Gaming, Graphics & Future of Technology Brian Robbins President/Founder – Riptide Games

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Gaming, Graphics & Future of Technology Brian Robbins President/Founder – Riptide Games

Agenda Background – Myself – Riptide Games – Video Game Industry Careers in Gaming – Location – Salaries – Skills – Experience Future – Upcoming Trends – Challenges and Opportunities Q&A

Who am I? Graduated University of Denver in 2001 – BS, Computer Science w/ minor in Leadership – MBA Lived in Denver, Ottawa and New York Programmed over 100 games Do what I love

About Riptide Games Founded in 2007 Indie game developer Focus on “next-gen mobile” – iPhone, Palm Pre, Android, etc – All the cool toys

Video Game Industry $26.5 Billion global software sales from 3/2007 – 3/2008 – 10% per year Source: Hudson Square Research Chart: /01/growth-of-gaming-in-2007-far- outpaces-movies-music.ars

Careers in Games Over 100,000 game developers in 2005 Source: gameindustrymap.com

Salaries Average salary $79,000 Programming - $85,000 Art - $69,000 Game Designer - $67,000 Producer - $82,000 Audio - $78,000 Q/A - $39,000 Business / Legal - $102,000 Source: Game Developer 8th Annual Salary Survey

Skills Creativity Math / Programming Artistic Ability Organization / Project Management Creativity

Experience & Education Love of games Programming or similar creative endeavor Hobby projects Education – Computer Science – Project Management? – Business

Upcoming Trends Huge scale vs. Indie Democratization of development Mobile platforms Social Gaming Casual Games New Hardware Interfaces

Challenges & Opportunities Shrinking attention span Plethora of free content Global Marketplace Connected Gamers Aging Gamers

Q & A Brian Robbins President/Founder – Riptide Games