Bradley MetrockFounder, The Score

Author, Video Games and the Family

Video Games 101

What is The Score?

• Video game superstore in Cool Springs – the largest video game store in Nashville

• “The Arena” – one of a kind in the US• Great prices from Atari through Xbox 360

• Video Games and the Family now available

Who Plays Video Games?

What Types Of Video Games Exist?

What Careers Exist Within Video Games?

• Animators

• Audio Engineers

• Bankers

• Composers

• Designers

What Careers Exist Within Video Games?

• Marketers

• Producers

• Programmers

• Quality Control

• Writers

Creating Your Own Video Game

• Web / internet-based games• Mobile games– Angry Birds: 12 million downloads on iPhone alone

• Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) / Indie Games (XBLIG)– Braid: Made by one person (Jonathan Blow); 10th-

highest-reviewed Xbox 360 game of all time– CastleMiner Z: nearing 1 million paid downloads

Questions?