Andrew Sheppard speaks at New York Games Conference

hi5's Executive Producer, Andrew Sheppard, joined a panel of other leading experts to discuss game monetization at the New York Games Conference in Manhattan today.  The session covered a range of in-game monetization topics, including micro transactions, virtual goods, and virtual currencies.  hi5 has been a leader in this category, with the launch of a global virtual currency, hi5 Coins, in December 2008, and extending today to a wide variety of freemium content with in-game transactions.

The conference continues into the evening tonight.  For more information, visit the New York Games Conference site.