Topteen #1 - Alessandra Liu Cover

top teen
CANADA
Nicole was first featured on the
cover of the 2019 October issue
of Teen Look. Her story was just beginning
as she shared some of her
experiences as a game environment
developer for the online platform,
Roblox.
Recently starting her Youtube
channel, cafune7 and many viewers
have been finding her videos to be
inspiring and a tool to better their
skills.
We catch up with Nicole in this exclusive
interview for Top Teen!
Nicole Goodwin
her thoughts about
ONLINE SCHOOL & YOUTUBE
@cafune71
Interview & photo - Mr. G - top teen
Hi Nicole, it's great to chat with you again!
The world is quite a different place since
we last met.
NG Yeah, things have really changed,
but I'm doing OK with it all. It's been a
year of distance schooling...
How would you describe online classes
compared to in class?
NG In some ways I like it, but there
are also many things I don't like! The
learning is accelerated because of the
quarter semester system; we do two
classes per semester for four semesters.
The hardest thing to deal with is
the connection speed of the video conference.
Sometimes it gets very laggy
or drops out suddenly.
Your in grade 11 and moving into your
final year of high school - this pandemic
looks to continue... what are your
thoughts about that?
NG I have heard some people say that
we are missing out on the best years of our
lives because of this, but I think it's a matter of
perspective. I spend just as much time with my
friends online as I would during the day in school
as I did before. Sure, we are not together in a
physical sense, but the emotion and closeness
is still there just the same.
That's a very good way of looking at it.
NG Yeah, we are all still really close. Maybe
closer because the connection is always open
to chat if we need to.
In the last interview, we discussed your game
design in Roblox Studio. You have just recently
started a YouTube channel showcasing some of
your designs. Tell me about that.
NG I found that creating videos for YouTube
gave me inspiration to do more. I really like to
create and share with the community.
You were super excited when YouTube sent you
notification that you were eligible to be monetized
and start earning money!
NG Haha, that was a very cool feeling! I never expected
so many people to like what I was doing.
What do see happening next, both with Roblox &
YouTube?
NG School does take a lot of my time, but I enjoy
creating and sharing, so that will definitely keep
happening. The two platforms go hand in hand
- I create in Roblox Studio and share on YouTube,
so it's a win win situation.
Will we see a game developed from you soon?
NG I have so many ideas and I hope that is something
I can do, just for fun; something scary I
think, lol
Any last thoughts you would like to share?
NG
Thank you for this opportunity to share with
the readers here again. I would want to say,
believe in yourself and be brave. There are so
many resources out there to help teens learn
and become the superstars we dream of becoming!
The times we are living with are difficult
in many ways, but it will also make us stronger
and learn how to overcome.
Nicole
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