In middle school when Israel should’ve been paying attention in class, he was intently studying a copy of Electronic Gaming Monthly underneath his desk. There he discovered a small blurb about playing the original Metal Gear on an emulator called RuMSX. From that point, This discovery ignited his passion for programming, which eventually led him to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from UC Berkeley, California. Israel has previously worked on developing educational games for children in elementary and middle school.