Find out how DIYer and TV host Trisha Hershberger’s journey through PC gaming keeps evolving Trisha Hershberger first fell into technology as a result of her gaming habits. At that time her parents didn’t think this was a hobby for girls, because in the ’80s video games were primarily marketed towards boys. But fortunately, her parents eventually gave in. Her dad brought home an old, used Commodore 64 from a guy he knew at work. That was her first foray into gaming. Zork and Ultima were some of her favorites, followed by classic PC games such as King’s Quest, Monkey Island and the Myst series. Eventually she got a Nintendo Entertainment System – at the same time her friends were moving onto Super Nintendo. But that’s when her parents finally blocked her, thinking that at 9 years old, she was [ more… ]