I met Blake at ACOC, he's a pretty sweet guy. I enjoyed listening to him share his passion for video games with us. It's amazing how far along video games have come since the 1950s, with tic tac toe and tennis being some of the very first games. In 2014 games are looking like movies, and people are able to immerse themselves entirely into a gaming world with an Oculus VR. With this much advancement in less than a century, I wonder what video games will be like in the future. It's kind of strange/scary to think about what they'll come up with next. 

This Intro to DMA class is forcing me to talk about things I have no clue about. Leeper is lucky because he can bring in someone like Blake to do his job for the day, showing that he is by no means an expert on the subject of gaming. Unfortunately, I don't have an out. I can't get someone to do my job by writing these blogs for me. Half the time I feel like my entries are just mumbo jumbo, and I'm saying things I half-heartedly believe in, just because I know they would sound good to the teacher. It's difficult, but I guess college is forcing me to press on.

 My favourite part about this class is discovering all the different communities out there. I'm learning that there are so many groups of people passionate about making art, wether it is painting, film, animation, or gaming. Everyone in those communities loves the same thing, and huge parts of their time, money and effort are devoted to it. I think finding your passion and being a part of a community is the best thing in the world. It's inspiring to see all the gamer's eyes light up when Blake talks about a revolutionary game, or the interest shown in his senior project. I don't really care, and the things he talked about didn't make much sense to me. But I can fully appreciate everyone else's excitement, because I know that indescribable feeling that gaming gives them in their stomachs. I get that same feeling when I think about skateboarding. It's a pretty good feeling.