Dan Klitsner

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Dan Klitsner is the founder and creative director of bop it! and licensing firm KID Group LLC. [1]

Dan has invented and licensed several number one hit toys, including Bop It, [2] [3] [4] Perplexus and Hyper Dash. [5] His inventions have been the recipients of over two dozen awards nominations, 2 gold IDEA Awards and 4 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards. He also co-founded QiGo Inc., which utilized USB Key technology to support child-safe internet connection for toys. [6]

Klitsner has served as a judge in a number of design and innovation competitions, including the IDSA international design competition, the Consumer Electronics Show, and the Toy of the Year Awards. [6]

In 2022, Klitsner honored the 25th-anniversary of Bop It! with its latest iteration, “Bop It! Button” where a single-button version of the toy calls players to “Bop It,” “Don’t Bop It,” “Do Bop It,” “Do Not Bop It.” [7]

Awards

2021 Toy and Game International Excellence Awards, Innovative Art and Design Visuals of the Year, Perplexus Snitch [8]

2015 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards, Game of the Year, Simon Swipe [9]

2013 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards, Game of the Year, Perplexus Epic [10]

2009 Creative Child Creative Toy Awards, Top Toy of the Year, Hyper Dash

2008 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards, Electronic Entertainment Toy of the Year, Power Tour Guitar [11]

2003 Toy Association Toy of the Year Awards, Vehicle of the Year, Air Hogs Regenerator RC [12]

1999 IDEA Award Keytop Toys

1997 Duracell Toy Award, Bop It

References

  1. ↑ Fancher, Lou. "Bop It: Dan Klitsner". Johnson & Fancher, Inc. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  2. ↑ "Espacenet Bibliographic data". worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  3. ↑ Virtue, Graeme (2016-06-13). "How we made Bop It!". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  4. ↑ "Talkin' Toys: Celebrating 25 Years of Bop It with Creator Dan Klitsner • The Toy Book". The Toy Book. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  5. ↑ Buckleitner, Warren (2007-07-19). "Electronically Enhancing the Backyard Running Games of Childhood". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. 1 2 "Dan Klitsner, Co-founder, KID Group LLC | Digital Kids Conference - April 25–26, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA". engage2012.engagedigital.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Bop It! Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With the "Bop It! Button"". Hypebeast. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  8. ↑ "People of Play Announces 2021 TAGIE Winners". icv2.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  9. ↑ "2015 TOTY Winners". The Toy Association. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  10. ↑ "2013 TOTY Winners". The Toy Association. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  11. ↑ "2008 TOTY Winners". The Toy Association. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  12. ↑ "2003 TOTY Winners". The Toy Association. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
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