Get to Know the NappaChief!

Hey everyone! I am the NappaChief but to make things simple, call me Mike; NappaChief is my username for various services, like Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. I felt it would appropriate to allow my readers to learn a little about me.

I am a Professional Writing Major at Kutztown University planning to achieve a job in journalism. Mass communication has been an influential part of my life since I was child starting with video games.  I've been playing video games since I was five starting with Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).  From that game I began playing more video games mainly on the Gameboy.  When I was a kid, nothing was better than a great game of PokéMon or The Legend of Zelda.

I never thought of doing anything media-related until my freshman year high school; I did want to design video games but my math grades sucked and I was a pretty bad artist.  During my freshman year I found a video online mixing the song "Goodbye" by SR-71 with one my favorite animes, Naruto.

                                     Almost seven years later and it's still a fantastic video that influenced
                                                          many of my creations (video: "Toushi" by Majin Kenshin).


I was amazed by the quality of the video based on, not only the anime and music, the editing.  From that point I decided that I wanted to edit videos like that.  I started using Windows Movie Maker, a basic video editing program, and used clips from other videos using the same format; these videos are known as AMVs (anime music videos).  As time progressed I got better at editing and found myself working with the Sony Vegas editing software.  I began to end my AMV line of videos to create more original content;  this led to me getting involved with my high school's media program.  I kept working on videos throughout high school, but I stopped editing after I graduated.

                                  This was the last video I released in almost three years. To this day,
                                              I consider this my best video using the Super Smash Bros. Brawl video 
                                                                               game to design it.


I started losing interest video editing but never truly realized it until my first year at Kutztown Univeristy; I started college at Reading Area Community College as a Communications Major.  


I started at KU as an Electronic Media Major, with a minor in Professional Writing, but after half of a semester of Audio Production, I found that the program was not for me.  That led to me finding that I actually have talent as a writer and I enjoy it.  I've achieved excellent grades in most of my writing classes so I'm confident about my writing.  I especially enjoy writing short stories to allow my creativity to flow without boundaries.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to contact me through my e-mail, mikex913@gmail.com, or post a comment below.