Building next-generation interactive entertainment
Game systems, products, verifiable logic, scalable AI, and narrative partnerships
Advisor to Blob Arena (Starknet) and creator of Zero North Vault (Bolt Hackathon).
Experimental Focus: NVIDIA ACE (NVIGI SDK), agent orchestration, and zero-knowledge.
Featured Projects
Blob Arena: Live in App Store + Google Play
Strategic Advisor: Game design, Competitive Systems, and Growth
Official partner of Armored MMA; applying new technologies to games with Grug's Lair Gaming Studio.
Zero North Vault (Patent-Pending)
Product Design: Personal Encryption UX
Designed a full-stack UX system for users to encrypt data locally, offline. Bolt Hackathon 2025.
UFC: Name on Canvas
Production & Brand Systems
$1M+ ARR fan identity product that connects fans directly to the Octagon by selling advertising space on the canvas.
Continentals: Company Esports World Cup
Global Esports Event in partnership with Amazon Luna + Metagame
Live corporate gaming event, with multiple Fortune 500 company participants sponsored by Amazon Cloud Gaming.
@OrganizedPlayer and Esports Profitability Toolkit
Gaming Systems, Business, and Psychology: Youtube, Twitter, Calculator
Essays and satirical articles on game design. Built while securing global talent visa to attend University of Chichester: Bs.c Hons Esports Psychology - 2025 before admin cancellation.
CEA: Corporate Charity Championships
Chief of Marketing and Partnerships, raised $40k+ charity with team
Nonprofit organization focusing on gaming events where all proceeds from winners across popular esports gaming titles went to charity of winning team's choice. #GameForGood
Experience Timeline
2014–2020
Live Production (UFC/WWE)
Built PPV canvases, brand-safe logistics at broadcast scale. Sports IP mastery.
2020–2024
Esports & Brand Strategy
CEA partnerships; $40k+ charity; XP League / Amazon Luna. Pokémon Professor: Judge & TO
2024–Future
Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Zero-Knowledge
Blob Arena (Starknet). Zero North Vault (patent-pending). ML/AI and ZK application.
What I Build (and Why)
I specialize in bridging the gap between complex systems and interactive entertainment. From co-designing $1M ARR commercial strategies for the UFC to navigating Tier-1 partnerships with Amazon Luna, I help teams translate challenging technical constraints (like game design principles, AI deployment, and verifiable logic) into scalable products built for growth.
Contact
Location: New Haven, CT (Greater NYC)
To connect about product work, research, or strategic collaborations:
General: dantehorton@proton.me
Gaming: organizedplayer@gmail.com
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