Because Games Matter - Abraham's Story - Extra Credits

Abraham's love of games started by sneaking down to play Wolfenstein 3D and thanks to the encouragement of his mother, he was able to follow his passions. And when his mother became sick, he was able to find a lot of comfort in games which led to thinking: "could games be helpful & theraputic to others too?" Fast forward to the future, where now he works at Children's Hospital Colorado as a Gaming Technology Specialist.

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♪ Outro Music: "Dire on the Rocks" by: FFmusic Dj, Geoffrey Taucer

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[FWDDGS]

-I’m not crying! There’s just something in my eyes!
-What’s in you eyes
-TEARS!!!!

[NevsTechBits]

Damn all these ninjas cutting onions in my room right now...

[yvetteszentesi]

2:04 - The remarkable thing is. He could have been watching an Ant Farm all night. His mother
would still be sitting next to him watching it with him, have exactly the same reaction and this
video would be "Because Entomology Matters" instead :)

A mom taking the interests of her son and him as a person seriously. It is heartwarming.

[failuretv]

Ok, that mother is a genuine good person.

[Corn_DOG]

I'm crying like a baby. Gaming was my main escape while my Dad was terminal in high school

[tinyartificer]

Well, I did not expect to cry when I clicked on this video, but here we are.

[Caspar]

My mom volunteers at the children's hospital denver colorado, she's been doing it for years. I'll ask her if she's ever ever met Abraham. This is a wonderful story.

[guynder]

I'm not crying, it's just those noodles are really spicy...

[MariaVosa]

Misty eyed. Starts crying. Cries more. Bawling my goddamn eyes out!

[kiddnikkthemadlad]

i been watching Extra Credits for years and they're the reason i love history and playing games, i hope everyone haves a great merry Christmas.

[Nevict]

"...or swooning over Kratos..."
Go, mom! XD

[DomyTheMad]

"i didn't expect to cry when i clicked this.."
Yes. yes you did. every single one of these videos in this series has been the same.
heartwarming stories.

[AK_]

Wow im 22 and i still feel uncomfortably when im playing games when my mother is near. Heck, I even sometimes pretend im doing something else when she passes near by when im playing.
The craziest thing is that i do game development for a living.
I guess her judgemental reactions when i was a kid are dug deep inside me.

Thanks Abraham for what you are doing and for sharing your story.

[henman]

I salute you Abraham, you’re doing god’s work

[bignosh]

The crazy thing is, this all probably wouldn't of happened if it wasn't for the mom, her acceptance of video games caused him to dive into all the different effects that video games can have, and that basically jump-started his career. We need more people in this world like his mom.

[christophercorrell]

This episode literally brought me to tears with how touching it is. You're a great person, Abraham!

[MusicJunkiesharp]

This hits home after my grandma did similar things for me growing up and has just passed away a couple months ago due to stage 4 cancer

[azndemonlord]

Abraham's story made me shed tears, especially for his mom

[totalynotcatherine]

My goal is to get the Child Life Specialist as my job.
This show introduced it to me.
Thank you.

[kaedesakura]

I feel like the way animal crossing helped tons of people through quarantine almost deserves a video like this too