Had the pleasure of hanging with Jason Singer recently–actor, voiceover artist, world traveller, prolific photographer, writer, tinker, tailor, and who the hell knows what else. Good guy to hang with, if you get the chance, but what really grabbed my attention was that over his lengthy career Jason has done voices for some of my favorite video games: Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Dragon Age (both Origins and Awakening).

So. Damn. Cool.

Now I must play these games again–you know, to really listen to Jason’s work, now that I know he’s in there. For my job. Really. I might need to hire a good voice guy someday.

Anyway, this got me thinking–I’ve wanted to work in the video game industry for almost thirty years, since I logged hundred of hours playing Quest for the Rings on my Odyssey2, Ultima III on my C-64, and other games. A LOT of other games. And yeah–I was uncool, before it was cool. I even applied for a job at Origin after I graduated from college, but it wasn’t to be. Sigh.

So, regardless of how far-fetched it is, the dream still lives. I’ve even been sketching characters for my own game. Here’s one I call “Warrior”. He’s a warrior, who…uh…wages war on things. And stuff.

More to follow over the next couple days.