors were [[Nina Emelianova]], [http://www.bunin.de/ Vladimir Bunin], [[Sergei Dizhur]], [http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/chopin/persons/detail/id/2860 Dmitri Sakharov] and [[Victor Merzhanov]]. His composition studies began with [[Tatyana Chudova]] and [[Tikhon Khrennikov]], before transitioning to the independent studio of [[Alexandr Chaikovsky]].<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina_a">Vlasova, Ekaterina. “A Word About the Young, A Word to the Young: Desiring the Obsession with Ideas.” ''Sovetskaya Muzyka'' 11 (1989): 21.</ref> As an aspirant composer in the former [[Soviet Union]], he was awarded a Third Prize (1985) for his ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Toccata]]'' for piano, and a Second Prize (1987) for his ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Six Aphorisms]]'' for flute, violin and cello, at the All-[[Soviet Union|USSR]] Composition Competition.<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina">Vlasova, Ekaterina. “At the Editorial Office Piano....” ''Sovetskaya Muzyka'' 8 (1990): 40.</ref>
Kasparov pursued subsequent doctoral studies in composition at the [[Jacobs School of Music]], [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University at Bloomington]], [[Indiana]], with [[Claude Baker]], [[Wayne Peterson]], [[Harvey Sollberger]] and [[Eugene O'Brien (composer)|Eugene O'Brien]]; conducting instructor, [[Thomas Baldner]]. He also participated in Courses for New Music in 1996, in [[Darmstadt]], [[Germany]].<ref name="lib_a">http://www.lib.odu.edu/musiclib/contemporarymusic/kasparov/biography.htm</ref> In 1997 he was awarded Second Prize at the [http://english.prokofiev-competition.com/ Prokofiev International Composers Competition]<ref name="IgnatievaMariam">Ignatieva, Mariam. “Following Prokofiev's Behests” [[Kultura (newspaper)|''Kultura'']] 10 April 1997, No. 14: 2.</ref> for his [[#Noteworthy Compositions|Piano Sonata No. 2]], a work on two contrasting [[twelve-tone technique|twelve-tone]] rows.<ref name="ksanti">http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/reviews/keys.html</ref> Kasparov earned his [[Doctor of Music|D.M.]] in Music Composition from Indiana University in 1999.<ref name="odu" />

===Professional Career===
Presently, Dr. Kasparov serves as [[Associate professor#Tenured and tenure-track positions|Associate Professor]] of Music at [[Old Dominion University]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], where he teaches undergraduate and graduate Music Composition, Piano, all levels of undergraduate [[Music Theory]], and the [[contemporary classical music|New Music]] Ensemble.<ref name="al" /> At Old Dominion University, Kasparov participated in the 2001 Region III [http://www.societyofcomposers.org/ Society of Composers, Inc.] (SCI), Conference. Among the works showcased at the event was his piece for solo clarinet, ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Michal]]''.<ref name="lib">http://www.lib.odu.edu/musiclib/newmusic/sci/biography.htm</ref>
In June, 2003, he was appointed Music Director of a concert entitled, "A Representation of the New Music Performance Collection." Intended to highlight original compositions by actively working composers, featuring all musical genres since 1970, works for the event were solicited from some of the composers at the 2001 Region III SCI Conference.<ref name="lib_b">http://www.lib.odu.edu/musiclib/newmusic/newmusicconcert/biography.htm</ref>

Between 1998 and 2008, Andrey Kasparov led ''Creo'', Old Dominion University's resident ensemble for [[contemporary classical music|contemporary music]]. The group's final performance in March, 2008, featured the premiere of Andrey Kasparov's landmark composition, ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Tsitsernakabert]]'', for modern dance and five musicians: alto flute, bass/ contrabass flute, violin, percussion, and mezzo-soprano.<ref name="ww2">http://ww2.odu.edu/ao/news/index.php?todo=details&id=9505</ref> Among the participating artists were members of the [http://www.fourfriends.com/secondwind/ Second Wind Dance Company], and mezzo-soprano [[Lisa Relaford Coston]]. Co-choreographed by [[Beverly Cordova Duane]] and [[Christina Yoshida]], the work opened with eight dancers posed in a large circle – inclined toward the circle's centre – in a [[tableau vivant|tableau]] reminiscent of the [[Tsitsernakaberd|eponymous memorial]] to victims of the [[Armenian Genocide]].<ref name="Rutherford_a">Rutherford, Laine M. “Tsitsernakabert: Original piece makes a powerful statement.” ''[[The Virginian-Pilot|Virginian-Pilot]]'' 19 March 2008: E5.</ref> Kasparov had previously worked with the Second Wind Dance Company in 2005, in collaboration with choreographer [[Jelon Vieira]], on ''[[#Noteworthy Compositions|Iao]]''. An original work for dance, mezzo-soprano and percussion, it incorporated elements of traditional [[Afro-Brazilian]] dance and [[Capoeira]], the [[Brazilian people|Brazilian]] [[martial arts|martial art]].<ref name="Vanhecke">Vanhecke, Sue. “Global Dance Vision lives up to name.” ''Virginian-Pilot'' 13 June 2005: B10.</ref>

Besides his career as a composer and academician, Andrey Kasparov is a noted [[music artist (occupation)|recording artist]] and concert [[pianist]], whose [[#Selected Discography|discography]] encompasses several prominent record labels. Since 2009, he has shared the Artistic Directorship of the [http://www.ncconsort.org/ Norfolk Chamber Consort] with wife and fellow pianist, [http://al.odu.edu/music/directory/lutsyshyn.shtml Oksana Lutsyshyn].<ref name="ncconsort">http://www.ncconsort.org/the-consort.aspx</ref> Together, they are co-founders of the [http://www.artsongupdate.org/Invencia/InvenciaPianoDuo.htm Invencia Piano Duo].

===Work on Béla Bartók===
Beginning in 1994, in conjunction with [[Peter Bartók]] and [[Nelson Dellamaggiore]], Andrey Kasparov began research into editing projects concerning [[Béla Bartók]]'s [[Piano Concerto No. 3 (Bartók)|Piano Concerto No. 3]] and [[Viola Concerto (Bartók)|Viola Concerto]].

Whilst working feverishly to complete his Third Piano Concerto, Bartók's health worsened, eventually forcing him to concede admittance to hospital. Consequently, the last seventeen measures of the score were left in rough sketch. Before entering hospital, however, he gave explicit instructions to his son, Peter, to insert the seventeen bar-lines and double bar at the end; in his haste to complete the work, Béla had already noted the precise ending in his native [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]. Bartók never returned to oversee the Piano Concerto's completion, having succumbed to [[leukemia]] on 26 September, 1945. Final orchestration was eventually executed from the composer's notes by his friend, [[Tibor Serly]]. The Third Piano Concerto was later published in an edition by Serly and [[Erwin Stein]], an editor for ''[[Boosey & Hawkes]]''. The original manuscript, along with numerous others, then became the subject of a protracted legal dispute between a trustee of Bartók's estate, Peter, and Béla's second wife, [[Ditta Pásztory-Bartók]]. The trustee asserted the composer had lost title to his own work in his lifetime, a claim disupted by Peter Bartók. The same trustee also denied Ditta's right to any income from music sales, so long as ownership remained in contest. Throughout the more than 40-years of subsequent wrangling, all of the original manuscripts remained inaccessible. Only with both the trustee's and Ditta's deaths was Peter able to gain full possession of his father's documents, and begin the long-overdue process of editing. It was at this time the Viola Concerto, presumed lost, was rediscovered, amongst the possessions of the deceased trustee.<ref name="KasparovAndrey">Kasparov, Andrey. “Third Piano Concerto in the Revised 1994 Edition: Newly Discovered Corrections by the Composer.” ''Hungarian Music Quarterly'' 11, Nos. 3-4 (2000): 2-11.</ref>

Peter Bartók's intent, in association with Nelson Dellamaggiore, was to re-print and revise past editions of both scores, to eradicate the many printed errors identified but never corrected by his father. Although few in number, actual changes made to the Piano Concerto affected the pitch content, pedalling and tempos of several key passages. Overall, revisions fall into five categories:<ref name="KasparovAndrey" />

:# Pencil markings by the composer in the final manuscript, not reproduced in the final photo-reproduction.
:# Revisions based on initial sketches by Béla Bartók.
:# Suggestions by editors and musicians involved in past performances of the Concerto.
:# Typographical errors.
:# Errors in the printed piano part, appearing only in the two-piano reduction of the score.

The revised editions of both the two-piano reduction and the orchestral score of the Piano Concerto No. 3 are now available from ''Boosey & Hawkes''.<ref>http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Piano-Concerto-No-3-full-score/625953</ref><ref>http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Piano-Concerto-No-3-two-piano-reduction-ed-Seiber/602214</ref>

In 1994 Andrey Kasparov was soloist with the [http://www.thecip.org/ Columbus Indiana Philharmonic] (formerly Columbus Pro Musica)<ref>http://www.thecip.org/about-us/columbus-indiana-philharmonic-history/</ref> in the world premiere of the revised edition of Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3. According to conductor [http://www.thecip.org/about-us/david-bowden-music-director/ David Bowden], and Peter Bartók, who was in attendance,

::“These changes generally make the piano part more accessible or clarify questions of chordal structure....”<ref>Sluder, Claude K. “Revised Bartok composition highlights Pro Musica concert.” [[The Republic (Columbus)|''The Republic'']] 16 February, 1994.</ref>

===Work on Florent Schmitt===
In the mid 1990s, during production of their album [[#As Performing Artist|''Hommages Musicaux'']], the Invencia Piano Duo (Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn) was introduced to the catalogue of composer [[Florent Schmitt]]. Intended as a tribute to [[Claude Debussy]] and [[Gabriel Fauré]], the recording featured ''Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy'' and ''Hommage à Gabriel Fauré''. Within each of these cycles was contained one of Schmitt's works for piano. The pianists were,

::“...captivated by the richness of Schmitt’s multi-layered harmonies and textures, as well as the vitality of the rhythmic structures in the music.”<ref name="florentschmitt_b">http://florentschmitt.com/2013/02/05/duo-pianists-kasparov-and-lutsyshyn-talk-about-their-new-florent-schmitt-recording-project/</ref>

Andrey Kasparov's dedication to Florent Schmitt’s duo-piano music, in collaboration with Oksana Lutsyshyn, culminated in the release of four CDs by [[Naxos Records]] on its [http://www.naxos.com/labels/grandpiano-cd.htm Grand Piano] series.<ref name="florentschmitt_a">http://florentschmitt.com/2012/09/13/get-ready-for-florent-schmitts-duo-piano-repertoire-all-four-cds-worth/</ref>

Issued in 2012, [[#As Performing Artist|Volume 1]] contains Schmitt’s ''Trois rapsodies'', Op. 53, and a first-ever recording of Schmitt’s ''Sept pièces'', Op. 15, composed in 1899. The album concludes with a previously unpublished work, ''Rhapsodie parisienne''.<ref name="florentschmitt_a" /> Composed in 1900, it is one of two unpublished duets by Schmitt. According to Dr. Kasparov, pencil notations in the score indicate the composer intended it for later orchestration.<ref name="florentschmitt_b" /> Special permission to record ''Rhapsodie parisienne'' was granted by Mme. Annie Schmitt, granddaughter of Florent.<ref name="florentschmitt_a" />

