Education:I graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2007 with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, Law and Society. I work for the sheriff's Department handling 911 incidents. So you can rest assurred, I can keep a cool head during anything that arises while doing a gig at a gaming convention.
Background:I've been playing video games since I was a kid. Everyone always asks how I got into games, and I really don't know! I didn't have brothers or anyone else pushing them onto me. I asked my parents for a Super Nintendo and I've been hooked ever since. I guess I'm just a true geek.
Hobbies: Aside from gaming, I enjoy surfing, working out, watching movies, and reading.
Favorite Games: My top favorite games are the Halos, Gears of War I and II, Bioshock, the Splinter Cells, the Ghost Recons, Unreal Tournament, and Ninja Gaiden. I'm a big fan of Halo 3 on Live.
As of the time this was written, some of the games I have played and beat are, but not limited to:
Halo 1, Halo 2, Halo 3, Gears of War 1, Gears of War 2, Fable 2, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space, Fear 2, Left 4 Dead, Wall-E, Resident Evil 5, Dead or Alive 4, Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, GRAW, GRAW II, The Orange Box, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden II, Unreal Tournament III, Bioshock, Quake 4, The Darkness, Bauldur's Gate, Baulder's Gate: Dark Alliance, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Burnout 3: Takedown, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Silent Hill 4: The Room.
And maybe one day I'll "beat" WoW (har har)....Other MMO's that I've played include Dark Age of Camelot, City of Villains, Lord of the Ring Online, and Warhammer.
Gaming Experience: I've played everything from Yoshi's Island back in the Nintendo days to Golden Eye in the N64 years to Gears of War on the Xbox 360. I will say I am partial to shooters such as Gears and Halo, but I also enjoy taking a break and playing games like Mirror's Edge and Fable 2. I also have several maxed out characters on WoW. I have a very short learning curve when it comes to games; generally within a few minutes of playing a new game I will have the hang of it and can have it mastered in no time. I'm knowledgeable about the Xbox 360 console and a variety of its games, and I also am very familiar with MMO's.You can check me out on Xbox Live, my gamertag is Rose and Thorn.
Relevant Work Experience: I have been hired for several events including QuakeCon and GDC, I have also had the pleasure of attending E3 and BlizzCon as part of the press. I have done some semi-pro and recreational modeling and I have also done fitness modeling and been in several magazines. I'm very comfortable in a crowd and I find it easy to strike up a conversation with just about anyone.
Consoles Owned: I'm a 360 girl; I love my Elite! I also own a Nintendo DS so I can game on the go. Consoles I've owned in the past include Super Nintendo (my first console!), N64, original PlayStation, and original Xbox.
General: I have done some semi-pro and recreational modeling. I have also done fitness modeling. I'm very comfortable in a crowd and I find it easy to strike up a conversation with just about anyone. I'm knowledgeable about the Xbox 360 console and a variety of its games, and I also have played a few MMO's (WoW, Dark Age of Camelot, City of Villains, Lord of the Ring Online, etc).
