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Caleb Young

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General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Band
  • Writing
  • Game Design and Development
  • Dungeons And Dragons
  • Running
  • Swimming
  • Board Games And Puzzles

Reading

  • Adult Fiction

I read books daily.

Bio

My name is Caleb Young. I am currently a student at NC State University studying Computer Science in the Game Development concentration. My passion in life is to create stories through video games. I feel like stories have a power to change people's perspectives and impact lives unlike any other form of media.

Education

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Bachelor's degree program

2021 – 2025

Majors:
  • Computer Science

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Medical school interest:
No

Career

  • Cashier

    Retail · Food Lion

    Jan 2019 – Jan 2021

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Computer Games
Dream career goals:
Game Designer
Has nursing license:
No
Jacob Daniel Dumas Memorial Scholarship
I want to make a story that will impact and transform society. There are many ways to change the world. People do community service, help out charities, and march in protests to attempt to make the planet a better place. These methods are excellent, a lot of good comes from them, but I have realized that many of these solutions have difficulty changing how other individuals perceive these critical concerns. Many issues arise from individuals who either misunderstand the weight of a situation or do not care enough to comprehend it. Numerous of them occur from everyday people who do not know the damage they're causing to the world and environment. There are just not many ways to change a person's mind. I believe I have found a way through Game Development. A few months before I went to college, I experienced a story that made me realize what I wish to do in life. Then I played a video game that shifted my perspective and helped me realize the power of stories. Stories allow us to have experiences that we would never have otherwise. We get to see others' perspectives, learn concepts we would have never considered, and know what it's like to be in someone else's shoes. In movies and books, you see what happens to others, but in games, everything happens to you. You are not just able to know what it is like to be in someone else’s shoes; you get to walk in them. You are no longer just watching someone else do an action, you are doing those actions. This connection generates a feeling that so many initiatives have a difficult time creating: empathy. Many issues can be ignored as long as the viewer has no connection to them, but empathy takes a problem and makes it real to the one viewing it. I wish to use empathy through stories to create change through the games I create. I want to make a story that will change someone as a story once changed me. I want someone to see something that I have made and decide to become a better person. I want someone to see what I have made and then work harder to improve society because of it.
Caleb Young Student Profile | Bold.org