==Awards==
* Third Prize, All-[[Soviet Union|USSR]] Composition Competition (1985).<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina" />
* Second Prize, All-USSR Composition Competition (1987).<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina" />
* Second Prize, [http://english.prokofiev-competition.com/ Prokofiev International Composers Competition] (1997).<ref name="IgnatievaMariam" />
* [[Albert Roussel]] Prize, [http://www.oci-piano.com/html/ Orléans International Piano Competition] for 20th-Century Music (1998).<ref name="oci-piano">http://www.oci-piano.com/html/index.php?arbo=1&page=51</ref>
* Prize-Winner, [http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeeewvp/contemporaryrecordsociety/index.html Contemporary Record Society] National Competition for Composers.<ref>http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeeewvp/contemporaryrecordsociety/id15.html</ref>

==Noteworthy Compositions==
* ''[[Toccata]]'' for piano.<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina" /><ref>Kasparov, Andrey. “Toccata.“ ''Piano Works by Soviet Composers, Vol. 2.'' Moscow: Muzyka, 1989. 27-40.</ref><ref name="vmm/63">http://gdv.home.xs4all.nl/vmm/63.html</ref><ref name="crs/id32">http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeeewvp/contemporaryrecordsociety/id32.html</ref>
* Piano Sonata No. 2.<ref>Kasparov, Andrey. ''Piano Sonata No. 2''. Moscow: Kompozitor Publishing, 2000.</ref><ref name="ksanti" /><ref name="vmm/65">http://gdv.home.xs4all.nl/vmm/65.html</ref>
* ''Six [[Aphorisms]]'' for flute, violin and cello.<ref name="VlasovaEkaterina" />
* ''Michal'' for solo clarinet.<ref name="lib" /><ref name="KasparovAndrey_a">Kasparov, Andrey. “Michal.” ''SCI Journal of Music Scores'' 33 (2002): 5-11.</ref><ref name="umka">http://umka.com/eng/catalogue/modern-avantgard/chamber-ensemble-new-music-in-ukraine-webern-shchetynskyi-kasparov-mirzoev-meder-kagel-runc.html</ref>
* ''[[Perestroika]]'' for orchestra.<ref name="vmm/84">http://gdv.home.xs4all.nl/vmm/84.html</ref>
* ''[[Tsitsernakaberd|Tsitsernakabert]]'' for modern dance and five musicians: alto flute, bass/ contrabass flute, violin, percussion, and mezzo-soprano.<ref name="ww2a">http://ww2.odu.edu/apps/calendar/index.php?todo=details&id=9417</ref><ref name="Rutherford_a" />
:::Reflective of the composer's [[Armenians|Armenian]] heritage, the work was inspired by the [[Tsitsernakaberd|memorial of the same name]]: dedicated to the victims of the [[Armenian Genocide]], the collective atrocities – committed during [[World War I#Ottoman Empire|WWI]] by the [[Ottoman Empire]] – against [[Turkey]]'s Armenian population.<ref name="Rutherford_b">Rutherford, Laine M. “Composer and troupe pay tribute to Armenia.” ''Virginian-Pilot'' 15 March 2008: E5.</ref> Situated in [[Yerevan]], capital of [[Armenia]], the monument was designed by the architects [[Sashur Kalashyan]] and [[Arthur Tarkhanyan]].<ref name="genocide-museum">http://www.genocide-museum.am/eng/Description_and_history.php</ref>
* ''Iao'' for dance, mezzo-soprano and percussion.<ref name="Vanhecke" />
* ''Fantasy on [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] Chorales'' for [[piano four hands]].<ref>http://cvnc.org/article.cfm?articleId=5715</ref><ref name="elonpendulum">http://www.elonpendulum.com/2012/09/review-piano-duo-moves-with-the-music/</ref>

==Selected Discography==
===As Composer===
* [http://gdv.home.xs4all.nl/vmm/ Vienna Modern Masters]:
** On and Off the Keys: Music for Solo Instruments and Small Ensemble (Distinguished Performers Series IV)<ref name="vmm/65" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, Piano Sonata No. 2
:* Twentieth Century Classics: Music for Piano and Strings (Distinguished Performers Series III)<ref name="vmm/63" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, ''[[Toccata]]'' for piano
:* Music from Six Continents (1999 Series)<ref name="vmm/84" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, ''[[Perestroika]]'' for orchestra

* [http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeeewvp/contemporaryrecordsociety/index.html Contemporary Record Society]:
:* Four Paintings: Contemporary American Composers<ref name="crs/id32" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, ''Toccata'' for piano

* [http://www.atlantic-records.com.ua/ Atlantic Music Artist Agency]:
:* New Music in Ukraine (4)<ref name="umka" />
:::* Andrey Kasparov, ''Michal'' for solo clarinet

===As Performing Artist===
* [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16033384/CIP-CDs/CIP-CD.html Columbus Indiana Philharmonic]:
** Rachmaninoff by Kasparov (9 October, 2004)<ref>http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16033384/CIP-CDs/CIP-CD.html</ref>
:::* [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18]]
:::* Sergei Rachmaninoff/ [[Franz Behr]], [[Polka de W.R.|Polka on a Theme of W.R., Op. 303]] (Encore)

* [[Albany Records]]:
** ''Hommages Musicaux''<ref name="albanyrecords">http://www.albanyrecords.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY922</ref><ref name="artsongupdate">http://www.artsongupdate.org/Invencia/InvenciaPianoDuo.htm</ref> ([http://www.artsongupdate.org/Invencia/InvenciaPianoDuo.htm Invencia Piano Duo])
:::Two collections of compositions honouring the memories of [[Claude Debussy]] and [[Gabriel Fauré]]:
:::* ''Tombeau de Claude Debussy''
:::# [[Paul Dukas]], ''La plainte, au loin, du faune''
:::# [[Albert Roussel]], ''L'Accueil des Muses''
:::# [[Gian Francesco Malipiero]], ''A Claudio Debussy''
:::# [[Eugene Goossens]], ''Hommage à Debussy''
:::# [[Béla Bartók]], Improvisation on a [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] Peasant Song
:::# [[Florent Schmitt]], ''Et Pan, au fond des blés lunaires, s'accouda''
:::# [[Igor Stravinsky]], ''Fragment des Symphonies pour instruments à vent à la mémoire de C.A. Debussy''
:::# [[Maurice Ravel]], ''Duo pour Violine et Violoncelle''
:::# [[Manuel de Falla]], ''Homenaja''
:::# [[Erik Satie]], ''Que me font ses vallon''
:::* ''Hommage à Gabriel Fauré'', Seven Pieces on the Name of Fauré (''Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré'')
:::# Maurice Ravel
:::# [[George Enescu]]
:::# [[Louis Aubert]]
:::# Florent Schmitt
:::# [[Charles Koechlin]]
:::# [[Paul Ladmirault]]
:::# [[Jean Roger-Ducasse]]
:* ''Ignis Fatuus''<ref name="albanyrecords_a">http://www.albanyrecords.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY1112</ref><ref name="artsongupdate" /> (Invencia Piano Duo)
:::Works by [[Adolphus Hailstork]]:
:::# Two Scherzos<ref name="presser">http://www.presser.com/marketing/keyboard/keyboard.htm</ref>
:::# Trio Sonata
:::# ''Ignis Fatuus''
:::# Eight Variations on ''[[Shalom#In expressions|Shalom Chaverim]]''
:::# Piano Sonata No. 2<ref name="presser" />
:::# Sonata for Two Pianos

* [[Naxos Records]]:
** Florent Schmitt: Complete Original Works for [[Piano Duet|Piano Duet and Duo]] – Vol. 1<ref name="florentschmitt_a" /><ref>http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=GP621</ref><ref>http://www.naxos.com/ecard/grandpiano/GP621/</ref> (Invencia Piano Duo)
:::# ''Trois rapsodies'', Op. 53
:::# ''Sept pièces'', Op. 15
:::# ''Rhapsodie parisienne''
:* Florent Schmitt: Complete Original Works for Piano Duet and Duo – Vol. 2<ref name="florentschmitt_b" /><ref>http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=GP622</ref><ref>http://www.naxos.com/ecard/grandpiano/GP622/</ref> (Invencia Piano Duo)
:::# ''Sur cinq notes'', Op. 34
:::# ''Reflets d'Allemagne'', Op. 28
:::# 8 Easy Pieces, Op. 41

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'''Jessie Tarbox Beals''' (December 23, 1870 - May 30, 1942) was an [[American]] [[photographer]] and the first published female [[photojournalist]] in the United States. She is best known for her freelance news photographs, particularly of the 1904 [[St. Louis World’s Fair]], and photographs of places such as Bohemian [[Greenwich Village]]. Her trademarks were her self-described “ability to hustle” and her tenacity in overcoming gender barriers in her profession.<ref name="loc">Women Photojournalists: Jessie Tarbox Beals. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/womphotoj/bealsessay.html</ref>

==Early Life==

Beals was born Jessie Richmond Tarbox on December 23, 1870, in Hamilton, Ontario, the youngest child of John Nathaniel Tarbox and Marie Antoinette Bassett. John Tarbox was a sewing machine manufacturer, and his partnership with the largest sewing machine company in Canada made the Tarbox family wealthy. When Beals was seven, however, her father lost all of his savings in a bad investment and began drinking heavily. He eventually left home at the insistence of Beals’s mother, who then embroidered and sold some of the family’s belongings to keep the family income going.<ref name="Alland" />

Beals was a “bright and precocious child” and did well in school.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 17 </ref> At age fourteen she was admitted to the Collegiate Institute of Ontario, and at seventeen received her teaching certificate. Beals began teaching at a one-room schoolhouse in [[Williamsburg, Massachusetts]], where her brother Paul was also living at the time.

Around this time Beals won a subscription prize camera through the Youth’s Companion magazine.<ref>New York Times (May 31, 1942) “JESSIE BEALS DIES; Photographer, 71. 1942.” New York Times (1923-Current file), http://search.proquest.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/106152921?accountid=11311 (accessed January 10, 2013)</ref> The camera was small and somewhat rudimentary, but Beals began to use it to take photographs of her students and their surroundings. Beals soon bought a higher quality Kodak camera and set up Williamsburg’s first photography studio in front of her house, although photography largely remained her side hobby.

==Career==

In 1893 Beals took a new teaching position in Greenfield, Massachusetts. After a visit to the [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in Chicago that year, Beals’ interest in traveling and photography was sparked. In 1897, Beals married Alfred Tennyson Beals, an Amherst graduate and factory machinist. In 1899, Beals received her first professional assignment when she was asked by the Boston Post to photograph the Massachusetts state prison.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) ''Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer''. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 22</ref> Beals taught Alfred the basics of photography and the couple set out to work as itinerant photographers in 1900, with Alfred as Beals’s darkroom assistant. That year Beals also received her first credit line for her photographs in a publication, the ''Windham County Reformer''.<ref name="loc" />

By 1901, the Beals' funds were depleted and they resettled in Buffalo, New York. Later that year, Beals was hired as a staff photographer by the ''Buffalo Inquirer'' and the ''Courier'', where she worked until 1904.
Photojournalism was physically demanding, often risky work, but Beals could be seen carrying out assignments in her ankle-length dresses and large hats, with her 8-by-10-inch glass plate camera and 50 pounds of equipment in tow. During one assignment for a huge murder trial in Buffalo, Beals broke a rule that forbade photographs of the trial by climbing a tall bookcase to a window to snap a picture of the courtroom before she was detected.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 36</ref>

In 1904 Beals was sent to the opening of the [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition]] in St. Louis, Missouri. There, Beals persuaded officials to give her a late press permit for the pre-exposition, climbed ladders and jumped into a hot air balloon just to get photographs that interested her. She had a different style than most news photographers of the day, focusing on series of pictures that would later be used to write stories, rather than vice versa. Beals's display of her signature “hustle” earned her the position of official Fair photographer for the New York Herald, Leslie’s Weekly and the Tribune, as well as the Fair’s publicity department.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 45</ref> In addition to photographing the various exhibits at the Fair, Beals also captured a candid photograph of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. This initial encounter earned her a special pass to photograph Roosevelt and the [[Rough Riders]] at their reunion in San Antonio, Texas in 1905.

