Brad Fregger

Brad Fregger
Born	Brad Fregger (1940-05-31) May 31, 1940 Billings, Montana, United States
Occupation	Author, Publisher

Brad Fregger (born May 31, 1940 in Billings, Montana) is an American entrepreneur, author and former game producer publisher, and book publisher.

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.

After many years of working at Activision, Fregger decided to co-found Publishing International/Software Resources International.

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' book Liberation Management, ISBN 978-0394559995. He is the author of eight books and has produced many software entertainment and productivity programs.

Fregger holds a Master's Degree in Futuristics from San Jose State University.

Bibliography

Books Authored

• Lucky That Way: Stories of Seizing the Moment While Creating the Games Millions Play, Brad Fregger, Groundbreaking Press, ISBN 978-0977353538
• Why Publish?: Making the Right Choices for Your Book, Brad Fregger, Groundbreaking Press, ISBN 978-0974562438
• Get Things Done: Ten Secrets of Creating and Leading Exceptional Teams, Brad Fregger, F&F Publishing, ISBN 978-0971856202
• Get Out of the Way!: You'll Never Manage Your Way to Great Leadership, Brad Fregger, Groundbreaking Press, ISBN 978-0979354281
• One Shovel Full: Telling Stories to Change Beliefs, Attitudes, and Perceptions, Brad Fregger, F&F Publishing, ISBN 978-0971856219
• Finding Your Work: A Maverick's Strategy for Job Search and Career Change, Brad Fregger, Groundbreaking Press, ISBN 978-1628478853
• My Thinking Cap: Solutions for Global Crisis, Brad Fregger, Groundbreaking Press, ISBN 978-0979354267
• Why Does Anybody Believe in God: An Essay on Creation, Brad Fregger, Groundbreaking Press, ISBN 978-0983103066

Software

Software	Company	Year	Role
Ghostbusters	Activision	1984	Producer
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns	Activision	1984	Producer
The Great American Cross-Country Road Race	Activision	1985	N/A
Hacker	Activision	1985	Producer
Master of Lamps	Activision	1985	Produced by
GameMaker	Activision	1985	N/A
Murder on the Mississippi	Activision	1986	Produced by
Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers	Activision	1986	Produced by
Shanghai	Activision	1986	Producer
The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth	Activision	1986	Produced by
Aliens: The Computer Game	Activision	1986	Produced by
Portal: A Computer Novel	Activision	1986	Produced by/Original Concept by
GameMaker: Science Fiction	Activision	1986	N/A
The Music Studio	Activision	1986	N/A
GameMaker: Sports	Activision	1986	N/A
Solitaire Royale	Game Arts	1987	Project Leader/Lead Design
Solitaire Royale	Spectrum Holobyte	1988	Project Leader/Lead Design
Pharaoh's Revenge	Publishing International	1988	N/A
Hometown, U.S.A.	Publishing International	1988	Executive Producer/Documentation
Solitaire Royale	Publishing International	1988	Project Leader/Lead Design
Solitaire Royale	Publishing International	1989	Project Leader/Lead Design
Ishido: The Way of Stones (Japanese version)	Publishing International	1989	Project Leader
Heaven & Earth	Buena Vista Software	1992	Producer/Director
Ishido: The Way of Stones	Interplay Productions	1994	Producer
Solitaire Deluxe	Publishing International	1996	Producer/Design
Jack Nicklaus 4	Accolade	1997	Project Leader/Lead Design
Jack Nicklaus 5	Accolade	1998	Producer/Lead Design

External links

• Brad Fregger's bio
• Brad Fregger's profile at MobyGames
• Brad Fregger Videogame Collection, 1982-1997