I actually just happened upon this forum trying to patch together a working knowledge of mods from the CS wiki (once you finish DTom's Beginner's Guide, the well seems to dry up a bit). You wouldn't believe how relieved and excited I am about this academy you have here!
Anyway, I've been playing video games for the majority of my life, mostly RPGs. Top games include Oblivion (of course), FF VIII, Mass Effect, Super Mario RPG, and Zelda: OoT. I'm also a sucker for online 3rd person shooters like SOCOM and Uncharted 2. I spent some time with Morrowind a while back, but never got very into it. I also never had a decent computer until recently and played everything on consoles, so I've got zero experience with the wide world of mods.
Again, very excited about the Academy and the community here. I'm off to snag some cookies and get to class!