In 1905 Beals opened her own studio on Sixth Avenue in New York City. Beals continued to take on a variety of photograph assignments, ranging from shots of auto races and portraits of society figures, to her well known photographs of Bohemian Greenwich Village and the New York slums.<ref>Hagen, Charles (Sep. 02, 1994) “Village bohemians from another era.” New York Times (1923-Current file), http://search.proquest.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/109376161?accountid=11311 (accessed January 10, 2013)</ref> Over the years Beals also photographed several presidents and celebrities, including Presidents Coolidge, Hoover and Taft; Mark Twain; Edna St. Vincent Millay; and Emily Post.

While Beals' career flourished, her marriage became troubled. In 1911, Beals gave birth to a daughter, Nanette Tarbox Beals, most likely from another relationship.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 71</ref> Beals finally left her husband in 1917, moving to Greenwich Village and opening a new photography studio and gallery in 1920. For a few years Beals juggled working and caring for Nanette, who also suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and was frequently hospitalized. Beals eventually decided to send Nanette to camps and private boarding schools throughout the year. Nanette would later go on to live semi-permanently with one of Beals’ old friends.

==Later Years==

As the number of female photographers increased during the 1920s, Beals shifted her focus to giving public talks and specializing in photographing suburban gardens and estates of wealthy East Coasters. By 1928, she and Nanette moved to California, where Beals photographed Hollywood estates. The Great Depression brought Beals and Nanette back to New York in 1933, where Beals lived and worked in Greenwich Village. Beals gradually fell into poverty, years of lavish living and the effects of the Depression having taken their toll. She died on May 31, 1942 at Bellevue Hospital, at the age of seventy-one.

==Notes==
{{reflist}}


==References==
*Breitbart, Eric. ''A World on Display: Photographs from the St. Louis World's Fair''. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1997

==External Links==
*[http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00048 Papers of Jessie Tarbox Beals, 1866-1989 (inclusive), 1880-1942 (bulk).] [http://radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library Schlesinger Library,] Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
*[http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00047 Photographs, 1896-1941, n.d..] [http://radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library Schlesinger Library,] Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
*[http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/beals/ Guide to the Jessie Tarbox Beals Photograph Collection 1900-1940]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/23/arts/photography-review-a-pioneer-in-a-man-s-world-she-was-tough-enough.html PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; A Pioneer in a Man's World, She Was Tough Enough]
*[http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/first-behind-the-camera-photojournalist-jessie-tarbox-beals/ First behind the camera: Photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals]

Jessie Tarbox Beals

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'''Jessie Tarbox Beals''' (December 23, 1870 - May 30, 1942) was an [[American]] [[photographer]] and the first published female [[photojournalist]] in the United States. She is best known for her freelance news photographs, particularly of the 1904 [[St. Louis World’s Fair]], and photographs of places such as Bohemian [[Greenwich Village]]. Her trademarks were her self-described “ability to hustle” and her tenacity in overcoming gender barriers in her profession.<ref name="loc">Women Photojournalists: Jessie Tarbox Beals. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/womphotoj/bealsessay.html</ref>

==Early Life==

Beals was born Jessie Richmond Tarbox on December 23, 1870, in Hamilton, Ontario, the youngest child of John Nathaniel Tarbox and Marie Antoinette Bassett. John Tarbox was a sewing machine manufacturer, and his partnership with the largest sewing machine company in Canada made the Tarbox family wealthy. When Beals was seven, however, her father lost all of his savings in a bad investment and began drinking heavily. He eventually left home at the insistence of Beals’s mother, who then embroidered and sold some of the family’s belongings to keep the family income going.<ref name="Alland" />

Beals was a “bright and precocious child” and did well in school.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 17 </ref> At age fourteen she was admitted to the Collegiate Institute of Ontario, and at seventeen received her teaching certificate. Beals began teaching at a one-room schoolhouse in [[Williamsburg, Massachusetts]], where her brother Paul was also living at the time.

Around this time Beals won a subscription prize camera through the Youth’s Companion magazine.<ref>New York Times (May 31, 1942) “JESSIE BEALS DIES; Photographer, 71. 1942.” New York Times (1923-Current file), http://search.proquest.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/106152921?accountid=11311 (accessed January 10, 2013)</ref> The camera was small and somewhat rudimentary, but Beals began to use it to take photographs of her students and their surroundings. Beals soon bought a higher quality Kodak camera and set up Williamsburg’s first photography studio in front of her house, although photography largely remained her side hobby.

==Career==

In 1893 Beals took a new teaching position in Greenfield, Massachusetts. After a visit to the [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in Chicago that year, Beals’ interest in traveling and photography was sparked. In 1897, Beals married Alfred Tennyson Beals, an Amherst graduate and factory machinist. In 1899, Beals received her first professional assignment when she was asked by the Boston Post to photograph the Massachusetts state prison.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) ''Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer''. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 22</ref> Beals taught Alfred the basics of photography and the couple set out to work as itinerant photographers in 1900, with Alfred as Beals’s darkroom assistant. That year Beals also received her first credit line for her photographs in a publication, the ''Windham County Reformer''.<ref name="loc" />

By 1901, the Beals' funds were depleted and they resettled in Buffalo, New York. Later that year, Beals was hired as a staff photographer by the ''Buffalo Inquirer'' and the ''Courier'', where she worked until 1904.
Photojournalism was physically demanding, often risky work, but Beals could be seen carrying out assignments in her ankle-length dresses and large hats, with her 8-by-10-inch glass plate camera and 50 pounds of equipment in tow. During one assignment for a huge murder trial in Buffalo, Beals broke a rule that forbade photographs of the trial by climbing a tall bookcase to a window to snap a picture of the courtroom before she was detected.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 36</ref>

In 1904 Beals was sent to the opening of the [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition]] in St. Louis, Missouri. There, Beals persuaded officials to give her a late press permit for the pre-exposition, climbed ladders and jumped into a hot air balloon just to get photographs that interested her. She had a different style than most news photographers of the day, focusing on series of pictures that would later be used to write stories, rather than vice versa. Beals's display of her signature “hustle” earned her the position of official Fair photographer for the New York Herald, Leslie’s Weekly and the Tribune, as well as the Fair’s publicity department.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 45</ref> In addition to photographing the various exhibits at the Fair, Beals also captured a candid photograph of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. This initial encounter earned her a special pass to photograph Roosevelt and the [[Rough Riders]] at their reunion in San Antonio, Texas in 1905.

In 1905 Beals opened her own studio on Sixth Avenue in New York City. Beals continued to take on a variety of photograph assignments, ranging from shots of auto races and portraits of society figures, to her well known photographs of Bohemian Greenwich Village and the New York slums.<ref>Hagen, Charles (Sep. 02, 1994) “Village bohemians from another era.” New York Times (1923-Current file), http://search.proquest.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/109376161?accountid=11311 (accessed January 10, 2013)</ref> Over the years Beals also photographed several presidents and celebrities, including Presidents Coolidge, Hoover and Taft; Mark Twain; Edna St. Vincent Millay; and Emily Post.

While Beals' career flourished, her marriage became troubled. In 1911, Beals gave birth to a daughter, Nanette Tarbox Beals, most likely from another relationship.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 71</ref> Beals finally left her husband in 1917, moving to Greenwich Village and opening a new photography studio and gallery in 1920. For a few years Beals juggled working and caring for Nanette, who also suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and was frequently hospitalized. Beals eventually decided to send Nanette to camps and private boarding schools throughout the year. Nanette would later go on to live semi-permanently with one of Beals’ old friends.

==Later Years==

As the number of female photographers increased during the 1920s, Beals shifted her focus to giving public talks and specializing in photographing suburban gardens and estates of wealthy East Coasters. By 1928, she and Nanette moved to California, where Beals photographed Hollywood estates. The Great Depression brought Beals and Nanette back to New York in 1933, where Beals lived and worked in Greenwich Village. Beals gradually fell into poverty, years of lavish living and the effects of the Depression having taken their toll. She died on May 31, 1942 at Bellevue Hospital, at the age of seventy-one.

==Notes==
{{reflist}}


==References==
*Breitbart, Eric. ''A World on Display: Photographs from the St. Louis World's Fair''. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1997

==External Links==
*[http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00048 Papers of Jessie Tarbox Beals, 1866-1989 (inclusive), 1880-1942 (bulk).] [http://radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library Schlesinger Library,] Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
*[http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00047 Photographs, 1896-1941, n.d..] [http://radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library Schlesinger Library,] Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
*[http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/beals/ Guide to the Jessie Tarbox Beals Photograph Collection 1900-1940]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/23/arts/photography-review-a-pioneer-in-a-man-s-world-she-was-tough-enough.html PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; A Pioneer in a Man's World, She Was Tough Enough]
*[http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/first-behind-the-camera-photojournalist-jessie-tarbox-beals/ First behind the camera: Photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals]

Jessie Tarbox Beals

2013-01-10T21:55:29Z

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'''Jessie Tarbox Beals''' (December 23, 1870 - May 30, 1942) was an [[American]] [[photographer]] and the first published female [[photojournalist]] in the United States. She is best known for her freelance news photographs, particularly of the 1904 [[St. Louis World’s Fair]], and photographs of places such as Bohemian [[Greenwich Village]]. Her trademarks were her self-described “ability to hustle” and her tenacity in overcoming gender barriers in her profession.<ref name="loc">Women Photojournalists: Jessie Tarbox Beals. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/womphotoj/bealsessay.html</ref>

==Early Life==

Beals was born Jessie Richmond Tarbox on December 23, 1870, in Hamilton, Ontario, the youngest child of John Nathaniel Tarbox and Marie Antoinette Bassett. John Tarbox was a sewing machine manufacturer, and his partnership with the largest sewing machine company in Canada made the Tarbox family wealthy. When Beals was seven, however, her father lost all of his savings in a bad investment and began drinking heavily. He eventually left home at the insistence of Beals’s mother, who then embroidered and sold some of the family’s belongings to keep the family income going.<ref name="Alland" />

Beals was a “bright and precocious child” and did well in school.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 17 </ref> At age fourteen she was admitted to the Collegiate Institute of Ontario, and at seventeen received her teaching certificate. Beals began teaching at a one-room schoolhouse in [[Williamsburg, Massachusetts]], where her brother Paul was also living at the time.

Around this time Beals won a subscription prize camera through the Youth’s Companion magazine.<ref>New York Times (May 31, 1942) “JESSIE BEALS DIES; Photographer, 71. 1942.” New York Times (1923-Current file), http://search.proquest.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/106152921?accountid=11311 (accessed January 10, 2013)</ref> The camera was small and somewhat rudimentary, but Beals began to use it to take photographs of her students and their surroundings. Beals soon bought a higher quality Kodak camera and set up Williamsburg’s first photography studio in front of her house, although photography largely remained her side hobby.

