![]() ![]() This mentorship event aimed to provide students with practical information to help them get started in the games industry. This week, students from across the US joined us for a virtual event, Day with a Dev! (Pictured: Old setup on the left, new setup on the right) Here’s to a new computer, to my future, and to the next marker in my life. I hope it sees me through to other big moments in my life, and I hope when I have to replace it I’ll feel the same melancholy from seeing how different life becomes. I hope this new setup lasts me a long time. ![]() ![]() As I move on with my new self, looking for work and planning for my future, I have to leave behind the bright-eyed freshman I was when I first built my old rig. However, I can’t help but feel melancholic- change, though necessary, is often bittersweet. It’s cleaner, faster, and will likely last me longer. The new machine arrived last night, and I’ve finally finished installing it today. The choice became clear: either I pull a full Ship of Theseus, or I make a big change. Mishaps with registries here, memory leaks there. ![]() Recently, the computer’s begun to show how worn out it’s gotten. You can see a tear in the leather wristrest from my palm rubbing on it so much! I almost burnt the poor thing out in my first coding class from an infinite loop incident! I don’t know how I would’ve stayed sane during Covid lockdowns without this beast ready to be my workstation and my primary source of entertainment. My computer worked as hard as I did all through college. I built my computer myself back in 2017 using every cent I got from high school graduation gifts, and have used it almost every day since. I’ve always considered major changes to be markers for new stages of my life- a new school, a new bed, a new computer. It’s why we go on vacations, it’s why we do spring cleanings, and it’s why we replace things. ![]()
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