Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved games. I still remember the Christmas where I waited with eager anticipation for an Atari 2600, and the fun of blasting my older brother with my tank in distorted pixelated glory. I love all kinds of games, from goofy flash games to complicated RPG’s that require weeks to play to completion (not that I’ve ever been able to finish one *sigh*). As I’ve developed as a programmer and web developer, I’ve always sought to combine my love for games (and the “stuff” that goes on behind games such as systems design, storytelling, etc) with my web skills. It has always been my “dream” to be able to be part of the process that creates amazing games. Up till now, I’ve had to content myself with building toy projects on evenings and weekends, and reserve my “real” time for more traditional web development.
This week I get to proudly announce that I’m joining the awesome team at a company called Ohai. They are building games for the social web, and are doing some amazing things in that space that really resonated with me when I was able to talk with their team. You can read their manifesto here. It is a realization of a lifelong dream for me, and I hope that as you read this you look at your own hopes and dreams, and you take a step toward realizing them. Don’t give up on what you really want to do deep down in your heart. Be excellent at whatever you do in the here and now, and it will reap dividends in the future when you really reach out for that “dream job”.
