GameSalad’s Mobile Game Development Tools in Educational Spotlight at the 2014 FETC

San Francisco, CA, January 23, 2014 — GameSalad Inc., a leading provider of mobile game development tools with over 700,000 developers, will showcase and present its technologies at the 2014 Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC), January 28 – 31, 2014. The FETC is the largest national education technology conference held on the East Coast at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center. GameSalad’s tools are a top choice by educators when integrating game development technology into their classrooms.

Senior games executives from GameSalad will present thought leadership and share an expansive network of opportunities to the educational community. GameSalad is participating in a number of FETC 2014 activities including a presentation and exhibition booth located in the Expo Hall #1462.

“GameSalad’s tools have been embraced by the educational community across the country,” said Dan Magaha, Director of Operations, GameSalad. “By incorporating the GameSalad toolset into the classroom, educators broaden STEM education, decode the fundamentals of programming and software development and prepare their students for the rapidly-changing digital world.”

On Thursday, January 30th at 2pm, GameSalad’s Dan Magaha and Wimberley TX high school educator Denise Jackson will present examples of games developed by students, as well as provide a demo of how the toolset works.

“Today’s youth are faced with more competition than ever before. By equipping them with the power of knowledge and new skill sets – like game design using GameSalad’s tool set – we are giving them the gift of advancement,” said Denise Jackson, Wimberley high school teacher.

More information about GameSalad and its educational initiatives can be found at www.gamesalad.com and @gamesalad.

About GameSalad

GameSalad is a leading provider of mobile game development tools. GameSalad’s Creator platform allows game developers to rapidly design, publish and distribute sophisticated games for iOS, Android, HTML5, Kindle®, Windows® and Tizen® while eliminating the need to code. Since 2009, GameSalad has powered more than 200,000 original titles created by its community of more than 700,000 developers worldwide. GameSalad is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in San Francisco, CA with offices in Austin, TX.