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Originally born in Los Angeles,
California as "Ron Moore". I was basically raised
on Video Games. In the mid to late 80's and early 90's, the NES
(Nintendo Entertainment System) was the "big thing" at
the time. I remember early childhood memories with my NES. I'd
play "Super Mario Bros.", "Little Nemo: Dream Master", and
"Ducktales" by myself. My Father was a big "Legend of Zelda"
fanboy, and would put the controller in my 3-year-old hands and
let me retrieve the Triforce for him whenever he completed a
dungeon. My older brother, on the other hand, was more
competitive and was a "Sk8er" at the time. He would challenge me
to NES games like "T & C Surf Designs", "Skate or Die", and of
course, "Duck Hunt"! As time marched onward, I excelled academically through elementary school and junior high. I made sure to keep up with the current "gaming trends" from the "Sega Genesis / CD / 32X / Saturn", to the "Sony PlayStation" and "Nintendo 64". On the side, however, I worked to refine my artistic and creative skills by randomly drawing, cartooning and sketching artwork, and alternatively playing a music instrument--the Clarinet. Towards the end of the 1990's, as technological advances were progressing and Japanese anime expanded from a small market into a much larger field [mostly thanks to shows like "Dragon Ball Z" and "Sailor Moon" appearing often on Cartoon Network's "Toonami" block], I both developed and expanded my interests into a wider range. Going beyond was is simply "ordinary" into foreign territory. I began to import goods, toys, and products from other countries for my own personal studies and interests. After importing said goods, I began to study Japanese as a second language--albeit in a very unorthodox manner [by starting off through self-teaching, reading "text & picture" documents, and listening to casual conversations in an attempt to pick up on syntax, sentence structure, pause breaks, and grammar]. My studies eventually carried me into purchasing various text books and study guides (I.E. "[Name] as a second language" books). Of course, watching un-subtitled raw anime like episodes of "Patlabor", "DBZ", and others helped in my learning too. Shortly thereafter I founded "Devimension.com", and formed a group of small friends and artists, while at the same time associating with other artist communities. Starting small by producing music videos, I eventually worked my way up the ladder. Eventually I began playing Online RPGs, starting with "Phantasy Star Online" for Sega Dreamcast, then Nintendo Gamecube. Eventually "upgrading" to "Final Fantasy XI: Online" and "Phantasy Star Universe" for PC. At that point, I
started reading Japanese text more and more, and as a result I
have at least a basic grasp of it now to the point where I can
navigate websites and listen to conversations without too much
difficulty. I even introduce myself in a very basic way: In a very basic way, I
said: "Nice to meet ya. My name is Ron Moore. I'm an American
and a Japanese Language Student. You understand? Thank you very
much." Although upon reflecting on my sentence, I fear that my
grammar and overall presentation about how my sentence "sounds"
may come off as sounding weird... As I began to learn more and develop an appreciation for digital media from an artistic standpoint, I began to examine my video games from the inside and find out what makes them tick, so to speak. As a result, I started developing customized media to use in various games (as some people actually do, and continue to do). And from here, I can only grow further. |
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