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[edit] History wrong

The early history of Game Producer is wrong.

The first company to use "game producers" was Activision. This took place in 1981 when Activision realized they were in the entertainment business and that the term "project manager" just didn't fit the reality of the job. Brad Fregger was chosen to be the first "game producer," making him the first game producer in the world. The entire story is told in his book, Lucky That Way. Electronic Arts made the same decision after finding out that Activision had created the title of "Producer" for computer and video games. Remember, at that time, Electronic Arts (San Mateo) and Activsion (Mountain View) were both San Francisco Bay Area companies, very competitive and closely related.

The source for this information is Kenneth L. Coleman (Google the entire name.)

Brad Fregger

Bradfregger 17:27, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, considering the fact that you are Brad Fregger (I assume, by your username) and you wrote Lucky That Way, all the information is suspect. I mean, you have a vested interest in presenting the information the way you outlines above. I'm not saying you're lying, we just need an additional credible source to backup your claim.

When I Google "Kenneth L. Coleman", I get tons of hits, lots of guys have that name. I'm not sure which site you think is relevant. Can you provide a direct link? — Frecklefoot | Talk 18:36, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

By the way, from your MobyGames profile I see you worked on Jack Nicklaus 4 (another article you might want to look at) when you were with Accolade. So did I. However, I don't remember ever meeting you. You must've joined Accolade after I left (in '96). — Frecklefoot | Talk 18:39, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

I checked the link you provided for Ken Coleman (http://fisher.osu.edu/About/Office-of-the-Dean/DAC/Coleman), but it doesn't mention the information you dispute. In other posts, you mention the information is from an email from Coleman. Unfortunately, a personal email can't be verified by the readership. So, unless he posts the information on a web site somewhere or in a book, we can't include it as verified information. — Frecklefoot | Talk 16:45, 30 November 2006 (UTC)