==Career==

In 1893 Beals took a new teaching position in Greenfield, Massachusetts. After a visit to the [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in Chicago that year, Beals’ interest in traveling and photography was sparked. In 1897, Beals married Alfred Tennyson Beals, an Amherst graduate and factory machinist. In 1899, Beals received her first professional assignment when she was asked by the Boston Post to photograph the Massachusetts state prison.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) ''Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer''. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 22</ref> Beals taught Alfred the basics of photography and the couple set out to work as itinerant photographers in 1900, with Alfred as Beals’s darkroom assistant. That year Beals also received her first credit line for her photographs in a publication, the ''Windham County Reformer''.<ref name="loc" />

By 1901, the Beals' funds were depleted and they resettled in Buffalo, New York. Later that year, Beals was hired as a staff photographer by the ''Buffalo Inquirer'' and the ''Courier'', where she worked until 1904.
Photojournalism was physically demanding, often risky work, but Beals could be seen carrying out assignments in her ankle-length dresses and large hats, with her 8-by-10-inch glass plate camera and 50 pounds of equipment in tow. During one assignment for a huge murder trial in Buffalo, Beals broke a rule that forbade photographs of the trial by climbing a tall bookcase to a window to snap a picture of the courtroom before she was detected.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 36</ref>

In 1904 Beals was sent to the opening of the [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition]] in St. Louis, Missouri. There, Beals persuaded officials to give her a late press permit for the pre-exposition, climbed ladders and jumped into a hot air balloon just to get photographs that interested her. She had a different style than most news photographers of the day, focusing on series of pictures that would later be used to write stories, rather than vice versa. Beals's display of her signature “hustle” earned her the position of official Fair photographer for the New York Herald, Leslie’s Weekly and the Tribune, as well as the Fair’s publicity department.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 45</ref> In addition to photographing the various exhibits at the Fair, Beals also captured a candid photograph of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. This initial encounter earned her a special pass to photograph Roosevelt and the [[Rough Riders]] at their reunion in San Antonio, Texas in 1905.

In 1905 Beals opened her own studio on Sixth Avenue in New York City. Beals continued to take on a variety of photograph assignments, ranging from shots of auto races and portraits of society figures, to her well known photographs of Bohemian Greenwich Village and the New York slums.<ref>Hagen, Charles (Sep. 02, 1994) “Village bohemians from another era.” New York Times (1923-Current file), http://search.proquest.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/109376161?accountid=11311 (accessed January 10, 2013)</ref> Over the years Beals also photographed several presidents and celebrities, including Presidents Coolidge, Hoover and Taft; Mark Twain; Edna St. Vincent Millay; and Emily Post.

While Beals' career flourished, her marriage became troubled. In 1911, Beals gave birth to a daughter, Nanette Tarbox Beals, most likely from another relationship.<ref name="Alland">Alland, Alexander, Sr. (1978) Jessie Tarbox Beals: First Woman News Photographer. New York: Camera/Graphic Press Ltd., 71</ref> Beals finally left her husband in 1917, moving to Greenwich Village and opening a new photography studio and gallery in 1920. For a few years Beals juggled working and caring for Nanette, who also suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and was frequently hospitalized. Beals eventually decided to send Nanette to camps and private boarding schools throughout the year. Nanette would later go on to live semi-permanently with one of Beals’ old friends.

==Later Years==

As the number of female photographers increased during the 1920s, Beals shifted her focus to giving public talks and specializing in photographing suburban gardens and estates of wealthy East Coasters. By 1928, she and Nanette moved to California, where Beals photographed Hollywood estates. The Great Depression brought Beals and Nanette back to New York in 1933, where Beals lived and worked in Greenwich Village. Beals gradually fell into poverty, years of lavish living and the effects of the Depression having taken their toll. She died on May 31, 1942 at Bellevue Hospital, at the age of seventy-one.

==Notes==
{{reflist}}


==References==
*Breitbart, Eric. ''A World on Display: Photographs from the St. Louis World's Fair''. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1997

==External Links==
*[http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00048 Papers of Jessie Tarbox Beals, 1866-1989 (inclusive), 1880-1942 (bulk).] [http://radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library Schlesinger Library,] Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
*[http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00047 Photographs, 1896-1941, n.d..] [http://radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library Schlesinger Library,] Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
*[http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/beals/ Guide to the Jessie Tarbox Beals Photograph Collection 1900-1940]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/23/arts/photography-review-a-pioneer-in-a-man-s-world-she-was-tough-enough.html PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; A Pioneer in a Man's World, She Was Tough Enough]
*[http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/first-behind-the-camera-photojournalist-jessie-tarbox-beals/ First behind the camera: Photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals]


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Hypocreopsis rhododendri

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{{Taxobox
| image = Hypocreopsis rhododendri 2.jpg
| image_caption = ''Hypocreopsis rhododendri'' on hazel stem
| name = Hazel gloves
| regnum = [[Fungi]]
| divisio = [[Ascomycota]]
| subdivisio = [[Pezizomycotina]]
| classis = [[Sordariomycetes]]
| ordo = [[Hypocreales]]
| familia = [[Hypocreaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Hypocreopsis]]''
|species = '''''H. rhododendri'''''
| binomial = ''Hypocreopsis rhododendri''
| binomial_authority = [[Roland Thaxter|Thaxt.]] (1922)
}}
'''''Hypocreopsis rhododendri''''' is an ascomycete fungus. It is commonly known as '''hazel gloves''' due to the resemblance of its orange-brown, radiating lobes to [[rubber glove|rubber gloves]], and because it is found on hazel (''[[Corylus avellana]]'') stems<ref name=coppins/>.

==Distribution==
''Hypocreopsis rhododendri'' is found on the [[oceanic climate|hyperoceanic]] west coasts of [[Britain]] and [[Ireland]] and in the [[Atlantic Pyrenees]] in south western [[France]]. Pre-1920 records also exist for ''H. rhododendri'' from the [[Appalachian mountains]] in the eastern [[United States]]<ref name=thaxter/>, but it is not known whether it remains [[extant taxon|extant]] in this region.

==Habitat==
In the Appalachian mountains, ''H. rhododendri'' was originally found growing on ''[[Rhododendron maximum]]''<ref name=thaxter/>, and was subsequently found on ''[[Kalmia latifolia]]'', ''[[Quercus]]'' sp. and ''[[Syringa]]'' sp..

In [[Europe]], ''H. rhododendri'' is found in [[Atlantic hazelwood|Atlantic hazel woodland]], mainly on hazel stems<ref name=coppins/>. It has never been found on ''[[Rhododendron]]'' species.

==Host==
Although ''H. rhododendri'' is found on woody stems, it has been suggested that it is not a [[wood-decay fungus]], but is instead a parasite of the wood-decay fungus ''[[Hymenochaete|Hymenochaete corrugata]]''<ref name=ainsworth/><ref name=buchanan/><ref name=hansen/>.

==References==
{{Reflist|
refs=
<ref name=coppins>Coppins A.M. & Coppins, B.J. (2010). ''Atlantic hazel''. Scottish Natural Heritage.</ref>
<ref name=thaxter>Thaxter R. (1922) Note on Two Remarkable Ascomycetes. ''Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'', '''57''', 425-434.</ref>
<ref name=ainsworth>Ainsworth A.M. (2003) Report on hazel gloves Hypocreopsis rhododendri, a UK BAP ascomycete fungus. English Nature Research Report No. 541. English Nature, Peterborough.</ref>
<ref name=buchanan>Buchanan P.K. & May T.W. (2003). Conservation of New Zealand and Australian fungi. ''New Zealand Journal of Botany'', '''41''', 407-421.</ref>
<ref name=hansen>Hansen L. & Knudsen H. (2000). ''Nordic Macromycetes Vol. 1. Ascomycetes.'' Nordsvamp, Copenhagen.</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/128007 Report on hazel gloves Hypocreopsis rhododendri, a UK BAP ascomycete fungus. English Nature Research Report.]
* [http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/species-action-framework/species-action-list/hazel-gloves/ Hazel gloves. Scottish Natural Heritage.]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/scottishfungi/research/current-research-summaries/current-research/whatyouseeiswhatyougethazelglovesresearchnews Scottish Fungi: Hazel gloves research news.]

Hypocreopsis rhododendri

2012-07-08T23:57:34Z

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{{Italic title}}
{{Taxobox
| image = Hypocreopsis rhododendri 2.jpg
| image_caption = ''Hypocreopsis rhododendri'' on hazel stem
| name = Hazel gloves
| regnum = [[Fungi]]
| divisio = [[Ascomycota]]
| subdivisio = [[Pezizomycotina]]
| classis = [[Sordariomycetes]]
| ordo = [[Hypocreales]]
| familia = [[Hypocreaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Hypocreopsis]]''
|species = '''''H. rhododendri'''''
| binomial = ''Hypocreopsis rhododendri''
| binomial_authority = [[Roland Thaxter|Thaxt.]] (1922)
}}
'''''Hypocreopsis rhododendri''''' is an ascomycete fungus. It is commonly known as '''hazel gloves''' due to the resemblance of its orange-brown, radiating lobes to [[rubber glove|rubber gloves]], and because it is found on hazel (''[[Corylus avellana]]'') stems<ref name=coppins/>.

==Distribution==
''Hypocreopsis rhododendri'' is found on the [[oceanic climate|hyperoceanic]] west coasts of [[Britain]] and [[Ireland]] and in the [[Atlantic Pyrenees]] in south western [[France]]. Pre-1920 records also exist for ''H. rhododendri'' from the [[Appalachian mountains]] in the eastern [[United States]]<ref name=thaxter/>, but it is not known whether it remains [[extant taxon|extant]] in this region.

==Habitat==
In the Appalachian mountains, ''H. rhododendri'' was originally found growing on ''[[Rhododendron maximum]]''<ref name=thaxter/>, and was subsequently found on ''[[Kalmia latifolia]]'', ''[[Quercus]]'' sp. and ''[[Syringa]]'' sp..

In [[Europe]], ''H. rhododendri'' is found in [[Atlantic hazelwood|Atlantic hazel woodland]], mainly on hazel stems<ref name=coppins/>. It has never been found on ''[[Rhododendron]]'' species.

==Host==
Although ''H. rhododendri'' is found on woody stems, it has been suggested that it is not a [[wood-decay fungus]], but is instead a parasite of the wood-decay fungus ''[[Hymenochaete|Hymenochaete corrugata]]''<ref name=ainsworth/><ref name=buchanan/><ref name=hansen/>.

==References==
{{Reflist|
refs=
<ref name=coppins>Coppins A.M. & Coppins, B.J. (2010). ''Atlantic hazel''. Scottish Natural Heritage.</ref>
<ref name=thaxter>Thaxter R. (1922) Note on Two Remarkable Ascomycetes. ''Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences'', '''57''', 425-434.</ref>
<ref name=ainsworth>Ainsworth A.M. (2003) Report on hazel gloves Hypocreopsis rhododendri, a UK BAP ascomycete fungus. English Nature Research Report No. 541. English Nature, Peterborough.</ref>
<ref name=buchanan>Buchanan P.K. & May T.W. (2003). Conservation of New Zealand and Australian fungi. ''New Zealand Journal of Botany'', '''41''', 407-421.</ref>
<ref name=hansen>Hansen L. & Knudsen H. (2000). ''Nordic Macromycetes Vol. 1. Ascomycetes.'' Nordsvamp, Copenhagen.</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/128007 Report on hazel gloves Hypocreopsis rhododendri, a UK BAP ascomycete fungus. English Nature Research Report.]
* [http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/species-action-framework/species-action-list/hazel-gloves/ Hazel gloves. Scottish Natural Heritage.]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/scottishfungi/research/current-research-summaries/current-research/whatyouseeiswhatyougethazelglovesresearchnews Scottish Fungi: Hazel gloves research news.]


