A Student No Longer
I walked out of my last class as a college student on Wednesday, November 19 at 12:30pm — art history, a final exam. I gave my thesis defense that evening: an hour-long talk on my topic, the nature and future of serious games. I’ve spent the last week home with my parents for the holiday, and tomorrow I return to Hunt Valley, Maryland, to start work as an associate producer at Firaxis Games.
This post marks a turning point in the life of this blog. I leave behing the conjecture and hypothesis that limits the student, he who can only assume and surmise about what real game development is like. From here on out, I speak as a professional game developer and a pending Master of Fine Arts in game design. I speak as one of the enfranchised, as an insider, an expert. I have broken in — let the new age begin!
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This post made my morning. Congratulations, David. It was a pleasure to study with you.
Congratuations! It’s a very good feeling, isn’t it?
Congratulations, David! I’m sure you’ll keep up the good work and will continue to go further and further. All the best for you.
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David,
Did you know you could be a professional and still actively blog?
brenda
Is this blog continuing?
Yes, a firm yes. I know I’ve let it slide while I’ve been acclimating to Baltimore and the new job, but I am through making excuses and will resume posting right away. I apologize to all my readers who were disappointed during the hiatus – I won’t let you down again!