The First Computer
Curiosity started with hardware, games, and the need to understand what was behind the screen.
At 11 years old, I got my first computer and immediately wanted to know how it worked, not just how to use it. A family member had custom built the machine and walked me through the hardware, which turned curiosity into obsession.
That obsession carried straight into Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, CS 1.6, and Call of Duty, but the real pull was the infrastructure around the games. IRC chats, GameSpy Arcade, and early online communities made the internet feel like a living system I could join, learn, and eventually build on.
Age 11
The machine that started everything — custom built, explained piece by piece, and never just used.