Introduction

Hey, I'm Alissa. I'm a Junior English for New Media major, though I am only in my second semester of both my major and DSU. Prior to DSU I was a journalism student at SDSU. I'm really loving everything at DSU so far from the people to the coursework.  I'm originally from Huron, South Dakota. I never moved in all my 18 years in that town, but since moving out I've lived in Sioux Falls, Brookings, and Lincoln NE. I've also discovered a love for traveling recently. I've made friends all around the country and enjoy trekking out to see them whenever I can. Flying is wonderful, but road trips are my favorite; last winter some friends and I drove ~25 hours one-way down to MD for a convention. 
Ultimately, I'm pretty undecided on my career goals but my dream job would be anything involving video games. It may be a fantasy, but I'd love to find myself working for a developer or even writing news about the games I've spent my entire life around. Video Games have been a pretty big factor in my life since I was a kid. They're entertaining, but my main draw to games is the narrative. In my opinion, games and other interactive media represent immense potentional in storytelling; something I'm excited to see develop as the industry grows.
I've got no real experience with Phillip K. Dick, but my dad cites Blade Runner as one of his all time favorite movies. I've heard his name mentioned around and I've heard of several of his books, but I hadn't drummed up the initiative to look into his works until I saw a poster for this class.
Thanks for reading and I'm looking forward to a great semester here,
Alissa