This has been my favorite post thus far. I laughed out loud on the giving up on Zork and riding bikes. I didn’t play Zork but had the same experience with another game growing up. Grappling with this new technology with minimal instructions taught our generation a lot. And having that shared experience and language among co-workers so useful. But more than that - powerful. Bringing metaphor into work, giving it a deeper (and much more fun) layer can be where the real shift happens.
This has been my favorite post thus far. I laughed out loud on the giving up on Zork and riding bikes. I didn’t play Zork but had the same experience with another game growing up. Grappling with this new technology with minimal instructions taught our generation a lot. And having that shared experience and language among co-workers so useful. But more than that - powerful. Bringing metaphor into work, giving it a deeper (and much more fun) layer can be where the real shift happens.
Thank you for the comment! Glad the riding bikes got a great response — it’s a true story!
Love your perspective on how early computer games taught our generation. It’s hard to be against fun.