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With the surge that has accompanied video entertainment, our target market, adolescents and teens, have lost much of the hidden benefits that result from pursuit of ‘old-school’ games: Social interaction, basic planning and reasoning, basic management of assets, manual dexterity in creative skills and manipulations, and last but not least, focus and dedication to craft that translates into work ethic and are the absolute foundations for habits much later on in their every day lives.
Odyssey Games’ mission is to bring these forms of entertainment to the base of kids in America. We'll present an exciting new approach to the discovering and enjoying the type of games & hobbies that our kids need to have a balanced skill set moving into their older years. It is our intention to provide not only those products, but to provide a free place for the enjoyment and most important, direct services to support the growth and enjoyment in the games and hobbies that we sell. This is an exciting opportunity for game enthusiasts and families seeking clean entertainment to receive the best value for their time and money.
We believe that for American kids to compete in a world market, they need this balance between the fast-pace, modern technology and the low-drag creative unwinding that play is supposed to be about. While we recognize the benefits of modern technology, we want to ensure that good choices are available to parents to involve their kids in a rounded exposure to great developmental models of all kinds.
We believe that at the basic level that starts with reading rules, interaction and the debate of facts with peers, throwing dice to learn risk, and acceptance of competitive growth as a means to victory and achieving ones goal.
James Bishop, the founder of Odyssey Games, has long had involvement with games, comic books, and wild stories of adventure. Among his favorites are the classical Greek stories of the Trojan War and the Odyssey. These great literary works are among many that evoke thoughts of fantasy flight to mythical realms while still maintaining a link to reality through setting and historical relevance.
In a logical segue, Mr. Bishop felt that kids in America need to reconnect with their own imaginations that they should manufacture thought not borne of a constant bombardment of video imagery, but the application of their own expressions and dreams to grow, learn, and solve problems. As a hobbyist grows in skill and knowledge their sense of strength and accomplishment reflects well into their other life pursuits.
The planned design of our stores with a few simply constructed props and wallpapers portraying classical Greek art, myth and architecture combined with a lounge, comfortable furniture and props designed to assist in game play, will present a new and exciting setting for kids and parents alike to embark on that quest; a hobby and game center where like-minded kids and their adult mentors can gather for events and discover entertainment that should never be abandoned.
