Not sure what compelled me to take computer classes in college, but I took BASIC, COBAL, and FORTAN. I only did adequate in my programming classes, but that is where my interest in computers started. I was hooked, but I didn’t have access to a computer until years later when I got my Coleco Adam. A few years later, I got what I consider a real PC: a Radioshack Tandy 1000TX. It was an IBM PC clone.
What really got me excited about computers was when I discovered personal web pages. John wanted to get a new faster modem, so he was showing me all the things you could find on the internet. In the process, he showed me GeoCities; a free platform for people to build their own websites. I wanted my own website, so I learned HTML; a basic programming language used for websites. I also played around with computer graphics. I built a website in the neighborhood Heartland; it had lots of graphics, but little content.
Over the years I’ve helped upgrade computers, fix computer problems for friends and family, played around with photo editing, learned LINUX operating system, played computer games, and learned some programming. I’ve always wanted to program games, and I finally learned a way to program computer games. The easiest and maybe the best way is to use a game engine. A game engine is a program that helps you design and program a computer game. There are several game engines out there, but the one I’ve chosen to use is call Godot. I am currently learning Godot with the hopes of putting games on my website.
