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当NC州立研究生Xavier Primus是一个孩子时，他的父母决定他花了太多时间玩电子游戏。

“You can either go outside,” his father said, “or you can learn how to make them.”

Primus选择了第二种选择，他的父母将他打算去营地去做。这是大学前的夏令营中的许多夏令营之一，包括NC州工程夏季计划他作为一名高中新生进行。虽然他已经决定不成为一名游戏开发商，但他的第一次展示了NC国家的展示会和他在一起。

红色的砖块和校园instantl铁轨y evoked Primus’ home in Chesapeake, Va., while the people of Raleigh were warm and friendly, unlike some he had met at other colleges on the East Coast.

“一个人完全解释给我，”Primus说。“这是一颗心的麻省理工学院。这是一项研究机构，也关心其学生。“

For a military brat who had spent his childhood bouncing from city to city, that heartfelt connection with NC State proved decisive. When it came time to head to college, Primus applied to a long list that included the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgetown, George Mason, the University of Virginia and Duke. He got into all of them. And then he chose to come to NC State.

Primus arrived in Raleigh with support from thePark Scholarshipsprogram, which recruits exceptional students like him and prepares them for lifelong contributions to their nation and the world. The program has provided extensive mentoring and leadership training, ensuring Primus has never lacked for opportunities to prove himself.

“那个投资正在谦卑，”他说。“被赋予这个机会，被告知人们相信你的潜力，相信你能做的事情......这意味着比世界更重要。”

作为本科生，Primus与美国国家航空航天局，保真投资和忠诚投资寻求实习分析科学实验室据国家安全委员会代表国家安全局领导，达到6000万美元的大数据研究倡议。在去年年初毕业的计算机科学毕业后，他继续在NC州College of Engineering在加速的硕士课程中。去年7月，Primus甚至开始了自己的软件咨询公司 - Apptus开发 - 作为一个侧面项目。

“I feel like this is my home,” he says. “That’s why I wanted to stay here. Being a military brat, it’s a little difficult to call one place your home. But since I’ve been here, the people have been wonderful, and the opportunities have been phenomenal.”

Primus目前在分析科学实验室的工作是他本科高级设计项目的延续：与NC州的跨学科合作沟通部to analyze social interactions. By mapping human bodies with an array of Microsoft’s Kinect sensors, he’s enabling social science researchers to replay and remotely study facial expressions, body posture and other nonverbal communication.

“[那个研究]帮助我培养了一种不同的心态，”Primus说。“我很高兴有这些跨学科经验。当我坐在桌旁时，我不只是在谈论一件事;我能够为谈话的所有方面做出贡献。“

Primus也有利于他作为公园学者追求的服务学习项目。他帮助建立并维护了网站Service Raleigh，年度全市服务日始于1998年由公园学者和NC州立学生政府。他还追求了一个公民参与项目CASA.- 一个非营利性经济实惠的住房开发人员 - 创建一个播客，讲述了长期无家可归的故事。

这些项目引导了Primus的个人野心，包括使信息技术的世界较少剥削，更为道德。他们还证实了他的少女直觉，即NC州是一个解决真正挑战的地方 - 并将其作为一个社区解决。

“实际上有愿意一起走到一起，”Primus说。“北方的很多地方都去过，人们的头脑已经下降了。他们专注于他们的任务。但必须谈谈你正在努力的事情，你在做什么。让人们对此感到兴奋。把人们带到船上。把事情做完。我发现了这里。“