GAMETECH: Gearing up for virtual realities

I WAS 12 years old and Doom had just finished installing on my Compaq Presario.

In the other room, my father and his friend were listening to some music and chatting. The main menu booted up. I selected the first mission. The game began. And then my world changed.

My father and his friend didn’t understand the excitement. They just saw cartoon colours and exploding demons. I tried desperately to explain my wonder. “But it feels like you’re there,” I declared.