Theresa's Intro

Posted by Theresa Chen in introduction, Theresa

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Hi. ^_^ Looks like I get first post. ^_^

What to say about me?

My name is Theresa Chen and, as of this date and year, I am a graduate student at Entertainment Technology Center, finishing my last semester and moving on to the working world in the terrifying but totally awesome video games industry.

ETC was a great place to be because of all the innovation in technology, interactive design, collaboration, etc. that happened in the project rooms and bullpen. There was always something to widen your eyes and spark your interest. But leaving ETC & CMU and leaving the knowledge pursuits of school, it's not so easy to stay surrounded by this kind of thrill. Salaries, debts, work hours, and normal life creeps in. Even though it is the games industry, it is still a job and often enough, it can get repetitive to the point you forget what impassioned you to take this path to begin with. Or on the less depressing and negative side, you can get so wrapped up in one thing, you neglect the other aspects of game development that inspired you from the start. Regardless of what it is, keeping up-to-date and aware of games is important. And I believe always questioning games is important too.

Anyways, hope this goes well. :-)