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 www.ted.com/tedx

[@berlianatasya8266]

Mbak nya keren! Dia bisa menceritakan titik" hidupnya yang ngenes/perih itu jadi sesuatu yang lucu dan ditertawakan.. emang hebat, bisa mentertawakan masalah hidup sendiri

[@TengkuYudhiAssegaf]

What a story you have there, Dian. I wish somebody will upload the sub soon.
All the best,
odhiex

[@elisabetayu2871]

Bangga sekali menjadi pengajar di Taruna Nusa Harapan High School. Ternyata mba Dian alumnus. Sukses selalu 👏

[@yusufanugrah7100]

Wah salut, rata - rata orang asing yang nonton . Tapi kasian mereka tidak paham :( .

[@14arushi]

very inspirational! thanks ms. Diana :D

[@heyDian]

Thank you for watching. :D

[@hiltyMG]

Please add the subtitles! =)

[@prunama]

The talk is super inspiring, too bad, there's a sound malfunction here and there.

[@rachmadfadli6562]

Indah banget untuk di dengar, untuk di rasakan dan dibayangkan

[@patricknelson1471]

what is she talking about?

[@damiancampbell7534]

Patrick Nelson no clue. I wish there was subtitles.

[@heyDian]

Hi, I shared 5 life hacks, basically. Stories about how the 7-year-old me persuaded my grandma to buy me comic books, how the 14-year-old me won a highschool scholarship when there was no scholarship offered, how I managed to graduate from high school despite poverty and my gender, how I went into Indonesia's game development industry with no college degree, and how I learned freelance business much faster than most people.
The TEDxJakarta curators told me they will upload the subtitle. Hopefully soon. :)

[@patricknelson1471]

oh thanks for the information thats good to know

[@fathulazis8337]

Dian Ara buat subtitle English nya donk

[@HafifSyukra]

Hmmm, Asian Parent

[@bobbyjoe5742]

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