{"id":60686,"date":"2025-07-14T09:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/?p=60686"},"modified":"2025-07-14T09:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:25:43","slug":"mentorability-experience-story-draven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/mentorability-experience-story-draven\/","title":{"rendered":"MentorAbility Experience Story: Draven"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"60686\" class=\"elementor elementor-60686\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-863731b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"863731b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1586f9\" data-id=\"a1586f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4240397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4240397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EN-768x459.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-60664\" alt=\"Draven: A Game-Changing Mentorship. Facilitated by Saskabilities. Logos: MentorAbility Canada, the Canadian Association for Supported Employment and the Government of Canada.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EN-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EN-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EN-600x359.png 600w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EN.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d7fdb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d7fdb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e74b491\" data-id=\"e74b491\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e5ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42e5ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Draven had fruitful conversations with each of the employees at Melcher and learned a lot about the different types of jobs in the industry.   <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5444663\" data-id=\"5444663\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b4813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88b4813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Draven had been a gamer for years and had even begun to develop his own game. He wondered whether his passion for gaming and creating games was a viable career option. And, if developing games was a possibility, how would he go about getting there?<\/p><p>MentorAbility facilitators put a lot of thought and care in finding mentors that are a good match for mentees. So, when Draven expressed an interest in developing games, they organized a mentorship at Melcher Studios, an interactive production studio in Regina.<\/p><p>As a gamer and amateur game developer, Draven had fruitful conversations with each of the employees at Melcher about what their jobs entailed. He learned a lot about the different types of jobs in the industry. He was also very happy to try one of the studio\u2019s virtual reality simulations, which is Melcher\u2019s expertise.<\/p><p>One of the highlights for Draven was having the opportunity to present his idea for a game to the studio\u2019s game developers. They offered valuable tips on how to advance his skills and where to connect with other beginner game developers.<\/p><p>Melcher Studios enjoyed the mentoring experience and have since provided multiple MentorAbility mentorships. Thanks for being supportive partners and helping to increase employment inclusion of persons experiencing disability!<\/p><p>This mentorship experience confirmed Draven\u2019s interest in the gaming industry and provided the information he needed to consider his next steps. He discovered that he could continue to work on developing games without going back to school. After some thought, he decided to get a part-time job so that he can work on game development.<\/p><p>We wish you all the best with your career journey in gaming, Draven!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Draven had fruitful conversations with each of the employees at Melcher and learned a lot about the different types of jobs in the industry. 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