At the age of just 12, Bashar began coding and manipulating game mods just for fun. For many people the first childhood memory is tasting ice cream or spelling a word, but for Bashar it was when he touched a computer for the first time. He wants to share the beauty of video games through interaction and emotion, not from the mathematical and technical aspects of video games. And above all to break people's misconceptions about gamers and show people how they can actually benefit from video games. For many people the first childhood memory is tasting ice cream or spelling a word, but for Bashar it was when he touched a computer for the first time. Before he turned four, Bashar’s parents purchased a computer for the family and he remembers fidgeting with it and even playing an illegal version of Mario Brothers on that computer. At the age of just 12, he began coding and manipulating game mods just for fun. Now he is a budding entrepreneur in the gaming industry and hopes to finish his Bachelor in Computer Science at TU Munich in the foreseeable future.
“I am lucky to discover my passion for both computers and gaming at such a young age and I am very fortunate to utilise these passions in both professional and academic areas of my life. Rather than seeing only the technical and mathematical aspects of video games, I hope to present their beauty through interaction and emotion” This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx