By Kirthana Iyer
Courier Staff Editor 
When students graduate oftentimes they go to college, get a degree, then go into the workforce. Or they go straight into the workforce and do what they love. We all have different paths, but we all do something we love. David Collins, an alumni from the class of ‘08, describes how his life as a commentator for Super Smash Bros for Wii U.
This Logan graduate got into the field of commentary through loving video games. He said that, “[he] been playing video games since [he] can remember.
Getting into esports came along when [he] started casting at local tournaments, just for fun. Eventually people took notice that [he] was doing well, so [he] got hired by Showdown. that lead to [him] casting bigger tournaments, and it all snowballed over a year.” He told me about how he got good at it and wanted to start considering it a profession, and a few months later, he landed the job at Wii U.
But even after doing his dream job, he wanted to try something new, so Collins got into marketing and management. Along with his busy job at Wii U, he works freelance at Showdown Entertainment where he does also work in marketing, community management for my gaming community, and project development/management.
He said the field is interesting, but more importantly, it pays the bills so he can do what he loves. Collins says, “I actually prefer working in development and management. I put on a gig with Reddit one time. It’s more fun, it pays more, and I get to make personal connections with people who have been in the industry for a lot longer. Impressions are everything.
Half of it is personality, and the other half is how effective your work and knowledge of your market is.” That must be true because he is one of the few people who reached the elite level in the gaming industry.
After hearing about all of his endeavours, I asked him about the advice he would give to Logan students. He said that there is still a chance to figure yourself out after high school.“ I would tell them that life isn’t decided in high school. 5 years from now you can be anywhere doing anything, but only if you allow yourself the freedom to take chances and push your boundaries. It’s cliche but just try and enjoy each day for what it is, and enjoy yourself for who you are and what you can do and have done.
No one knows what they’re doing out there in the world. We just take it one day at a time.” So, maybe we don’t know what we want to do, but we can figure it out. It takes time, but doing what you want with your life is the first key of success.