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VM-Aware Storage

2012-07-01T11:41:13Z

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'''VM-aware storage''' is [[computer data storage]] designed specifically for managing storage for [[virtual machines]] (VMs) within a [[VMware Infrastructure|virtual infrastructure]]. The goal is to provide storage that is simpler to use with functionality better suited for VMs compared with general-purpose [[storage area network|SAN]], [[network attached storage|NAS]] or [[direct attached storage|DAS]] storage. VM-aware storage allows storage to be managed as an integrated part of managing VMs rather than as [[logical unit number|LUNs]] or [[volume (computing)|volumes]] that are separately configured and managed.

VM-aware storage is often used in conjunction with other VM-aware infrastructue components and processes such as VM-aware [[computer network|networking]], VM-aware [[backup]] and VM-aware [[antivirus software|virus scanning]] to give a few examples<ref name=zhu07/>. VM-aware infrastructure has some similarities to and can benefit from [[Software Defined Networking|software defined infrastructure components]] but is distinct in that the latter provides general purpose physical infrastructure that can be customied and configured in software whereas VM-aware infrastructure is specialized and designed for virtual infrastructures<ref name=greene09/><ref name=herrod12/>.

==Background==

Adoption of [[server (computing)|server]] [[virtualization]] technology increased rapidly since the launch of the [[VMware ESX]] [[hypervisor]] in 2001. By 2009, [[International Data Corporation|IDC]] estimated that more VMs were being deployed than physical machines<ref name=bailey09/>.

The ability to consolidate applications running on tens of servers in a single physical server running a hypervisor resulted in dramatic cost savings for servers as well as more automated management of the servers. Due to these advantages, by early 2010, many companies had implemented "virtualization first" policies, which stated that all new server deployments should be virtual unless there were specific reasons to use a physical server<ref name=burt10/>.

As virtualization decreased the cost of the server infrastructure, storage began to dominate the cost and complexity of virtual infrastructures. In almost all virtual infrastructures in the early 2000s, computing resources, such as CPU and memory, were configured and managed separately from the storage resources. Server infrastructure was often managed by a separate team than the storage infrastructure. Configuring the servers and storage separately and trying to get them to work together often required a significant advance planning, integration and troubleshooting.

==History==

To improve the managability of storage in virtual infrastructures, storage vendors began to make their storage more aware of the surrounding virtual infrastructure components. Initial improvements consistend of [[script (computing)|scripts]] and [[plug-in (computing)|plug-ins]] for virtual infrastructures to streamline common workflows such as allocating storage for VMs.
As a result, these tasks became simpler and easier to perform.

To get further benefits and allow virtual infrastructures to better leverage underlying storage system features such as [[snapshot (computer storage)|snapshots]], clones (writable snapshots), [[replication (computing)|replication]] and [[quality of service]] (QoS), hypervisor vendors began to publish and implement new storage [[protocol (computing)|protocols]] and [[software extension|extensions]] (VAAI<ref name=vmware1/>, StorageLink<ref name=citrix1/>)
for managing storage in virtual environments.

These early steps did improve usability and efficiency of storage when used in virtual infrastructures but did not address the fundamental disconnect between virtual infrastructures and storage. Namely, virtual infrastructures with designed to manage VMs while storage was designed to manage LUNs and volumes, which have no direct relationship with VMs.

To address this disconnect, in 2011, VMware proposed a new storage protocol called VM Volumes or vVols<ref name=lowe11/> for managing and accessing storage for VMs in a virtual infrastructure. The vVols protocol exposes VM [[abstraction (computer science)|abstractions]] directly to storage and allows it to be manged an integral part of manging VMs as well as leverage the rich management features offered by the storage at the granularity of VMs.

Independently of VMware, several startups also began to provide VM-aware storage products using existing virtual infrastructure managemetn interfaces. These storage products are designed to support the same VM abstractions and allow storage management at the granularity of VMs.

==VM-Aware Storage vs. General Purpose Storage==

General-purpose storage are designed around existing storage protocols such as [[SCSI]], [[iSCSI]], [[network file system|NFS]] and [[server message block|SMB]] which were created before the advent of virtualization. As a result, their fundamental management abstractions are LUNs and volumes, which have little to do with the VMs. General-purpose storage systems are configured and managed mostly independent of the virtual infrastructure. The VM abstractions are mapped onto the storage by administrators, who must then manage this mapping and create policies and processes for translating operations on VMs into corresponding operations on LUNs and volumes<ref name=foskett12a/>.

For example, because there are no standard protocols for creating and destroying LUNs and volumes, most virtual infrastructures store many VMs on a single LUN or volume to amortize provisioning and management overhead. Since general-purpose storage systems implement most storage-management functionality such as monitoring, snapshots, cloning, replication and QoS on LUNs and volumes rather than VMs and virtual disks, this means storage systems lose the ability to perform these operations on individual VMs. Advance planning becomes necessary to effectively manage storage<ref name=foskett12c/>.

In contrast, VM-aware storage is designed around VMs. As a result, any storage-management operations can be performed at the granularity of VMs and storage can be managed as an integral part of managing VMs in a virtual infrastructure.

==See Also==
* [[Virtual machine]]
* [[Hypervisor]]
* [[Software Defined Networking|Software defined networking]]
* [[Direct attached storage]] (DAS)
* [[Storage area network]] (SAN)
* [[Network attached storage]] (NAS)

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=zhu07>{{cite news
|author= David Y. Zhu, Erika Chin
|url= http://radlab.cs.berkeley.edu/w/upload/3/3d/Detecting_VM_Aware_Malware.pdf
|title= Detection of VM-Aware Malware
|publisher= UC Berkeley
|work= Technical report
|date= December 2007
|accessdate= 2012-06-25
}}</ref>

<ref name=greene09>{{cite news
|author= Kate Greene
|title= TR10: Software-Defined Networking
|publisher= MIT
|work= Technology Review
|date= March/April 2009
|url= http://www.technologyreview.com/biotech/22120/
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=herrod12>{{cite news
|author= Steven Herrod
|title= Interop and the Software-Defined Datacenter
|publisher= VMware
|work= cto.vmware.com
|date= May 2012
|url= http://cto.vmware.com/interop-and-the-software-defined-datacenter/
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=bailey09>{{cite news
|author= Michelle Bailey
|title= The Economics of Virtualization: Moving Toward an Application-Based Cost Model
|publisher= International Data Corporation
|work= Research sponsored by VMware
|date= November 2009
|url= http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/Virtualization-application-based-cost-model-WP-EN.pdf
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=burt10>{{cite news
|author= Jeffrey Burt
|title= Enterprises Thinking Virtualization First
|publisher= International Data Corporation
|work= eWeek.com
|date= April 2010
|url= http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Enterprises-Thinking-Virtualization-First-IDC-Says-896006/
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=vmware1>{{cite news
|author= VMware Knowledge Base
|title= vStorage APIs for Array Integration FAQ
|publisher= VMware
|work=
|date=
|url= http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1021976
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=citrix1>{{cite news
|author= Citrix Developer Network
|title= What is StorageLink?
|publisher= Citrix
|work= XenServer Best Practices Citrix StorageLink
|date=
|url= http://community.citrix.com/display/xs/Citrix+StorageLink
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=lowe11>{{cite news
|author= Scott Lowe
|title= VSP3205: Tech Preview, vStorage APIs
|publisher= blog.scottlowe.org
|work=
|date= August 2011
|url= http://blog.scottlowe.org/2011/08/29/vsp3205-tech-preview-vstorage-apis/
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=foskett12a>{{cite news
|author= Stephen Foskett
|title= The I/O Blender Part 1: Ye Olde Storage I/O Path
|publisher= blog.fosketts.net
|work=
|date= May 2012
|url= http://blog.fosketts.net/2012/05/23/io-blender-part-1-ye-olde-storage-io-path/
|accessdate= June 27, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=foskett12c>{{cite news
|author= Stephen Foskett
|title= The I/O Blender Part 3: Behold the Power of the Demultiplexer
|publisher= blog.fosketts.net
|work=
|date= May 2012
|url= http://blog.fosketts.net/2012/05/25/io-blender-part-3-behold-power-demultiplexer/
|accessdate= June 27, 2012
}}</ref>

}}

VM-Aware Storage

2012-07-01T11:37:19Z

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'''VM-aware storage''' is [[computer data storage]] designed specifically for managing storage for [[virtual machines]] (VMs) within a [[VMware Infrastructure|virtual infrastructure]]. The goal is to provide storage that is simpler to use with functionality better suited for VMs compared with general-purpose [[storage area network|SAN]], [[network attached storage|NAS]] or [[direct attached storage|DAS]] storage. VM-aware storage allows storage to be managed as an integrated part of managing VMs rather than as [[logical unit number|LUNs]] or [[volume (computing)|volumes]] that are separately configured and managed.

VM-aware storage is often used in conjunction with other VM-aware infrastructue components and processes such as VM-aware [[computer network|networking]], VM-aware [[backup]] and VM-aware [[antivirus software|virus scanning]] to give a few examples<ref name=zhu07/>. VM-aware infrastructure has some similarities to and can benefit from [[Software Defined Networking|software defined infrastructure components]] but is distinct in that the latter provides general purpose physical infrastructure that can be customied and configured in software whereas VM-aware infrastructure is specialized and designed for virtual infrastructures<ref name=greene09/><ref name=herrod12/>.

==Background==

Adoption of [[server (computing)|server]] [[virtualization]] technology increased rapidly since the launch of the [[VMware ESX]] [[hypervisor]] in 2001. By 2009, [[International Data Corporation|IDC]] estimated that more VMs were being deployed than physical machines<ref name=bailey09/>.

The ability to consolidate applications running on tens of servers in a single physical server running a hypervisor resulted in dramatic cost savings for servers as well as more automated management of the servers. Due to these advantages, by early 2010, many companies had implemented "virtualization first" policies, which stated that all new server deployments should be virtual unless there were specific reasons to use a physical server<ref name=burt10/>.

As virtualization decreased the cost of the server infrastructure, storage began to dominate the cost and complexity of virtual infrastructures. In almost all virtual infrastructures in the early 2000s, computing resources, such as CPU and memory, were configured and managed separately from the storage resources. Server infrastructure was often managed by a separate team than the storage infrastructure. Configuring the servers and storage separately and trying to get them to work together often required a significant advance planning, integration and troubleshooting.

==History==

To improve the managability of storage in virtual infrastructures, storage vendors began to make their storage more aware of the surrounding virtual infrastructure components. Initial improvements consistend of [[script (computing)|scripts]] and [[plug-in (computing)|plug-ins]] for virtual infrastructures to streamline common workflows such as allocating storage for VMs.
As a result, these tasks became simpler and easier to perform.

To get further benefits and allow virtual infrastructures to better leverage underlying storage system features such as [[snapshot (computer storage)|snapshots]], clones (writable snapshots), [[replication (computing)|replication]] and [[quality of service]] (QoS), hypervisor vendors began to publish and implement new storage [[protocol (computing)|protocols]] and [[software extension|extensions]] (VAAI<ref name=vmware1/>, StorageLink<ref name=citrix1/>)
for managing storage in virtual environments.

These early steps did improve usability and efficiency of storage when used in virtual infrastructures but did not address the fundamental disconnect between virtual infrastructures and storage. Namely, virtual infrastructures with designed to manage VMs while storage was designed to manage LUNs and volumes, which have no direct relationship with VMs.

