Who am I?

 


    Hi there! I´m Marco Polo Perez, I´m a Spanish Undergraduate student currently enrolled in the Honors Program while pursuing a double degree in Writing and Fild and Media Arts at UT. I was raised in Canary Islands, Ghana and Cabo Verde while studying in French schools for most of the time in West Africa. During my last years in high school in Ghana, I pursued graduation by specializing in both Chemistry and Biology with a minor in Mathematics. It was only during the ending months of this stressful period of my life (when COVID occurred), that I discovered my passion in Writing, since I wrote every fictional story that came from my creative mind during each break (most of the stories' plots back when I started were military, but now I like to experiment with nonfiction, fantasy, western, etc.). 

    Thanks to my experience in living in other countries than my beloved Spain, I have the privilege to currently speak five different languages (Spanish, French, English, Portuguese and Cabo Verde's creole). Some few things to know about me is that I love traveling the world, as well as playing storytelling video games and working out at the gym.

    When registering for Fall 2024's semester, I was truly captivated by the themes that this ideal lab course was willing to teach, since Cyberpunk and Science-Fiction are two of my favorite genres in all types of media (ex: I'm an avid enjoyer of Cyberpunk 2077, Call of Duty: Black Ops III--which became my first introduction to the concept of Direct Neuronal Interface--and Blade Runner). I think that this course is mainly going to focus on explaining us the theory behind the tools, themes and controversial topics that are presented in the movies we see, which will raise our critical thinking regarding the rising use, ethics and presence of AI in our lives. 

    My first impressions of the class are very positive! I'm really intrigued by the opportunity of watching the professor's movie selection for the semester. I can't wait to finally watch The Matrix and Ghost in the Shell, since a very good friend of mine had recommended me to watch these not too long ago. As for the assignments, I like the prompts and how diverse each one is (some are reflections, others require research and group work), and I like how much time we have to complete each one of them. I can't wait to finally learn about the course's unique material these following weeks, as well as watching each cinematic masterpiece of the sci-fi and cyberpunk genre each week.

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