Brian Robbins is Founder and President of Riptide Games, a startup indie game developer in Denver, CO focused on next-gen mobile platforms. Since the start of his career in gaming Brian has always been at the forefront of emerging markets. As a programmer he has developed over 100 games for PC, web and iPhone. He is an active contributor to the IGDA currently serving on the Board of Directors, and having co-founded the Casual Games SIG and is a former chair of both the Casual and Online Games SIGs. He has also contributed to multiple local chapters and currently serves as coordinator for the Colorado IGDA chapter. In 2006 Brian received the IGDA MVP award for his contributions to the community. Brian has a BS in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Denver. He lives in Denver with his wife and their 3 year old daughter. He is particularly proud of his daughter's proficiency in Plants vs Zombies where she likes the "purple eating ones."