: About Me

When I started here at Helium back in late 2007, I considered myself a composer first and a writer second. Since then, I've learned that writing is more than just a hobby of mine, it's a passion.

I've spent about 25 years of my life playing video games and about 10 years writing classical music. My favorite games of all time would have to be (in no particular order) The Legend of Zelda, Lunar: Eternal Blue, and Civilization 4. Zelda captured my interest when I was little, Lunar: EB got me started writing music, and Civ 4 was both fun to play and listen to.

I strongly believe that sound is a key element in film, TV, and video games. Music can either save or sink a video game, and I'm relieved that the days of skimping on sound for technical reasons are now largely over.

My only formal writing training consists of English classes taken in college and a two-year tenure as editor of my school newspaper back in high school. Suffice it to say, the fact that I've made any money at all so far on Helium came as a bit of a shock. But now it doesn't just seem possible to turn writing into a way of life for me - it's inevitable.

My passion is ...

Music.

I know too much about ...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a computer programmer.

My favorite memory ...

The Grand Canyon, from a vacation when I was nine.

Why I write ...

Communication is important.

My first job ...

Serving popcorn at a company event in the summer.

My inspiration ...

Everything around me.

Hobbies & Games > Video Games (Other) What playing Zelda taught me about economics

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Shigeru Miyamoto had a number of inspirations for one of his greatest contributions to video games, The Legend of Zelda. The Nikkei index probably wasn't one of them. Yet The Legend of Zelda and its successors have much to teach about economic theories. These three examples from the original game are relatively trivial events, yet with a little change in perspective, they become powerful examples of the economic principles that have shaped our lives. LESSON 1 - PAY ME FOR THE DOOR REPAIR CHARGE. Wealth can change hands rapidly and unexpectedly in a free market, or even in The Legend of Zel...

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