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Technology
By Darren Adams
Student Number: 14256232
Date: 05/08/2014
The epic quest
begins!
In 1994 a young man begins his quest of
a lifetime.
To become… a… PROGRAMMER!
But why did he choose to do so… you ask?
Well… to fully understand why, we need to go on an
adventure into the past.
To theTIME MACHINE!
Our first stop is in the year 2001
The Dendy Junior – CartridgeTV Entertainment System
The Super Mario Bros.
One of the most successful NES games ever.
Let us fast forward a
couple of years.
The IBM Personal Computer – High-
Tech and ahead of its time(yeah
right)
Personal Computer Games Played as a child:
Spelling Jungle Doom
Reasons why gaming made me choose programming as
a career path.
• The creativity conveyed through the game
• Ability to create what you imagine
• Make your wildest ideas a reality and allow others to experience it too
To conclude, my primary motivation for pursuing
programming as a career is the fact that gaming was my
life and passion. It was my way of being creative and truly
showing what my mind sees.

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ALL121 Self-Narrative

  • 1. BSc Information Technology By Darren Adams Student Number: 14256232 Date: 05/08/2014
  • 2. The epic quest begins! In 1994 a young man begins his quest of a lifetime.
  • 3. To become… a… PROGRAMMER!
  • 4. But why did he choose to do so… you ask?
  • 5. Well… to fully understand why, we need to go on an adventure into the past. To theTIME MACHINE!
  • 6. Our first stop is in the year 2001 The Dendy Junior – CartridgeTV Entertainment System
  • 7. The Super Mario Bros. One of the most successful NES games ever.
  • 8. Let us fast forward a couple of years. The IBM Personal Computer – High- Tech and ahead of its time(yeah right)
  • 9. Personal Computer Games Played as a child: Spelling Jungle Doom
  • 10. Reasons why gaming made me choose programming as a career path. • The creativity conveyed through the game • Ability to create what you imagine • Make your wildest ideas a reality and allow others to experience it too
  • 11. To conclude, my primary motivation for pursuing programming as a career is the fact that gaming was my life and passion. It was my way of being creative and truly showing what my mind sees.