When I think of games, I think of hours spent with my family. I think of playing Monopoly in the hospital after my Mother's Hip surgery. I think of games helping me through Depression
and some of the worst times of my life.
When I think of games, I think of Family, and Joy.
Hi, my name is Oliver Worthington. I'm 19, graduated High School back in 2016, and currently live in Columbia, Missouri. I'm an Aquarius, and a self-proclaimed World's Greatest Terrible Comedian. Considering my track record, that's probably wrong. For most of my life, I've wanted to contribute something to Society to help people.
When I was younger, for example, I wanted to be a nanotechnician. Basically, a nanotechnician builds, designs, and works with tiny robots, primarily in the medical field. As I grew older, I lost that dream, and didn't really know what to do with my life. About this time, I started developing Depression, although nobody, including me, noticed the signs. After a year or so, I started to look into how to make video games, as I found it very interesting. I even started making a video game, though it was honestly less complicated than Flappy Bird, so, clearly, it was just a hobby to me. A little while after this, I decided to look into Mining Engineering, as it paid decently, and I could use that money to help people.
I started taking classes at school for this, and realized I was completely hopeless at them. My depression starting getting rapidly worse, and in the summer of 2015, I was admitted under Suicide Watch, and diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. Shortly after my discharge, I became aware of a gaming store in town, where people would gather to play tabletop games on a regular basis. For months, this was one of the only things keeping me going. It was something to look forward to. Fast Forwarding about a year, and I had settled on doing Music Therapy for my career, as it was something that could significantly help people. Then, my Depression spiked after graduation. I was readmitted, and lost my way again. And, once again, Tabletop gaming helped me recover. Now, I am almost completely Depression free, and consider Gaming, and the Gaming community, to be one of the biggest reasons for this. That's why I started Starving Artists, along with my best friend. We want to give back to the community.