Carolina Torres
E-Line Media
Tempe, AZ USA
"There’s always a way to get there. Knock on doors and you’re going to find one that is going to open."
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Carolina's work combines: Design, Technology, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
Once you graduate from college, you need to give yourself some space to gain life experience, figure out what's out there, and try things. I recommend finding a hands-on internship where you can learn on-the-job skills while also building a network. The internship I did after grad school was a pivotal experience for me.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Industrial and Product Design
Universidad de Los Andes
Graduate Degree
Design and Technology
Parsons School of Design
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I was born and raised in Colombia.
2.
I earned my undergraduate degree in product design in Colombia—I was most interested in designing toys and my goal was to work for Fisher-Price.
3.
After working in visual design for a few years, I started craving something different and more challenging.
4.
I decided to look internationally for graduate schools and chose Parsons School of Design in New York.
5.
I started immersing myself more in the school’s game design concentration and fell in love with designing digital products rather than physical toys.
6.
I currently work as a producer for E-Line Media, which creates educational impact-focused video games for a variety of platforms and audiences.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
I don't belong in the video game industry because I didn't grow up as a gamer.
How I responded:
I've experienced many moments of self-doubt in my career. I'd question if I belong in this industry or if I can even succeed here when I didn't grow up playing videos games like so many others in the industry had. I pull myself out of those thoughts by remembering that I'm here for a reason. I have a great opportunity to do something I'm interested in—there's no reason that I can't do it. I may not have a childhood background in gaming but I bring unique skills and life experience to the table.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I moved from Colombia to New York for graduate school. Moving away from my family, home, and culture was very difficult. I thought I'd made a bad decision. It got a lot better once I became more involved in my classes and discovered my true passion.