Kari Snyder has over 15 years of experience in developing and creating multi-media projects as a Visual Designer with skills in interactive, product and print design as well as creative direction.

She merges technology with creativity to develop innovative communication, marketing and learning experiences. An advocate for serious games and XR, she is creating and producing various showdowns that allow young talent ways to work with enterprise as they develop serious simulations. As a Lecturer of Digital Media at the University of Houston, she taught courses in design, simulation and gaming, mobile app development, costing and transmedia marketing.

The Creator and Executive Producer of the Healthcare Games Showdown™, she created an internship event and live-stream show for college students to produce video games for healthcare for companies such as Texas Children’s Hospital, AT&T Business, and Mount Sinai Abilities Research Center.

The Creator and Executive Producer of the XR Showdown™, this event and live-stream show involved young talent working on enterprise VR/AR/MR projects and was presented by ExxonMobil.

She has managed and directed teams of up to 90 both in-house and globally distributed as they develop and create multi-media, social media, and transmedia projects that involve technology, design, branding, marketing, social media, finance, and business strategy.  

As KYS REALM, she is the creator of the transmedia series, The Elements Club®. One of only a hand-full of female video game producers focused on the casual game space, she created and launched The Elements Club: Unity Match® video game.

She is the creator and developer of the Transmedia Realm® platform which blends social video game mechanics with narrative to allow authors to BUILD, DISTRIBUTE, and ENGAGE fans in multi-media story worlds. Don't just read a story--engage with it.

She presented and led panels regarding full-motion video game development, esports, and transmedia at SXSW, Dreamhack, Comicpalooza and other conferences. In all these endeavors, she is focused on developing transmedia projects that incorporate full-motion video games, video production, and mobile technology.

Kari earned her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Media Design from Full Sail University and earned the distinction of being valedictorian of her class. Previously, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Business Administration from Capella University.