Dr. Christopher Hopkins is an adjunct music faculty member at Long Island University and Five Towns College. He serves as head organist and director of the Youth and Spanish Music Ministries at St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Shore, NY, where in addition to coordinating with singers and instrumentalists of varying ages, he plays for weddings, funerals, school functions, and other holy days. His doctoral dissertation is titled “Chiptune Music: An Exploration of Compositional Techniques As Found in Sunsoft Games for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom From 1988-1992.” Dr. Hopkins presented his dissertation research at the 2015 North American Conference on Video Game Music held at Texas Christian University. He holds industry certifications in Online Teaching Tools, Film and Game Music Composition, and Audio Middleware for Games. His first mobile game “Beam Master,” on which he was the programmer, audio designer, and composer, was published on the Google Play store in December 2014 and is available for download on Android devices. Learn more at http://www.christopherjhopkins.com