First Impressions

The first day of my Intro to Computer Simulation and Gaming (CSG) class, I truly realized what I had gotten myself into. Our instructor, Emil, started off his lecture with "YOU ARE HERE TO FAIL!" I thought, really? WTF? As he continued speaking I started to understand the method to his madness. He said that failing is the only way we’re gonna learn because, “once you fail, hopefully you won’t make the same mistakes again.” He also said, “I am not an instructor, I’m a coach. You all are your own teachers. I’m only here to facilitate.” (I’m paraphrasing.) He kind of got to me. I’ve always worked hard on everything I set my mind on. I am at a point where I am tired of just getting by. I decided to do something about it. I’m the father of an eighteen-month-old little boy for whom I want to set a good example. I want him to learn how to ignore the naysayers and do whatever makes him happy. I also don’t want him to ever know how it feels to be in poverty. I have struggled my whole life… hell, I’m still struggling! I don’t want him to go through what I have gone through. But I am digressing. Emil split the class up into two teams and each team is a startup company. My team’s company is called Newbie Games, and I must say we have a pretty bad-ass team! Only time will tell who's serious or not, but I have a feeling this program isn’t for the faint of heart. I’m ready for the challenge. I just hope Emil doesn’t kill us in the process.