To address this disconnect, in 2011, VMware proposed a new storage protocol called VM Volumes or vVols<ref name=lowe11/> for managing and accessing storage for VMs in a virtual infrastructure. The vVols protocol exposes VM [[abstraction (computer science)|abstractions]] directly to storage and allows it to be manged an integral part of manging VMs as well as leverage the rich management features offered by the storage at the granularity of VMs.

Independently of VMware, several startups also began to provide VM-aware storage products using existing virtual infrastructure managemetn interfaces. These storage products are designed to support the same VM abstractions and allow storage management at the granularity of VMs.

==VM-Aware Storage vs. General Purpose Storage==

General-purpose storage are designed around existing storage protocols such as [[SCSI]], [[iSCSI]], [[network file system|NFS]] and [[server message block|SMB]] which were created before the advent of virtualization. As a result, their fundamental management abstractions are LUNs and volumes, which have little to do with the VMs. General-purpose storage systems are configured and managed mostly independent of the virtual infrastructure. The VM abstractions are mapped onto the storage by administrators, who must then manage this mapping and create policies and processes for translating operations on VMs into corresponding operations on LUNs and volumes<ref name=foskett12a/>.

For example, because there are no standard protocols for creating and destroying LUNs and volumes, most virtual infrastructures store many VMs on a single LUN or volume to amortize provisioning and management overhead. Since general-purpose storage systems implement most storage-management functionality such as monitoring, snapshots, cloning, replication and QoS on LUNs and volumes rather than VMs and virtual disks, this means storage systems lose the ability to perform these operations on individual VMs. Advance planning becomes necessary to effectively manage storage<ref name=foskett12c/>.

In contrast, VM-aware storage is designed around VMs. As a result, any storage-management operations can be performed at the granularity of VMs and storage can be managed as an integral part of managing VMs in a virtual infrastructure.

==See Also==
* [[Virtual machine]]
* [[Hypervisor]]
* [[Software Defined Networking|Software defined networking]]
* [[Direct attached storage]] (DAS)
* [[Storage area network]] (SAN)
* [[Network attached storage]] (NAS)

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=zhu07>{{cite news
|author= David Y. Zhu, Erika Chin
|url= http://radlab.cs.berkeley.edu/w/upload/3/3d/Detecting_VM_Aware_Malware.pdf
|title= Detection of VM-Aware Malware
|publisher= UC Berkeley
|work= Technical report
|date= December 2007
|accessdate= 2012-06-25
}}</ref>

<ref name=greene09>{{cite news
|author= Kate Greene
|title= TR10: Software-Defined Networking
|publisher= MIT
|work= Technology Review
|date= March/April 2009
|url= http://www.technologyreview.com/biotech/22120/
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=herrod12>{{cite news
|author= Steven Herrod
|title= Interop and the Software-Defined Datacenter
|publisher= VMware
|work= cto.vmware.com
|date= May 2012
|url= http://cto.vmware.com/interop-and-the-software-defined-datacenter/
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=bailey09>{{cite news
|author= Michelle Bailey
|title= The Economics of Virtualization: Moving Toward an Application-Based Cost Model
|publisher= International Data Corporation
|work= Research sponsored by VMware
|date= November 2009
|url= http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/Virtualization-application-based-cost-model-WP-EN.pdf
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=burt10>{{cite news
|author= Jeffrey Burt
|title= Enterprises Thinking Virtualization First
|publisher= International Data Corporation
|work= eWeek.com
|date= April 2010
|url= http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Enterprises-Thinking-Virtualization-First-IDC-Says-896006/
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=vmware1>{{cite news
|author= VMware Knowledge Base
|title= vStorage APIs for Array Integration FAQ
|publisher= VMware
|work=
|date=
|url= http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1021976
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=citrix1>{{cite news
|author= Citrix Developer Network
|title= What is StorageLink?
|publisher= Citrix
|work= XenServer Best Practices Citrix StorageLink
|date=
|url= http://community.citrix.com/display/xs/Citrix+StorageLink
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=lowe11>{{cite news
|author= Scott Lowe
|title= VSP3205: Tech Preview, vStorage APIs
|publisher= blog.scottlowe.org
|work=
|date= August 2011
|url= http://blog.scottlowe.org/2011/08/29/vsp3205-tech-preview-vstorage-apis/
|accessdate= June 25, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=foskett12a>{{cite news
|author= Stephen Foskett
|title= The I/O Blender Part 1: Ye Olde Storage I/O Path
|publisher= blog.fosketts.net
|work=
|date= May 2012
|url= http://blog.fosketts.net/2012/05/23/io-blender-part-1-ye-olde-storage-io-path/
|accessdate= June 27, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=foskett12c>{{cite news
|author= Stephen Foskett
|title= The I/O Blender Part 3: Behold the Power of the Demultiplexer
|publisher= blog.fosketts.net
|work=
|date= May 2012
|url= http://blog.fosketts.net/2012/05/25/io-blender-part-3-behold-power-demultiplexer/
|accessdate= June 27, 2012
}}</ref>

}}

Ballyhannon Castle

2012-06-13T17:21:00Z

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'''Ballyhannon Castle''' is...an authentic medieval Irish castle dating back to the 15th century. Located near the village of [[Quin,_County_Clare|Quin]] in [[County_Clare|County Clare]] (approximately 15 minutes from [[Shannon_airport|Shannon International Airport]]), on the [[West_Coast_of_Ireland|west coast of Ireland]], it is fully intact and in the Irish Governmental records it is registered as a National Monument and "Listed/Protected" structure, intended to protect its historic, architectural and aesthetic significance.

The current owner has opened it to the public, allowing it to be among the few castles in Ireland available to rent on an exclusive basis by those who wish to have the unique experience of living just like the Irish Lords did 600 years ago, by having an entire real medieval Irish castle privately to themselves.

==History==
The castle of Ballyhannon, also known in later times as Castlefergus, most likely from its proximity to the [[River Fergus]], is a towerhouse of untypical internal design within the context of the Co. Clare group of towerhouses. The castle stands in the townland of Castlefergus close to Latoon Creek, which itself feeds into the River Fergus. Ballyhannon townlands (both north and south) lie to the north east of the castle. The older spelling, Ballyhannan, is retained in these townland names. The townland name can be translated as O’Hannan’s <ref>James Frost, The History and Topography of the County of Clare, (Dublin 1878), p664. County Clare, Irish Local Names Explained</ref> or O’Hannon’s home. Although there are many substantial families of Hannon in [[Munster|Munster]] and [[Connacht|Connaught]], the name seldom appears in the annals of medieval Ireland.

The death in 1266 of Maelisa O’Hannen, prior of Roscommon, is one of the few such entries. In the census of 1659 the name was found in considerable numbers in the Barony of [[Bunratty|Bunratty]]. The prefix O, was dropped in the submergence of Gaelic Ireland and has not been resumed. Strictly speaking Hannon is the anglicised form of the Gaelic O’ hAnnáin, a name chiefly associated with Co. [[Limerick]] <ref>Edward MacLysaght. Irish Family Names (Irish Academic Press, Dublin 1985) p100</ref>. It was common at the end of the sixteenth century in many parts of Connaught and Munster<ref>Rev. Patrick Woulfe. Irish Names and Surnames (Dublin 1923) p551</ref>. The Hannons or Ó hAnnáin are a [[Dalcassian|Dalcassian]] sept of noble [[Milesian|Milesian]] ancestry whose members attained the status of knighthood, and whose patrimonial lands were in this area, south of Quin. Their name is still retained in the townlands of Ballyhannan north and Ballyhannan south. Although the Hannon name is remembered in the name of Ballyhannon Castle, their history is of an earlier period and no references to the family can be found in connection with the history of the castle itself.

The castle was built about 1490<ref>Notes on the Lesser Castles or 'Peel Towers' of the County Clare. T.J. Westropp. Proceedings of the Royal Academy (1899), 3rd series. Vol. 5, no. 3, p351</ref> by Hugh, and possibly Síoda, sons of Donnchadh MacNamara<ref>R.W.Twigge.MSS. Materials for a history of Clann-Cuilein, "Macnamara's country" (the Eastern division of Co. Clare) from the earliest times. Collected by R. W. Twigge. Royal Irish Academy. See also Standish Hayes O'Grady, Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the British Library. (London 1926; Reprint Dublin 1992), ‘Castle Builders List’, p72</ref>. This period was described by the noted antiquarian, [[Thomas_Johnson_Westropp|T.J.Westropp]], as the “Golden Age of castle-building in Thomond”<ref>T.J.W. op. cit., p362</ref> because of the high standard of construction which had been achieved by the masons at this period. Although Ballyhannon Castle was the home of the [[MacNamara|MacNamaras]] for many centuries, there are some references to the [[O%27Briens|O’Briens]], on whose lands it stood, in relation to its history. For example in the year 1560, a grant was made by [[Queen_Elizabeth_I|Queen Elizabeth I]] (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) to Conor O’Brien (c.1534 - 1581), [[Earl_of_Thomond|Earl of Thomond]], of Ballyhannon Castle, and several other castles, previously held by Donnell O’Brien; “To hold in tail male, by service of one knight’s fee”<ref>The Irish Fiants of the Tudor Sovereigns (Elizabeth). (De Búrca, Dublin 1994), Elizabeth, no. 288</ref>, meaning that the property would pass onto his male heirs, subject to military service to the Queen. In the lists of the castles of the county for the years 1570 and 1574 Ballyhannon Castle was owned by Covea Riogh MacNamara, son of Mahon<ref>Castle Lists. 1570 & 1574 State Papers, Ireland, Elizabeth. Vol XXX, No. 68,1.
(A list of the castles in Co. Clare in 1570). Published by Martin Breen, North Munster Antiquarian Journal, 1995, Vol. XXXVI, and State Papers, Ireland, Elizabeth. Vol XLV, No. 35,1. (A list of castles in Co. Clare in 1574). Published by R.W.Twigge, Journal of the North Munster Archaeological Society. Vol I, No 2. 1910.</ref>. Some transcriptions of these lists record the castle as being owned by William Neylon. This was due to an error in aligning the columns during the transcription of the original manuscript lists.

