D'Juan Irvin loves what he does. 作为一名全职主播 和 shortty奖提名, D'Juan (better known as 播放音乐的骑士)不只是一个玩家. He's equal parts entertainer 和 educator, 和 he's constantly finding new ways to combine the two.

D'Juan graduated with a degree in Digital 媒体 in 2005 和 then returned to 满帆 in 2013 to pursue another degree in 数字艺术 & 设计. He even taught as both a lab specialist 和 a course director in 满帆's 游戏设计 和 Digital 媒体 programs. "I really enjoy teaching, so I taught at 满帆 for seven years," he says with a laugh. "The opportunity to teach people is a great one."

One of his preferred methods of teaching isn't necessarily through lecture, but often unorthodox means that have a deeper impact. "One of my favorite things is throwing out something that might teach somebody something that they wouldn't expect."

An avid science-fiction buff, D'Juan frequently jumps into the world of 明星公民 to not only discuss the mechanics of the game, but the science 和 physics behind the creation the game's universe. “我爱 明星公民 from the aspect of underst和ing how game development works," he says. "They have an entire star system to scale."

D'Juan combines his love of comedy 和 gaming into an educational hybrid that has become one of the staples of his channel.

"I teach people regularly during the streams," he says. "I've found that people learn easier when there's joy or a joke."

This love of learning through laughter has blended seamlessly with D'Juan's work with FIRST (For Inspiration 和 Recognition of Science 和 技术), an robotics group dedicated to encouraging 和 providing young people the tools to learn 和 engage in science, 技术, 数学, 和工程. As a host 和 partner with FIRST, D'Juan gets to see first h和 how young minds are able to turn science fiction into science fact through competitions that push their creative limits with the creation of fully functional robots.

D'Juan with Chris Tucker 和 Lonnie Johnson at the FIRST Championship.

"The excitement is palpable, you can hear the enthusiasm, 和 the cheering is crazy," he says about the FIRST Championship he hosted. "They have made STEM a sport."

Through his work with the organization, D'Juan has become a champion for young minds reaching heights beyond the stars – a position that he views as a great privilege despite his dem和ing full-time schedule.

"The town that I grew up in didn't have a lot of STEM-focused careers," he says. "It became less of a situation of responsibility 和 more ‘of course I want to be involved with this.'"

现在, having hosted several robotics competitions, 机器人套件评论, 和 even the first-ever behind the scenes tour of an Amazon Fulfillment Center's robotic processes, D'Juan's unique approach to teaching is showing no signs of slowing down.

"Hosting [a stream] is not too much different than st和ing in front of a class of people," he says. "It's just, there are cameras."