About me

Hello! 

This is my about me page for my blog associated with my ISTL 7384 Designing Games for Learning, if you have made it this far... you are probably looking for some information "About me", so lets begin I guess. 

I have played some form of games most of my life. Starting out with an Atari and moving all the way up to modern consoles with an Xbox One. I have dabbled in computer gaming, but always found more accessibility with console systems, so have always leaned more toward them. However, I have never limited myself to just digital gaming and often find myself at a table enjoying a board game with friends! (If I am speaking my truth, as I have aged, I have found board games to be more enjoyable to video games!!)

Over the course of my gaming lifecycle, I have gone through phases of what I like. Starting with side scrolling adventure games, moving to RTS (Real time strategy) games, into FPS (First person shooting), and currently into Rouge like games. I will honestly play any style game... I have always enjoyed the idea of a big cinematic "open world" game similar to Skyrim or The Witcher, but never seem to have the time commitment to really sit down and invest myself in them. 

As I mentioned earlier, I have recently been playing board games more than video games. I find the time commitment (though most games can be an all day event) easier to manage with a board game over a video game. I can sit with friends, play a game, enjoy all there is about the game... and be done in a day vs having to mentally commit to weeks or months on completing a game. I have no time for that anymore and I tend to find myself disengaging with the story and thus losing interest.