1. HitPoint Inc. THE COMPUTER WORKFORCE IN WESTERN MASS: A CRITICAL SHORTAGE? 1

2. Overview 2 The Basics: Founded in 2008 53 employees Based in Amherst, MA We make games with:

3. Where We Are Going 3 Staff the studio to support our independent games Continue to grow the HitPoint Network Focus on game community support and analytics 201420122013

4. Who We Hire 4 Who We Hire: Producers/Project Managers Game Engineers Artists: concept 2D/3D, animators Game Designers Audio Engineers Quality Assurance

5. Hiring Challenges 5 - Great region for entry level artists and engineers - Difficulty hiring senior, experienced staff (Engineers and Producers) - Challenge of getting people to move out of the cities