A fireplace with the inscription “H.T.E. 1576” was recorded by Westropp & Twigge in the 1890’s<ref>T.J.W. op. cit., p357, & RWT. op. cit.</ref>, as being in the castle. This was one of the earliest dated fireplaces in the county, though it cannot now be located within the castle. In 1586 Queen Elizabeth I issued a pardon to Hugh, son of Covea MacNamara, of Ballyhannon Castle for being in rebellion. He had to provide sureties for his future good behaviour and answer at the local courts as requested<ref>Fiants Elizabeth. op. cit., no. 4860</ref>. In the 1626 rental of the 5th Earl of Thomond, [[Henry_O%27Brien,_5th_Earl_of_Thomond|Henry O’Brien]] (c.1588 - 1639), Ballyhannon Castle was listed as being rented to one Robert Hawksworth, with one quarter of land for the sum of £4.00<ref>Petworth House Archives. MSS C27/A39. 1626 Rental of Thomond Property.</ref>. It is likely that Hawksworth was one of the many English Protestant settlers brought into the county by the O’Briens and settled on the O’Brien properties in Thomond during this period. The settling of English Protestants on lands of the native Irish Catholics precipitated the [[Irish_Rebellion_of_1641|1641 rebellion]] and many records exist of the Irish despoiling the settlers and turning them out of their newly acquired lands and properties. The MacNamaras of Ballyhannon acted no differently than the other displaced Irish. John Smith of Latoon complained of his losses which, “amounted to £1,354, including his lease for life of Lattoon, and his outlay upon buildings and sea embankments.” He complained that Oliver Delahoyde of Fomerla Castle in Tulla, “with fifty men came, on the night of 15th January 1642, and stripped him of part of his goods. The work of spoilation was subsequently completed by the MacNamaras of Ballyhannon” among others<ref>Frost op. cit., p370</ref>. Most of the Irish landowners who took part in this rebellion were later stripped of their possessions. Among those noted as having forfeited their property after the rebellion was Mahone MacNamara of Ballyhannon. His property was disposed of to Pierce Creagh (a Protestant settler) and to the Earl of Thomond, [[Barnabas_O%27Brien,_6th_Earl_of_Thomond|Barnabas O’Brien]] (c.1590 - 1657), 6th Earl<ref>Ibid p425. Creagh also received property at Dangan in Quin.</ref>. After the rebellion, the Cromwellian campaign attempted to complete the subjugation of the native Irish, and many of their castles were dismantled by the Commonwealth forces to render them defenceless. Ballyhannon appears to have escaped this destruction and a sketch of the castle in 1675, which survives in the “Edenvale Survey”, shows it to have been roofed and in good condition. The castle appears to be surrounded by a bawn wall with a gate and loophole windows at this time<ref>Munster Antiquarian Journal, Vol. 45, 2005. The Edenvale Castle Survey of Co. Clare 1671-79. Brian Ó Dálaigh, Martin Breen & Ristéard Ua Cróinín, p43</ref>. With the assention to the English throne of the [[James_II_of_England|Catholic King James II]] (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) in 1685, the fate of the native Irish improved somewhat for a time. Ballyhannon Castle was one of the castles noted by [[3rd_Viscount_Clare|Sir Daniel O’Brien, Viscount Clare]], as being suitable for the imprisonment of Protestant settlers who were now being dispossessed. A letter written in 1689 describing the events of the time is worth recording. “Take every one of them that are young (Seir or Mr.), and let the common sort lie in the prison, and the rest strictly guarded, or rather put into some strong castle that has a geate to be locked on the outside like Ballyhannon”<ref>Philip Dwyer, The Diocese of Killaloe, (Dublin 1878), p389. See also John Ainsworth. The Inchiquin Manuscripts (Dublin 1961), no. 50</ref>. Pierce Creagh who had received part of the MacNamara property at Ballyhannon after the rebellion was named as one of those to be imprisoned in the above letter from Sir Daniel O’Brien. The castle is also mentioned in 1690 when Thomas Hickman, who seemed to be living in fear during another upsurge in the conflict, asked Sir Donough O’Brien to collect some of his belongings from Ballyhannon Castle and to keep other possessions of his in a safe place, as he expected the castle was soon to be garrisoned<ref>Ainsworth, op. cit., no. 78</ref>.

The castle appears on Henry Pelham’s “Grand Jury” map of 1787 under the names Ballyhannon and Castlefergus, which is the first time Castlefergus appears as the name of the castle. Hely Dutton, writing in 1808, records the castle as: “Fergus – inhabited and lately white-washed! ”<ref>Hely Dutton. A Statistical Survey of the County of Clare, (1808), p310</ref>. There are also some references to the Blood family of Castlefergus, though these relate most likely to Castlefergus House which stood south west of the castle and is now demolished <ref>Hugh W.L. Weir. Houses of Clare, (Whitegate 1986), p66</ref>. Charlotte Blood, daughter of William Blood, who was murdered at his house at Applevale near Corofin, married her cousin Matthew Henry Blood, M.D. of Castlefergus in 1831<ref>The Other Clare Vol. 16 p51</ref>. Westropp, writing in 1917 notes some curious traces of settlement in the fields at Castlefergus <ref>Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Vol. XLVII, 1917, p15</ref>, most likely the remains of ringforts and other early [[Bronze_Age|Bronze Age]] habitation sites. Samuel Lewis, writing, in 1837, notes Castlefergus as: “The fine modern residence” of William Smith Blood Esq. He adds: “adjoining which are the remains of the ancient edifice”<ref>Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, (Baltimore 1984, reprint) Vol. I p496 & Vol. II p478/9</ref>, telling us that by this date the castle was uninhabited, probably for the first time in 350 years. By 1858 the castle was ivy-covered and described as: “a fine old green-mantled tower” on the grounds of Castlefergus House<ref>An Ennis Miscellany, (Ed. Joseph Power) (Ennis 1990), p131</ref>.

The American millionaire and oil heiress Elizabeth Phillips (of [[Phillips_Petroleum_Company|Phillips Petroleum]]) and her husband Henry D. Irwin, who chose to call it “Ballyhannan Castle”, (using the older townland spelling), restored the building to its former glory in 1970. It is currently rented out to top-of-the-market tourists as an out-of-the-way destination. It was also home to rock stars and several American film stars during film making in the region.

Robert Twigge’s description of the castle in the early 1900’s is of interest and is appended here. “The castle stands on a low rock, scarped to the west and had no outworks, (the bawn noted in 1675 having been removed by this time). The very perfect tower, measuring 33’6” x 24’, is in excellent preservation, having been inhabited in the last century. The pointed south door is defended by a shot-hole on the left and a murder hole above. The stair mounts round the s.w. angle, and at the 14th step a long corridor with 2 lights in the w. wall is reached. At the n. end a spiral staircase of 72 steps leads to the top. At the 12th step from the corridor another passage through the n. wall is reached. 5 curved steps at the s. end of the w. corridor lead to a similar passage along the s. wall over the porch and lodge. There is a handsome trefoil headed window of 2 lights in the s.w. angle and a garderobe to the s.e. angle. Mounting the spiral stair still higher other corridors, over the lower ones, in the w. and s. sides, are reached. There are 4 main stories under the stone vault forming the roof. The basement story has very deep recesses under the corridor and the 2 on the n. side have a narrow chamfered screen between them. A fireplace bears the date 1576, but this was of course a later addition to the building”<ref>R.W. Twigge op. cit.</ref>.

This history was collated by [http://www.martinbreen.com/ Martin Breen], Historian, Railway House, Ruan, Co. Clare, Ireland

==External Links==
[http://www.ballyhannoncastle.com/ Official website]

== References ==
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| birth_name = Carson Amanda Blanton
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| origin = Luray, Virginia
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| genre = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[rock music]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Folk music|folk]], [[jazz]]
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'''Carsie Blanton''' (born Carson Amanda Blanton, July 22, 1985 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American singer and songwriter based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She plays guitar and piano. Radio personality [[Gene Shay]] called Blanton "one of the best singer/songwriters in the business", and singer/songwriter [[Loudon Wainwright III]] says she is a "young up-and-comer... at the top of my list." <ref name="Artist website">{{cite web|url=http://www.carsieblanton.com/bio |title=Carsie Blanton - Bio |publisher=carsieblanton.com |date= |accessdate=2012-1-12}}</ref>.

Blanton has released two studio albums: Ain’t So Green (2005) and Buoy (2009), and two live albums: Hush (2002) and Beau (2010). Her fifth release, Idiot Heart, is slated for release in January 2012. In November 2011, Blanton received media attention for opening multiple shows on [[Paul Simon]]'s [[So Beautiful or So What]] tour <ref name="Richmond TImes Dispatch">{{cite web|url=http://www2.timesdispatch.com/entertainment/2011/dec/01/tdweek05-paul-simon-approaches-still-approaches-hi-ar-1505060/ |title=Paul Simon Still Approaches His Songs with Enthusiasm |publisher=Richmond Times Dispatch |date= |accessdate=2012-1-12}}</ref>

==Life and career==

Carsie Blanton grew up in the small town of Luray, Virginia. She began taking piano lessons at age six, and began playing guitar and writing songs at age thirteen.
In 2002, at age sixteen, Blanton left home for Eugene, Oregon. During her five year stay in Eugene, Blanton lived in a group house with other artists and musicians. During this time, Blanton sang back-up vocals for a touring funk group (The Champagne Syndicate), took up swing dancing, and started her first band (The Short Skirts). She recorded and self-released her first album, Hush, in 2002, followed by Ain’t So Green, her first studio album (produced by Steve Van Dam of [[Everything (band)]]), in 2005.

In 2006, Blanton relocated from Eugene to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to pursue her music career full-time. She began working with manager Bill Eib ([[Amos Lee]], [[Mutlu Onaral]]), and by 2007 she was playing over one hundred live shows per year. In 2010, Blanton performed live on NPR's nationally-syndicated program, Mountain Stage <ref name="NPR website">{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/2010/09/30/130244425/carsie-blanton-on-mountain-stage |title=Carsie Blanton on Mountain Stage |publisher=npr.org |date= |accessdate=2012-1-12}}</ref>, and opened for [[The Weepies]] <ref name="Ohio News-Herald">{{cite web|url=http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/11/01/life/nh3219148.txt?viewmode=2 |title=Married indie-pop duo The Weepies, now parents, return with reflective album|publisher=news-herald.com |date= |accessdate=2012-1-12}}</ref> and [[Shawn Colvin]] <ref name="Port Washington Patch">{{cite web|url=http://portwashington.patch.com/articles/shawn-colvin-serenades-sold-out-landmark-audience/ |title=Shawn Colvin Serenades Sold-Out Landmark Audience|publisher=Port Washington Patch |date= |accessdate=2012-1-12}}</ref>. In 2011, Blanton toured with Anais Mitchell's Hadestown: A Folk Opera, playing the role of Head Fate <ref name="Daily Press Blog">{{cite web|url=http://weblogs.dailypress.com/entertainment/music/pop/blog/2011/02/songwriter_anais_mitchell_brin.html/ |title=Songwriter Anais Mitchell brings "Hadestown" folk opera to Norfolk |publisher=dailypress.com |date= |accessdate=2012-1-12}}</ref>, and opened multiple shows on [[Paul Simon]]'s [[So Beautiful or So What]] tour.

In summer of 2011, Blanton began work on her fifth album, Idiot Heart, with producer Oliver Wood of [[The Wood Brothers]]. It is slated for release on January 31st, 2012.

== Industry Influence ==

Blanton is co-founder of an online tool for the music industry, Quidplayer, an embeddable “pay what you please” MP3 player and store <ref name="Quidplayer Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.quidplayer.com/ |title=Quidplayer |publisher=quidplayer.com |date= |accessdate=2012-1-12}}</ref>. Quidplayer allows fans to download tracks directly from artists, and to set the price they want for those tracks.

Blanton created Quidplayer in 2008 with Jon Darvill. In her online biography, Blanton states the following in reference to this approach: “My true calling as an artist is to share…What I actually want to do is make beautiful music and then give it to everyone, regardless of what they give me back.” In June of 2011, Blanton announced on her blog that she plans to release her 2012 album, Idiot Heart, using the "pay what you please" approach <ref name="Carsie Blanton's Blog ">{{cite web|url=http://brighterthanabuoy.blogspot.com/2011/06/big-exciting-news.html |title=The Big Exciting News |publisher=blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=2012-1-12}}</ref>.

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*{{Official|http://www.carsieblanton.com}}
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*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=P899000/biography|pure_url=yes}} Carsie Blanton] at [[Allmusic]]
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'''Brianna Fruean''' (born 18 May 1988 in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]) is a Samoan [[environmentalism|environmental]] activist and Year 9 student at Robert Louis Stevenson School in Apia, Samoa.

