So I was thinking since this is my blog I would add something not quite video game related.

My name is Robert Durden and am currently a student at Columbia College for Video Game Design. I have a English degree with a minor in Philosophy from Northern Kentucky University.
Ever since I was a child growing up on Atari and especially Nintendo I have had a love for video games. I used to love going to to the store with my mom and wait in the lobby to play Pacman or Donkey Kong while she was checking out. I especially loved playing those games on our Atari 2600 at home. I have two older brothers, so had to share but even then loved watching them play too. In fact my oldest brother got a patch for being one of the highest scorers for Galaga. He actually wanted to be a game maker too but it never panned out for him. Now I actually have the chance to be a game designer myself.

Originally went to school the first time because I want to be a writer. I have written a few things some of which are posted in my Stories section to the left. I got two stories published when I was in college on a website that no longer exists (more details on my Stories Page) and recently published something for a Second Life Steampunk city The City of New Babbage of which I also admin the website just linked. I feel I should have written more but life seemed to have gotten in the way. In fact it’s one of the many reasons I went back to school to recapture that creativity I feel has been bottled up for too long. I always love writing and creating new things and this blog will highlight some of those things, not only with video games but literature and other things I create.