Been a Long Time…

Mmm… Wii

Originally uploaded by aaronlinne.

So, it’s been a while since I’ve gotten a gumption to blog. Why is this? Because it seems I’m still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.

Recently, I was presented with a couple of different oppertunities at my job… all in different fields I went for them all… and, well, none have panned out just yet. Do what disiciplines did I try my hand at?

1) Marketing & Metrics
2) Programming
3) Motion Media/User Interface (making DVD menus, Flash interactive menus)

And, of course, I’m currently working in the area of Customer Service. So, one might ask… how does that any of that relate?

For me… they all make perfect sense and go hand in hand together, each a part of me and the things I can do. And, they’re all skills I have, and want to continue to develop in myself. So what kind of job am I setting myself up for? What direction am I going in?

At this point, I’d have to say it’s the area of interactive media. Or, as the hipsters call it, “video games”.

To me, it’s not just a chance to make a buck or pretty graphics. It’s about telling a story. It’s about having new experiences. It’s about little victories and it’s about community. It’s about taking someone to another world, and letting them live there for a while. And once they’re in that world? Then maybe everything’s ok for a little while. And maybe, just maybe, life can be good.

So, amidst being in the throws of once of the best story-telling games ever, Zelda: Twilight Princess, I find myself inching back toward XNA & C#, away from JAVA. I hate that I keep bouncing back and forth between languages… but I’m trying to find what I want to do, what language makes sense to me.

Curse you Microsoft for making the Visual Studio products SO amazingly good. Curse you for making available so many programmer tools and great tuitorials. I’m trying hard to learn JAVA, but you and your C# ways just keep pulling me back.

So here’s to going back to C#, back to tuitorials, and back to the Wii and Twilight Princess.

Sigh – I need more time in life.