Brad Fregger
American entrepreneur, writer and former game producer

Brad Fregger

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American entrepreneur, writer and former game producer
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Male
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31 May 1940(Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA)
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Bachelor's
San José State University, San José, California
Master's (Societal Futures)
San José State University, San José, California
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Brad Fregger (born May 31, 1940) is an American entrepreneur, author and former game producer publisher, and book publisher. Over the years, he has held a career in retailing, human resources, computer software development and sales, publishing, and education.

Early life and education

Fregger was born on May 31, 1940, in Billings, Montana. He attended San Jose State University, San Jose, California, from where he earned a bachelor's and a master's degree (Societal Futures).

Career

Fregger was involved in the computer and video game industry at its inception, in 1983, while at Activision, he became the first person in the world to hold the title of Computer Game Producer. While working for Activision, he produced an interactive novel titled Portal (written by Rob Swigart). After many years of working at Activision, Fregger decided to co-found Publishing International/Software Resources International.

Currently, Fregger is President and CEO of Groundbreaking Press (book publishing), which also includes: 1st World Library, F&F Publishing, and Detour Ahead Press. He is also a lecturer at Texas State University-San Marcos. He founded three corporate-training departments (at Mervyns Department Stores, Atari, and Activision), and was featured in Tom Peters' 1984 book Liberation Management, ISBN 978-0394559995. 

He is the author of eight books and has produced many software entertainment and productivity programs.

Selected books

Software

SoftwareCompanyYearRole
GhostbustersActivision1984Producer
Pitfall II: Lost CavernsActivision1984Producer
The Great American Cross-Country Road RaceActivision1985N/A
HackerActivision1985Producer
Master of LampsActivision1985Produced by
GameMakerActivision1985N/A
Murder on the MississippiActivision1986Produced by
Hacker II: The Doomsday PapersActivision1986Produced by
ShanghaiActivision1986Producer
The Transformers: Battle to Save the EarthActivision1986Produced by
Aliens: The Computer GameActivision1986Produced by
Portal: A Computer NovelActivision1986Produced by/Original Concept by
GameMaker: Science FictionActivision1986N/A
The Music StudioActivision1986N/A
GameMaker: SportsActivision1986N/A
Solitaire RoyaleGame Arts1987Project Leader/Lead Design
Solitaire RoyaleSpectrum Holobyte1988Project Leader/Lead Design
Pharaoh's RevengePublishing International1988N/A
Hometown, U.S.A.Publishing International1988Executive Producer/Documentation
Solitaire RoyalePublishing International1988Project Leader/Lead Design
Solitaire RoyalePublishing International1989Project Leader/Lead Design
Ishido: The Way of Stones (Japanese version)Publishing International1989Project Leader
Heaven & EarthBuena Vista Software1992Producer/Director
Ishido: The Way of StonesInterplay Productions1994Producer
Solitaire DeluxePublishing International1996Producer/Design
Jack Nicklaus 4Accolade1997Project Leader/Lead Design
Jack Nicklaus 5Accolade1998Producer/Lead Design