Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Spring 2013 | Page 6

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Game On! with Eric Peterson ’89

When you pick up the phone and Hasbro, Inc. is on the other end of the line wanting to talk to you about the name
of your product line, you know that people are taking notice of your work. That’s what happened to Eric Petersen this
year as he finished developing his smartphone game, “Grabble with Words.” This Cocoa Beach, Florida-based 1989
graduate has spent decades adapting his creativity to the changes in technology and shifts in the business market.
Like most alums born in the 1970s or earlier, Eric is a “digital immigrant” who grew up with telecommunication and
board games, rather than Xbox. But in a world containing over a billion smart phones and tablets, entrepreneurs like
Eric are applying their innovative designs to these new platforms. Now he’s striking out on his own and it’s likely you’re
going to hear about it.

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