She is the second eldest daughter of Raymond and Pauline Fruean. The 13 year-old passionate environmental advocate<ref>{{cite web|title=Little People, Environmental Giants|url=http://www.islandsbusiness.com/home_samoa/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=25495/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl|publisher=Island Business magazine}}</ref> has been doing community-based work for three years. In 2009 she represented Samoa at the UNEP Tunza conference in Daejeon Korea<ref>{{cite web|title=Brianna presents at UNEP 2009|url=http://www.unep.org/tunza/youth/Actions/ActionsROAP/tabid/3776/language/en-US/Default.aspx|publisher=UNEP TUNZA conference}}</ref> and then again in 2010 in Nagoya Japan. She helped organize the planting of 350 trees on behalf of 350.org initiative.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brianna Fruean on behalf of 350.org Samoa organized a Tree Planting Action at Togitogiga National Park.|url=http://www.350.org/en/350-tree-planting|publisher=350.org}}</ref> In 2011 she organized yet another environmental awareness activity on behalf of Moving Planet Samoa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Walk promotes climate change|url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?view=article&id=35829%3Awalk-promotes-climate&option=com_content&Itemid=104|publisher=Samoa Observer newspaper}}</ref> A walk which attracted more than 100 people in spreading awareness on climate change in Samoa and the world.

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* [http://plant-for-the-planet.org/en/country/samoa] Little Voices Who Care.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIKy3JsgbI Brianna Fruean 13 Year old, Environmental Ambassador for Samoa] on [http://www.youtube.com YouTube].

Brianna Fruean

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'''Brianna Fruean''' (born 18 May 1988 in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]) is a Samoan [[environmentalism|environmental]] activist and Year 9 student at Robert Louis Stevenson School in Apia, Samoa.

She is the second eldest daughter of Raymond and Pauline Fruean. The 13 year-old passionate environmental advocate has been doing community-based work for three years. In 2009 she represented Samoa at the UNEP Tunza conference in Daejeon Korea and then again in 2010 in Nagoya Japan.

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* [http://www.islandsbusiness.com/home_samoa/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=25495/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl Little People, Environmental Giants] on Island Business
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIKy3JsgbI Brianna Fruean 13 Year old, Environmental Ambassador for Samoa] on [http://www.youtube.com YouTube].
* [http://www.350.org/en/350-tree-planting] Brianna Fruean on behalf of 350.org Samoa organized a Tree Planting Action at Togitogiga National Park.
* [ http://plant-for-the-planet.org/en/country/samoa Little Voices Who Care.]

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'''Brianna Fruean''' (born 18 May 1988 in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]) is a Samoan [[environmentalism|environmental]] activist and Year 9 student at Robert Louis Stevenson School in Apia, Samoa.

She is the second eldest daughter of Raymond and Pauline Fruean. The 13 year-old passionate environmental advocate has been doing community-based work for three years. In 2009 she represented Samoa at the UNEP Tunza conference in Daejeon Korea and then again in 2010 in Nagoya Japan.

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* [http://www.islandsbusiness.com/home_samoa/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=25495/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl Little People, Environmental Giants] on Island Business
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIKy3JsgbI Brianna Fruean 13 Year old, Environmental Ambassador for Samoa] on [http://www.youtube.com YouTube].
* [http://www.350.org/en/350-tree-planting] Brianna Fruean on behalf of 350.org Samoa organized a Tree Planting Action at Togitogiga National Park.
* [ http://plant-for-the-planet.org/en/country/samoa Little Voices Who Care.]

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'''Swagbucks.com''' is a Los Angeles based on-line rewards destination that enables users to earn virtual currency and real life rewards for their everyday web activity <ref>http://www.swagbucks.com</ref><ref>http://www.loyalty360.org/loyalty_today/keeping_it_real_the_key_to_loyalty_program_retention/</ref> Swagbucks.com is currently ranked by Alexa.com as one of the top 110 most trafficked websites in the United States and top 650 most trafficked websites globally <ref>http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/swagbucks.com#</ref>
== History ==

Swagbucks.com is powered by Prodégé, a provider of branded and incentivized reward portals.<ref>http://www.prodege.com</ref> In 2006, Prodege introduced its first product: private label search engines that allowed charities to fund raise by having supporters perform internet searches.<ref>http://stepbystepfundraising.com/online-fundraising-prodege/</ref><ref>http://superfundraiser.com/fundraiser-details.php?id=33&title=Search%20Engine%20Online%20Fundraising</ref> In early 2007, Prodégé developed a second search loyalty product that allowed celebrities, brands and sports teams to engage fans through their own branded rewards program. Musicians including Kanye West <ref>http://www.billboard.com/news/billboard-bits-dr-john-kanye-west-1003706915.story</ref> and KISS, and sports properties like World Wrestling Entertainment and Green Bay Packers<ref>http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/New-Packers-Feature-MyPackersSearchCom-Rewards-Packers-Fans-With-Free-Team-Prizes-Just-For-Search/9e723120-5aa4-11df-a3b6-528cc843f916</ref> are among the 150 different brand partners that use the platform. <ref>http://www.swagsites.com</ref> In February 2008, Prodege launched Swagbucks.com and introduced the Swag Buck as a digital currency earned for activity throughout its network of websites.<ref>http://ideamensch.com/scott-dudelson/</ref>

Swag Bucks can be earned by participating in over 15 different activities on Swagbucks.com. These include participating in local daily deals; taking online polls; playing free online games; surveys, special offers; printing coupons to redeem at a local grocery store; searching the web through the Swagbucks search engine; watching video content on Swagbucks TV; trading in used books, cell phones and electronics; and more. Users then visit the Swag Store to redeem their virtual Swag Bucks for a wide range of products – including gift cards, apparel, electronics, music downloads, and other prizes - many of which are exclusive to Swagbucks.com. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2011/05/06/06venturebeat-swag-for-swagbucks-rewards-site-on-track-for-98397.html?partner=rss&emc=rss</ref>

== Current ==

In 2010 the site gave away over $8 million dollars in rewards to its users<ref>http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/06/swagbucks/</ref> As of June 2011, the site has over 3.5 million registered members and projects close to $20 million in revenue in 2011.<ref>http://www.bnet.com/blog/entrepreneurs/5-reasons-to-bootstrap-your-startup/2005</ref> In July 2011 it was announced that Swagbucks.com was a finalist in the Colloquy Loyalty Marketing awards <ref>http://www.colloquy.com/press_release_view.asp?xd=99</ref>

== Swagbucks Culture ==

TSG (The Swag Guy) is a character developed by Swagbucks.com and serves as the mouthpiece for all Swagbucks.com social media activity. The Swag Guy regularly engages with the Swagbucks.com’s blog, Twitter and Facebook communities to update them with news and relevant Swagbucks information. TSG is also responsible for releasing Swag Codes, which are promo codes that earn 'Swaggernauts' (a term Swagbucks users commonly use to refer to themselves) free Swag Bucks. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l-rmglNj8U</ref>

TSGal (The Swag Gal) is TSG's counterpart and also a mouthpiece for Swagbucks.com social media activity, and often posts content that speaks directly to the women of Swagbucks.com <ref>http://www.measuringflower.com/2011/02/be-swagbucks-guys-or-gals-valentine.html</ref>

Swagasaurus Bux is TSG and TSGals' pet dinosaur and also the main character in the first official casual game created by Swagbucks.com, ‘Swagasaurus Run.' <ref>http://blog.swagbucks.com/tag/swagasaurus-bux</ref>

== References ==

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'''Swagbucks.com''' is a Los Angeles based on-line rewards destination that enables users to earn virtual currency and real life rewards for their everyday web activity <ref>http://www.swagbucks.com</ref><ref>http://www.loyalty360.org/loyalty_today/keeping_it_real_the_key_to_loyalty_program_retention/</ref> Swagbucks.com is currently ranked by Alexa.com as one of the top 110 most trafficked websites in the United States and top 650 most trafficked websites globally <ref>http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/swagbucks.com#</ref>

== History ==

Swagbucks.com is powered by Prodégé, a provider of branded and incentivized reward portals.<ref>http://www.prodege.com</ref> In 2006, Prodege introduced its first product: private label search engines that allowed charities to fund raise by having supporters perform internet searches.<ref>http://stepbystepfundraising.com/online-fundraising-prodege/</ref><ref>http://superfundraiser.com/fundraiser-details.php?id=33&title=Search%20Engine%20Online%20Fundraising</ref> In early 2007, Prodégé developed a second search loyalty product that allowed celebrities, brands and sports teams to engage fans through their own branded rewards program. Musicians including Kanye West <ref>http://www.billboard.com/news/billboard-bits-dr-john-kanye-west-1003706915.story</ref> and KISS, and sports properties like World Wrestling Entertainment and Green Bay Packers<ref>http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/New-Packers-Feature-MyPackersSearchCom-Rewards-Packers-Fans-With-Free-Team-Prizes-Just-For-Search/9e723120-5aa4-11df-a3b6-528cc843f916</ref> are among the 150 different brand partners that use the platform. <ref>http://www.swagsites.com</ref> In February 2008, Prodege launched Swagbucks.com and introduced the Swag Buck as a digital currency earned for activity throughout its network of websites.<ref>http://ideamensch.com/scott-dudelson/</ref>

Swag Bucks can be earned by participating in over 15 different activities on Swagbucks.com. These include participating in local daily deals; taking online polls; playing free online games; surveys, special offers; printing coupons to redeem at a local grocery store; searching the web through the Swagbucks search engine; watching video content on Swagbucks TV; trading in used books, cell phones and electronics; and more. Users then visit the Swag Store to redeem their virtual Swag Bucks for a wide range of products – including gift cards, apparel, electronics, music downloads, and other prizes - many of which are exclusive to Swagbucks.com. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2011/05/06/06venturebeat-swag-for-swagbucks-rewards-site-on-track-for-98397.html?partner=rss&emc=rss</ref>

== Current ==

In 2010 the site gave away over $8 million dollars in rewards to its users<ref>http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/06/swagbucks/</ref> As of June 2011, the site has over 3.5 million registered members and projects close to $20 million in revenue in 2011.<ref>http://www.bnet.com/blog/entrepreneurs/5-reasons-to-bootstrap-your-startup/2005</ref> In July 2011 it was announced that Swagbucks.com was a finalist in the Colloquy Loyalty Marketing awards <ref>http://www.colloquy.com/press_release_view.asp?xd=99</ref>

== Swagbucks Culture ==

TSG (The Swag Guy) is a character developed by Swagbucks.com and serves as the mouthpiece for all Swagbucks.com social media activity. The Swag Guy regularly engages with the Swagbucks.com’s blog, Twitter and Facebook communities to update them with news and relevant Swagbucks information. TSG is also responsible for releasing Swag Codes, which are promo codes that earn 'Swaggernauts' (a term Swagbucks users commonly use to refer to themselves) free Swag Bucks. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l-rmglNj8U</ref>

TSGal (The Swag Gal) is TSG's counterpart and also a mouthpiece for Swagbucks.com social media activity, and often posts content that speaks directly to the women of Swagbucks.com <ref>http://www.measuringflower.com/2011/02/be-swagbucks-guys-or-gals-valentine.html</ref>

Swagasaurus Bux is TSG and TSGals' pet dinosaur and also the main character in the first official casual game created by Swagbucks.com, ‘Swagasaurus Run.' <ref>http://blog.swagbucks.com/tag/swagasaurus-bux</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://www.swagbucks.com/ Swagbucks.com Homepage]
* [http://www.blog.swagbucks.com/ Swagbucks Official Blog]
* [http://www.facebook.com/twitter/ Swagbucks Facebook]
* [http://www.twitter.com/swagbucks.com/ Swagbucks Twitter]


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