{"id":29,"date":"2024-09-30T19:08:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T19:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/?p=29"},"modified":"2024-10-01T04:23:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T04:23:06","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/2024\/09\/30\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you&#8217;ve imagined. -Henry David Thoreau<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe I\u2019m starting my senior capstone project. My academic journey has been anything but linear, but I\u2019m excited to see the finish line ahead. With the final terms flying by, I feel both nervous and eager to sharpen my technical and soft skills, preparing to launch my career as a software engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up in California, Disneyland has always been a part of my life. My family often took day trips, and over time, Disney became more than just a theme park\u2014it sparked my love for entertainment and technology. As I now look toward my career, my goal is to work as a software engineer at Disney. While I haven\u2019t yet narrowed down a specific area of interest, I would be thrilled to join any department and refine my focus as I gain experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve always been fascinated by technology\u2019s ability to bring imagination to life. As a child, I spent countless hours playing video games, lost in creative worlds. Later, I became captivated by how technology could break the boundaries of animation and entertainment. I\u2019ll never forget the awe I felt when I first put on a virtual reality headset\u2014it reignited my childhood wonder for what technology can achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through my time at Oregon State University, I hope that the projects I develop in this course, along with my other coursework and the soft skills I\u2019m building, will prepare me for the career I\u2019ve envisioned since childhood. I\u2019m excited to put my creativity and skills to the test and collaborate with like-minded individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d love to hear about your career goals or experiences that have inspired you! Feel free to leave a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you&#8217;ve imagined. -Henry David Thoreau It\u2019s hard to believe I\u2019m starting my senior capstone project. My academic journey has been anything but linear, but I\u2019m excited to see the finish line ahead. With the final terms flying by, I feel both nervous and eager &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/2024\/09\/30\/introduction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Introduction&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14491,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cs461"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14491"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bytebybyte\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}