School CEO draws on games addiction to help give young animators in Hong Kong a decent future
Former video game addict Sunny Tang set up Act Plus Education Foundation two years ago to help teenagers develop creative and technical skills in computer graphics
It’s often said that life would be much more pleasant if we could do what we love and love what we do.
Sunny Tang Yat-sing, a former video game addict, is one of the lucky few who have this freedom. Tang is now chief executive officer of an animation school.
Two years ago, he set up Act Plus Education Foundation, a non-profit organisation which focuses on developing creative and technical skills in computer graphics and providing jobs for Hong Kong teenagers in the animation industry.
“Here, we provide training for anyone who is interested in animation but may still be unsure about what the future holds for them.”
Today’s success did not come easy for Tang, whose family lost everything when his father left home after his business failed. Confronted with this domestic crisis, the then 13-year-old Tang couldn’t cope with the pressure and eventually dropped out of school. He spent most of his time with friends, playing video games at internet cafes all day and hanging out at discos and rave parties.