In conclusion to this journey through my childhood, in the terms of the alternate realities I took apart of I think this was an excellent way to map my emotions and trains of thought from a developmental point of view. As the technology increased over time, so did my imagination.  The limitations for what was plausible and realistic vanished from black to grey to white.  The stark reality that limitation could be met with ideal expectations and have some what of a feasible outcome was illuminated. It gave me hope and aspiration as a child.  In recent years, I've come to realize that my interest in video games as a child has left me with an interest in fantasy and story telling.  With this urge to delve into stories and be immersed in another world, I found escape in books.  Particularly well written and developed books.  The first book that led me on this path was Stephen King's Gunslinger part 1 of 7 from The Dark Tower series.  Having exposed myself to this writing and extensive use the english language, I feel this has increased my writing prose and abilities tenfold.  A quote from King on writing, “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” I agree with this reading has proved to be the biggest influence on my writing ability and process.