It’s funny how certain childhood memories stick with us, like vivid snapshots from a time when everything seemed bigger, slower, and full of mystery. One of my earliest memories of stepping into the digital world was not through playing video games myself or typing away on a keyboard, but rather from quietly watching my father play chess on his computer.
As I walked in to his room, I saw the big black computer light up with the chess pieces. I remember the rhythmic clicking of the mouse and the sound of the pieces being moved on the digital board. The chessboard on the screen looked just like the one we had at home, but there was something more mysterious about the virtual version. My father wasn’t just playing against another person, he was playing against the computer. To me, as a young girl, this was very fascinating. Not only the look of the game itself, but also the way the computer seemed to come alive.
I think for me, that moment was the beginning of my relationship with the digital world. It didn’t start with videogames or cartoons. Instead it began with chess, watching my father with deep concentration clicking his way through moves, anticipating the computer’s response. This led to me being fascinated by the game and practicing it myself in real life. I even became national champion of my age category a couple years later. It is truly remarkable which effects the digital world had and still has on us.
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