My dad never fully understood what I do. I told him--he just never wanted to understand or enjoy computers much, and used them begrudgingly as a tool rather than a source of joy.
Video games weren't completely unknown to him, but it's been a while since he raced cars on Gran Turismo 2 with me and my sister. Deep games full of stories, lore, and art weren't a thing he knew much about, though I have a feeling he might have enjoyed some of the more "literary" horror games, like Silent Hill or Amnesia, if he was more in the habit.
In fact, I have him to thank for my love of the horror genre. My parents were so careful about ESRB/MPAA ratings--I had to beg to play The Sims cause of its T rating thanks to the heart bed--but my dad bent that rule specially for horror movies. He watched Jurassic Park and Jaws with me repeatedly as a toddler, then Poltergeist, The Thing, and Blair Witch once a little older.
X-files and Twilight Zone were common in the house too, giving me a taste for paranormal content. Pokémon was a little too Out There for him though, and the idea that anyone would be entertained _watching someone else talk about video games on the Internet_ never really clicked.
My dad passed away this month after a years-long battle with cancer, but only this summer did it really start slowing him down or hurting. He supported me in spirit, even if my jobs (youtube or elsewise, in tech) never made sense to him. But he made me the smart and funny person that I am--he'd kill me for starting sentences with conjunctions--and there's a piece of him in everything I write. Perhaps a little moreso, now.
Miss you, Pop.
P.S. Video production obviously slowed to a stop this last month, but we've now had some time to process, so channel activities should pick up in October. -Mothy
ji_mothy
My dad never fully understood what I do.
I told him--he just never wanted to understand or enjoy computers much, and used them begrudgingly as a tool rather than a source of joy.
Video games weren't completely unknown to him, but it's been a while since he raced cars on Gran Turismo 2 with me and my sister. Deep games full of stories, lore, and art weren't a thing he knew much about, though I have a feeling he might have enjoyed some of the more "literary" horror games, like Silent Hill or Amnesia, if he was more in the habit.
In fact, I have him to thank for my love of the horror genre. My parents were so careful about ESRB/MPAA ratings--I had to beg to play The Sims cause of its T rating thanks to the heart bed--but my dad bent that rule specially for horror movies. He watched Jurassic Park and Jaws with me repeatedly as a toddler, then Poltergeist, The Thing, and Blair Witch once a little older.
X-files and Twilight Zone were common in the house too, giving me a taste for paranormal content.
Pokémon was a little too Out There for him though, and the idea that anyone would be entertained _watching someone else talk about video games on the Internet_ never really clicked.
My dad passed away this month after a years-long battle with cancer, but only this summer did it really start slowing him down or hurting. He supported me in spirit, even if my jobs (youtube or elsewise, in tech) never made sense to him.
But he made me the smart and funny person that I am--he'd kill me for starting sentences with conjunctions--and there's a piece of him in everything I write. Perhaps a little moreso, now.
Miss you, Pop.
P.S. Video production obviously slowed to a stop this last month, but we've now had some time to process, so channel activities should pick up in October. -Mothy
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