The Game of Life | Dian Ara | TEDxJakarta

Life may seemed to be a series of never ending obstacle. Sometimes you overcome it only to have the princess in another castle. Sometimes you took a less adventurous path due to an arrow to the knee. But still, we just gotta catch them all. Although it’s dangerous to go alone, take this talk as an advice from Dian Ara. Dian Ara’s grandmother granted her a Hokkien name that means “green grass”. Perhaps that’s why, despite many life’s adversities, she never gives up. A couple of months after graduating high school, she started working at Jawa Pos. In 2010 she moved to Bandung, taking only an old laptop and some pieces of clothing. She managed to be a freelance blogger, copywriter, translator serving big brands, from wikiHow to Citibank to Alienware. Working her way through her passion of designing video/board games, she started by writing game news, contributing to Game Developer Indonesia community, publishing Agate Studio’s flagship Football Saga 2. Today, finally, she designs games, including Braga (Board game Challenge finalist), Miku Pulang (experimental game with a book as the controller, made in 48 hours), and Angkot Gemetz (mobile version of Angkot: The Game).

Dian Ara’s grandmother granted her a Hokkien name that means “green grass”. Perhaps that’s why, despite many life’s adversities, she never gives up. A couple of months after graduating high school, she started working at Jawa Pos. In 2010 she moved to Bandung, taking only an old laptop and some pieces of clothing. She managed to be a freelance blogger, copywriter, translator serving big brands, from wikiHow to Citibank to Alienware. Working her way through her passion of designing video/board games, she started by writing game news, contributing to Game Developer Indonesia community, publishing Agate Studio’s flagship Football Saga 2. Today, finally, she designs games, including Braga (Board game Challenge finalist), Miku Pulang (experimental game with a book as the controller, made in 48 hours), and Angkot Gemetz (mobile version of Angkot: The Game). 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