[aonsager]

First, my TI-83 graphing calculator. I learned that I could write simple programs to take user input and do things like calculate the Pythagorean theorem. I eventually started writing text-based adventure games, and then simple graphical games by drawing pixels on the screen frame by frame.

Second, making a website using Flash. I had a great time drawing objects on a canvas, animating them using the timeline, and adding click-events to buttons. I ended up drawing a room where you could click on the computer to jump to a list of my favorite games, click on the journal to see something I wrote, etc.