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Vicki Smith Highlight
It's not just playing the game, it's learning that your limits aren't what you think they are.
About Vicki
- She was always a gamer; originally, she wanted to design comic books.
- As encouraging as her parents were, they put their foot down and said they would not pay for her to get a humanities degree.
- Instead, she got her degree in mechanical engineering, and she took a job in the field after college.
- Although she realized she was going down a great career path, she was incredibly bored, and it wasn't feeding her creative side.
- She quit and went back to school; got her master's degree in interactive technology.
- In hindsight, her engineering degree gave her a leg up over designers who didn't know how to code.
- Says that in American culture, there's an idea that you should hone in on your dream and pour your soul into that one thing.
- Instead, she advocates for a more broad field of studies and interests; says reading Shakespeare might influence your scientific breakthrough.
