: About Me

I'm 19 years old and I'm currently attending Butte Community College. I was born and raised in the small city of Oroville, CA . In fact, I still live there...kind of a quiet town but it's a decent place to live.

My major is Computer Science and I plan to minor in either physics or mathematics. A Video Game Programmer is what I want to be when I 'grow up'. I've always been an avid fan of video games,and I'm beginning to educate myself on designing them. I've been in two programming courses so far: One in introductory C++ and one in introductory-intermediate Java. Besides that, I've written a few simple applications on my own time, the most useful of which is a dice roller. I'm currently working on a cooking recipe database.

Other than video game playing,game design, and programming, my major interests include science(especially physical sciences), table-top gaming, reading, writing, poetry, and Star Wars. Yes; I put Star Wars in a category of its own. I'm a huge Star Wars nerd.

As far as what I consider the less interesting details go(for purposes of this site), I have no siblings, although I consider my little cousin, Alex, to be as good as a brother to me. I have a wonderful girlfriend, named Cassi. She also goes to Butte College and we plan on getting married eventually.

My passion is ...

Programming and Game Design

I know too much about ...

Star Wars

My parents always told me ...

*insert cliche comment about dreams and career choice freedom*

My childhood ambition ...

To become a chemist

My favorite memory ...

My first real kiss with Cassi

Why I write ...

Non-Creatively:To expand my knowledge, Creatively: Fun.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Listening to: The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac. Playing: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed,Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past(for the third time)

My first job ...

Hasn't happened yet

My best moment ...

See favorite memory

My inspiration ...

Shigeru Miyamoto(a game designer at Nintendo, responsible in large part for the Mario and Zelda games.)

Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Understanding the appeal of Dungeons & Dragons

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As a child, did you ever "play pretend"? Most people probably did at some point, whether it be pretending that you were army commandos with nerf guns, saving a princess from a dragon, or even the simplistic "don't touch the lava" game. Dungeons and Dragons is kind of like all of that, except that there is a more clearly defined ruleset governing its play. Typically, 3 to 6 people gather around a table with weighty books,dice, and pieces of paper representing their characters. 2 to 5 people are players, controlling their own custom built character. One other person is the Dungeon Master, or...

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