According to Dr. Rushing, any student who wants to compose music needs an instrument they can communicate with. “Most music games are based on rhythm alone, but I wanted to go a little above that,” he explained. Through his classes with Dr. Rushing, Nunez continued refining his work, relying on his growing knowledge of music theory and newfound piano skills. But with encouragement from Dr. Rushing, he took a chance on pursuing a composer role. “When I landed the role of composer for Game Lab, I went and thanked her because if she hadn’t told me to do that, I probably wouldn’t have gotten into Game Lab,” said Nunez.