There are a few stereotypes around when it comes to Fortnite – violent, addictive, bad for children etc? What advice can you offer around those stereotypes?
I definitely think that video games have a place in our world for a number of reasons, firstly, they mostly offer multiplayer game modes which provide an opportunity for people to play together and communicate when perhaps otherwise they would engage in solitary activities, secondly, they allow people to take a break and step away from any environments of stress or worry and finally, many video games including Fortnite have game modes which allow players to display and express their creativity. Like everything in this world, it all needs to be in moderation – just like being in the sun, sports, TV, movies and many other things, video gaming needs to be enjoyed in moderation.
How did you get into gaming?
Gaming has been a part of my life since my early schooling days and I have my parents to thank for both allowing me the opportunity to play video games and ensuring that I enjoyed them in moderation. There were definitely many times when I wanted the latest gaming device or video game and Mum and Dad said no.
What keeps you going?
Both my audience and my enjoyment for gaming keeps me going. As any creative will tell you, its not an easy job to continually create dynamic and interesting content every day so having a great audience who enjoy my content and a good entertaining video game to centre my content around allows me to work how I do.
What makes you so good at what you do?
I don’t think I am good at what I do, I am certainly not the best video game player (not even close), but I genuinely enjoy making video content based around games and I find it very challenging – I think this is what makes people want to watch my content, I am having fun and it’s clearly challenging for me.
What is the significance of having a character made of you?
To be rewarded with this opportunity is hard to put into words, as a gaming content creator it was always a dream to collaborate with a video game that I create content for, let alone one of the most successful video games in the world. I am very grateful for this opportunity Epic has given me and I’m looking forward to playing as my character in Fortnite!
Where do you see yourself in 12 months, and beyond?
That is a hard question, this industry is very dynamic and I feel like every month there is something new so its hard to see beyond 12 months. I am very grateful that my career path has allowed me to gain invaluable business experience including from an entertainment production perspective with my daily content, in ecommerce and streetwear apparel with my apparel line https://PWR.Supply and through my relationships with brands and other creators. In anything I do in the future I hope to leverage off those skills.
What’s your favourite spot in Logan City, outside the house?
I like to take Otto, my dog, to the dog parks around the place (and he loves it too), besides that, the forest walking paths around the city are great.
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