Jason Daskalopoulos

Background

About Jason Daskalopoulos

I have 10 years of experience with developing, producing and managing mobile games across a range of roles (Product Management, Monetisation, Design, Marketing, Production & Data Analytics).My role has been to help bootstrap & transition Not Doppler from a web games portal into a mobile game development studio, growing from a 2-person team to a 25-people studio based in Sydney, Australia. In that time, I've launched Earn to Die 1 & Earn to Die 2 (100m+ downloads), led the concept design & production of Crash of Cars (50m+ downloads) and built-up Zeste, our publishing business for lifestyle games, including Food Stylist - our debut entry into this genre. I'm fascinated by finding ways to build products that have broad appeal, yet can reach into new territory and provide novel experiences for millions of players. Before designing the concept of Crash of Cars, real-time multiplayer games were uncommon on mobile. We wanted to push the boundaries and create a seamless multiplayer experience regardless of a user's device connectivity, with systems like smart online-offline transition, and jump-in-jump-out lobbies. With Food Stylist, we noticed that most food games on mobile shared a similar cartoony aesthetic with time-management gameplay. There were many interior design & fashion design games, but none that had tackled the lucrative food theme. We're proud to have developed the first ever realistic style food decoration game on mobile. Prior to entering the gaming industry, I also held roles in product marketing across both traditional and digital media channels, and my studies focused on commerce & economics.