Melanin Gamer of the month: Rey Dreconus
Melanin Gamers is proud once again to announce our Gamer Of The Month, the fantastic Rey Dreconus Make sure to check out our newest article on Rey Dreconus below.
Rey Dreconus – Streamer over on Socials
Check out Rey Dreconus on Twitch.
What got you into gaming? (first game you ever played)
As far as I’m concerned I am a lifelong gamer. From as far back watching my father play Q-bert. It’s oldddddd, if you’re old enough you know what I am talking about. I come from a family of gamers – even my Mum was big into Ms Pac-Man. Then it was my brothers and I growing up playing everything along the way – all the consoles Mes to the SNES, to PlayStation. We would play everything from fighting games to sports games.
What got you into streaming – what inspired the process from gamer to streamer?
Coming into the streaming world is very recent for me. Streaming of course stemmed from my love of gaming. I got into the fighting game scene and realised okay I am not that great at fighting games but being in that environment piqued my curiosity. So I started watching YouTube videos about gamers playing fighting games to level up my own skills. That’s what sparked it. I didn’t go straight to streaming – I went to podcasting – talking about Soul Calibur. That was the door to content creation for me. I started watching streamers. I realised it wasn’t always about being the best but the personality of the streamer. That would attract similar minded people. I wanted to stream but the only time I could do this was in my lunch break. I would stream Call of Duty at lunchtime – hence Call of Lunch was created.
What do you love about MG?
Obviously, as a gamer of colour, I love the overall mission of trying to promote inclusion and diversity. I like how supportive everyone is in MG – everyone seems to be lifting each other up. There is really a sense of camaraderie. Everyone is willing to help each other. Even though it is really spread out – we have people from Europe, to America to Africa. We are still working towards a common goal. Once I came across you all – I loved the idea of supporting your mission. I just felt like this was a cause worthy of supporting.
What kind of streamer are you?
Well, when I first got into streaming I wanted to stream fighting games like Soul Calibar – but I wasn’t that great. I also really enjoy battle royales and shooters so I gravitated towards Call of Duty – I enjoy Apex – most recently I have gotten into Spell break. I have always loved the multi-player games. Gaming with others is important to me. As far as my style – I try to be energetic with my gaming and my streams. I would describe my streaming style to more like a stream of consciousness.
Plans for the future in terms of streaming? What you would like to see in terms of diversity?
As far as my plans I want to continue to grow. My big dream is if I could go full-time with my streaming – that’s a very long term goal. I want to focus on creating content. Share my love of gaming with other people.
When it comes to diversity I feel like we have taken strides – for example, a game like Apex – it’s the most diverse cast of characters I have seen in a game. I want to see more of that. Also more diversity in terms of people actually making the games.
How would you describe MG to someone?
A group of gamers trying to promote diversity – that are looking to support gamers and content creators of colour. A group that goes out of their to really support each other and I am proud to call myself a member.
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Check out Rey Dreconus on Twitch.
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