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In happier news. I can finally say I got a promotion. While it& #39;s #APAHM 
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> still I want to talk about my journey to and in #gamedev and how my background has played into my life. If you are an #AsianAmerican and are interested in #gamedev please reach out to me. 1/
it& #39;s not hard to see that the industry is still largely cishet white. so one thing I want to do while I am still here is I want to build bridges and bring voices into this industry.
it& #39;s a common joke that we& #39;re all taught to be doctors, lawyers, (anything but gamedev) 2/
it& #39;s a common joke that we& #39;re all taught to be doctors, lawyers, (anything but gamedev) 2/
I didn& #39;t want medicine I didn& #39;t want law. I played the fuck out of video games(do this). I stayed up all night playing video games (don& #39;t do this, it& #39;s not healthy). I failed classes playing video games (don& #39;t do this, really don& #39;t)
I was lucky. I was privileged to get in.
I was lucky. I was privileged to get in.
I was lucky I applied to a job at the right time when the company was expanding at the right time. I was and still am privileged because my APPEARANCE allows me to be smarter than what I am. The fact that I am Asian automatically means "I am smart" 4/
oh my parents didn& #39;t like it, i told them the original rate ($10/hour as a QA tester) and they were worried. They didn& #39;t like my decision (I was in my mid 20s at this time) They doubted me. They always asked me "打電動能夠吃飯嗎？" Will playing video games feed you? 5/
7 years in this industry I love I say "Yes, yes it can." Early years it was hard. this is a brutal, competitive industry. It& #39;s not a pathway that your parents will want you to take. But the one word I took away from a speech was "Passion" 6/
Whatever the fuck you do, you need to have Passion for it. You need to love it. That& #39;s why we live, that& #39;s why #gamedevs do what we do. We love our work, we love everything we do. and I know there are lots of #BIPOC out there who are talented and want to work in #gamedev 7/
Your elders do not define your passion, your filial piety does not determine your passion. You do.
So again, if you are #AsianAmerican #BIPOC reach out to me, connect with me. Because I& #39;m still climbing this ladder in this industry. I& #39;m going to climb as high as I can. 8/
So again, if you are #AsianAmerican #BIPOC reach out to me, connect with me. Because I& #39;m still climbing this ladder in this industry. I& #39;m going to climb as high as I can. 8/
