Looking back now, It’s so funny to think that a video of a really angry man playing an indie video game quite literally changed my life.
I discovered Rooster Teeth about five years ago now from a Rage Quit video that had gone viral on Tumblr (of all places). Watching a dude become inexplicably angry at simple video games became endlessly entertaining.
One thing that stands out about Rooster Teeth is the sense of community. Even in Melbourne, the RT fan community is thriving having meet-ups and travelling interstate to attend Rooster Teeth’s convention that has now expanded to Australia -RTX Sydney.
Some of the friendships I’ve made due to mutual interests in Rooster Teeth have even inspired me to travel overseas to meet friends and attend RTX in Austin, Texas, where the company is based.
There’s something very special about being in a brand new country and knowing that you already have a so many things in common with the 60,000 complete strangers attending the convention alongside you.
To me, Rooster Teeth has become a lifestyle: I think it has influenced me even more than I realise.
I now work in the video games industry, a career path that never really occurred to me as I have no skills in art or programming.
"To me, Rooster Teeth has become a lifestyle... "
But companies like Rooster Teeth inspired me to look for other opinions with my talents and how they cross over with the gaming world.
This led to me working at company that does PR and marketing for games and games-related companies.
This year I even had the pleasure of working at RTX Sydney, organising the media attendees and getting to spend time with the Rooster Teeth staff who I admire and am lucky enough to now call friends.
Source: Supplied
