Player Accounts

Nicole Leung passed away March 4 of this year, though I only learned so earlier this month. To work through my feelings, I wrote this personal essay about the person she was to me, and included some audio from her original interview that I was lucky to find. I hate that this is what it took to get me back behind the microphone.

In this episode, host Spencer Tordoff reflects on what makes building or modifying a personal computer different from just getting one off the shelf. Cathie Harms, his mom, provides some perspective on his start in PC hardware, we check in on Sandra Gran as she builds her first PC, and YouTubers Tim and Ozi talk about how personal computers can be special.

Ozi of OzTalksHW and Tim of Green Ham Gaming reflect on their first builds, the computers that got them into PC hardware.

Some of us are born knowing what we want to do when we grow up. Auston talks about being one of those people, and whether his career as an indie developer is worthwhile.

Dylan McCarthy talks about a childhood spent gaming, and how games helped him cope with his father's death from cancer.

Susi Stuart discusses the moral guidance she received from the Ultima series, and discusses how Jack Thompson inspired her to practice law.

The Oregon Trail inspires one to actually go west, and a planned flashmob sends a teenager to court.

In this episode: Building a tower to escape the towers of Hong Kong, choosing games over an earthquake, and teen angst through the lens of Goldeneye.

Show host and creator Spencer Tordoff talks about a youth spent at LAN parties, in the first episode of Player Accounts.