About Us

MetaTIX™ is a micro-transaction platform that allows players to utilize virtual currency for in-game items and to pay for tournaments and features of games. For players: MetaTIX™ acts as the digital equivalent of tokens from a video arcade. For developers: MetaTIX™ is an international turn-key system that simplifies billing and account management for multiple online games.


616 First Avenue, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98104
(800) 757-8510
support@metatix.com 



Officers 

 

Michael Williams

Michael A. Williams has been in the interactive entertainment industry for 25 years. He is the founder of Tremor Entertainment, CodeFire, and Planetwide Games. He has also programmed, designed and/or produced more than 25 computer games, including Sega Swirl™, Men in Black™: The Game™, Pinky and the Brain™: World Conquest™, and The Bard's Tale II™.

 

J. Mark Hood

J. Mark Hood is former Senior Vice President at Sierra® Online/Vivendi Universal, where he was responsible for development and marketing of Sierra’s Core Game Business. He also co-founded Capital Entertainment Group, the interactive entertainment industry’s first production company modeled after Hollywood film companies. During his 15 years at Sierra, Hood published such renowned titles as King’s QuestTM, Half-Life®, CounterstrikeTM, and Homeworld®.

 

 

David Selle is a veteran of the interactive entertainment industry with over 20 years of experience and more than 30 published titles to his credit. Prior to Reality Gap, Selle was the Managing Director of WildTangent, EMEA where he founded the London-based business unit and grew it to become the second largest games network in the UK.

 

 

Directors

 

Nolan Bushnell

Nolan Bushnell is recognized as “The Father of the Video Game Industry.” This world-famous icon founded Atari, developed PongTM, and created Chuck E. Cheese’s® Pizza Time Theatre. He is in the Consumer Electronics Association® "Hall of Fame," the Metreon’s "Walk of Game," and the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. Currently he is the CEO of uWink, Inc. and an important member of Reality Gap’s Board of Directors.

Tom Hennessy

Thomas G. Hennessy is the founder and Managing Partner at Hennessy & Roach, P.C. based in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri. Since 1993, Mr. Hennessy has grown the firm to 42 attorneys, specializing in areas of law such as Business Practices, Civil Litigation, Labor & Employment, and Workers' Compensation. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from The John Marshall Law School in 1988. Mr. Hennessy is also the founding partner in another law firm that owns www.IllinoisLawyers.com and www.findgreatlawyers.com.

 

Jean Hackenburg

Jean Hackenburg is a senior finance and operations executive with over thirty years in the hardware and software industries, ranging from start-ups to large publicly held organizations. Mrs. Hackenburg started her career at Atari, where she advanced to Vice President of Finance for the Consumer Products Division. She has achieved great success as CFO and/or VP Operations for six start-up electronics companies. In September 2000, she helped build a 25 times return to early investors through the negotiation of a sale to Texas Instruments for $300 million.

 

 

Walter T. Greth founded Greth Homes in Berks County, Pennsylvania and in 1973 has built it into one of the most successful and well respected new home construction companies in Northeast. In addition to winning over 50 awards in the Parade of Homes, he has been recognized nationally with numerous awards for quality and customer satisfaction including the #1 ranking for Overall Customer Satisfaction for 10 straight years.
Mr. Greth is an angel investor and philanthropist.  He has invested and advised start-up companies, including Affinity Bank, a Berks County regional bank and OnePak (“ONPK”), a freight/packaging company. He has also made philathropic donations to many veterans causes.
 

Advisors

 

Brian Yoder

Brian K. Yoder is a 27-year veteran of the technology industry, with particular experience on software development, computer networks, and project management. Amongst his many achievements is the invention of Norton Antivirus™ as a member of Peter Norton Computing. He also served as Director of Product Development and Architect for EarthLink Network® from 1996 to 2001, leading the company from a small, regional ISP to a nationwide player.

Carl Johnston

Carl Johnston has 40 years experience in financing, investment advisory consulting, real property development, and asset management. He is an active, early stage investor. Mr. Johnston operated Diogenes Investment Company, a securities Broker/Dealer for several years in the mid to late 1980's. He has an MBA from University of Southern California (USC), emphasis in finance (1972). He was awarded a Certified Financial Planner designation in 1981.