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As one of the first management team members and Executive Producer at PlayFirst, Kenny Shea Dinkin directed content strategy and oversaw game production for the first 24 PlayFirst titles. Now as Vice President and Creative Director, he drives the portfolio's aesthetic considerations overseeing game design, art, audio, character, and story development for all PlayFirst games, which include inventive, top-selling brands Diner Dash, Chocolatier, Wedding Dash and Dream Chronicles. Kenny brings over a decade of success in designing, directing, and producing a wide array of award-winning consumer products and interactive platforms.
Prior to joining PlayFirst, Kenny was the worldwide head of product design for The Learning Company/Broderbund, where he was creative lead for a portfolio of premiere children's software brands, including Reader Rabbit, Carmen Sandiego, and KidPix as well as licensed properties such as Scooby-Doo, Strawberry Shortcake, Batman, Powerpuff Girls, and Arthur. A visual artist, writer, musician, game designer, and avid comic book reader, Kenny was also the co-creator of the critically acclaimed, top-selling brand The ClueFinders. Kenny earned a Bachelor's degree in History from Brown University and an M.F.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design. | 