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'''Amy Jo Kim''' is an [[United States|American]] [[author]] and researcher on the subject of [[online community|online communities]]. She is noted for her influential conceptual frameworks for online communities, in particular the ''Membership Lifecycle'' that was presented in her 2000 book, ''Community Building on the Web'',<ref>Amy Jo Kim, ''Community Building on the Web : Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities'', 2000, Peachpit Press. ISBN 0201874849</ref> a design handbook for networked communities. It is considered to be a "cult classic" (available in seven languages) and has become required reading in game design studios and university classes worldwide.<ref>[http://www.shufflebrain.com/?page_id=12 Shuffle Brain website]</ref>
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Kim holds a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of Washington, and a BS in Experimental Psychology from UC San Diego.
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'''Amy Jo Kim''' is the co-founder and CEO of Shuffle Brain, an [[United States|American]] [[author]] and researcher on the subject of [[online community|online communities]].{{cn|date=September 2016}}


==Professional life==
==Professional life==
Kim is the co-founder and CEO of Shuffle Brain, which is a company that specializes in early-stage design and product creation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shufflebrain.com/projects/|title=Projects|website=Shufflebrain|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref>
Kim has been a designer of social games and gaming environments for clients like [[Digital Chocolate]], [[Electronic Arts]], [[eBay]], [[Yahoo!]], Lumosity, and Limelife.


She presented the Players Journey Workshop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/gamification/program-and-speakers|title=Program and Speakers|publisher=uwaterloo.ca |accessdate=2013-10-02}}</ref>
Kim was formerly the VP of Social Architecture for [[There, Inc.]], a virtual worlds platform and services company. She was also Producer/Designer for Paramount's Advanced Product Design Lab, where she developed online service prototypes for MTV, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Studios. Prior to that she developed multimedia database interfaces for Sun Microsystems and NASA Ames Research Center, and designed signal-processing software for neurophysiology experiments. She is founder and CEO of Shuffle Brain, a company developing smart games for social networks.

==Personal life==
Amy Jo Kim is married to [[Scott Kim]]. In her spare time, she teaches Game Design at the USC Film School.


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* [http://www.shufflebrain.com/?page_id=12 Web page at Shuffle Brain]
* [http://twitter.com/amyjokim Twitter feed]
* [http://amyjokim.com/ Amyjokim.com] - official site


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Amy Jo Kim
Amy Jo Kim speaking at The Next Web Conference 2015
Amy Jo Kim speaking at The Next Web Conference 2015
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)ShuffleBrain, Maven Ventures | VC & Incubator, Happify
Known forGame Designer, Entrepreneur, Startup Coach

Amy Jo Kim is the co-founder and CEO of Shuffle Brain, an American author and researcher on the subject of online communities.[citation needed]

Professional life

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Kim is the co-founder and CEO of Shuffle Brain, which is a company that specializes in early-stage design and product creation.[1]

She presented the Players Journey Workshop.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Projects". Shufflebrain. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  2. ^ "Program and Speakers". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
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