Meet The Judges

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  Joseph Lieberman, ArcadeTown

  Joe is the Business Development, Curmudgeon, and Game Expert Extraordinaire at ArcadeTown. He also wrote a book on game marketing, spoke at the ‘08 Game Developer’s Conference on Flash Games, worked on several award-winning games, and is a self-proclaimed walking encyclopedia of video game history. Good luck getting his vote, suckers!
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  Ira Willey, OneMoreLevel.com

  As the original creator of AddictingGames, Ira has been designing games and making websites for over a decade. Ira now runs OneMoreLevel, and he's been featured in such publications as Canadian Flash Gamer Quarterly.
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  Vadim Starygin, past MochiAds contest winner

  Vadim, also known as MochiAds member Badim whose game Elite Forces: Conquest was a winner in a recent MochiAds contest, is a trained Russian Naval Officer with a penchant for creating Flash games. In late 2007, he gave up his job in a PC-shareware company, where he worked on MMO-flash and PC-ports-to-flash games. He now enjoys his new career as an independent Flash developer and portal owner.
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  Bart Bonte, past MochiAds contest winner

  Bart, also known as MochiAds member bbonte whose game Duck, Think Outside The Flock was a winner in a recent MochiAds contest, loves designing Flash puzzle games. His latest game, Factory Balls 2, is gaining momentum on his portal, Bonte Games.
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  Patrick Shaw, GamePro

  GamePro Features Editor Patrick Shaw specializes in writing and editing alternative online features. Harboring an unbridled addiction to Flash games, he also runs two sites in GamePro's BlogFaction network: OMGHorror.com and SlobsofGaming.com. Patrick is a full-blown metalhead, with the long greasy locks to prove it. He can eat a family-size bag of Cheetos in under an hour.