I think a lot of people became interested in computing through video and computer games in their youth. It's not uncommon to hear people talk about consumer pro

I think a lot of people became interested in computing through video and computer games in their youth. It's not uncommon to hear people talk about consumer products like the Amiga or Commodore 64 fondly as their first experience tinkering with a computer, and those were very audiovisual in their nature. My take is that Nintendo games have been a big entry point of making people interested in computing too, so it's understandable that it shows up on here. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if part of the gender gap in computing stems from a lot of video and computer games being marketed to boys in the 1980s.