For this video project, I decided to talk about how gaming has been an important part of my life growing up, how it made me the person I am, and the skills I have gotten from gaming. I started playing games from a very early age with a Nintendo 64, but I didn't actually have a vested interest until I started playing Pokemon Sapphire when I was 4-5 years old. From then on, I would always have an interest in games, whether it was card games like Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon, to actual video games on Gameboy Advance, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, and so on.
Shortly after starting high school in 7th grade, I joined the technology club and met the teacher who would become my mentor, the advisor for the technology club. I got into Magic: the Gathering in 10th grade after watching some friends play it at school. In the summer of 2016, I took a class taught by my mentor, where I would build my first gaming PC.
After graduating high school and enrolling at Elon University, I got involved in many clubs where I could continue pursuing my interests in gaming. In the Tabletop Gaming Club, I started playing Dungeons and Dragons, the tabletop Role Playing Game. I also joined Elon eSports, but was not involved as much until my senior year with the COVID-19 pandemic.
All my time gaming, I have learned a variety of skills that can help me in the real world. I have learned how to think on my feet and visualize potential solutions thanks to puzzle games and platformers. I am capable of creating effective plans from playing RPGs, and my time playing competitive games has taught me how to work as part of a team to complete goals.