ABSTRACT
I didn't originally want to be a programmer; I just wanted to make games. There's a lot about my time and experience in this industry that makes me feel like a bit of an unusual suspect in a small industry. There's a very small pool of black developers (steadily growing, thankfully!), and of that small pool of developers I am employed in the smallest discipline. I've met five black game programmers in my 5+ years in the industry, and two of them were at this year's (2017) E3. With that said, though, every day, every project, every year I appreciate the art form and value of programming a little more. When I thought about “making games,” of course I envisioned designing an epic hero, creating a tune gamers hum to themselves out of habit, and designing something that people just don't want to put down. In programming I have learned I can help in doing all the above but also be the man behind putting all these pieces together into a complete experience.
