About Ricochet Labs

Founded by veterans of the video game industry, Ricochet Labs builds a suite of location-aware games and applications that entertain and connect users.  Greeting the world with QRANK, a daily game of wits for the iPhone and iPod touch, Ricochet Labs is busy bringing the game to new platforms and adding features that take full advantage of smartphones’ GPS capabilities. 

Rodney Gibbs, CEO

Rodney co-founded the Fizz Factor game studio and negotiated its acquisition by Amaze Entertainment.  He remained with the company for eight years, during which time he led production, operations and business development.  As executive producer, he shipped 17 titles for many of the world’s largest game publishers and franchises.  Active in the game industry and Austin’s digital media community, Rodney frequently speaks at conferences and events on digital entertainment.  He serves on the boards of the International Game Developers Association the Austin Film Society, and KUT, Austin's NPR affiliate.  Follow Rodney on Twitter@rgibbs.

Michel Baird, CTO

As technical director of Fizz Factor, Michael oversaw development and spearheaded cross-platform tech sharing between studios.  He co-authored the company’s
Nintendo DS engine, which has shipped over 70 titles.  As tech director or lead programmer, he led technical teams on 12 console and handheld titles.