I got into gaming via classic LEGO Games, unsurprisingly (the old-but-still-not-long-ago days when they could be found on a small stand at the back of a PC store), and after that period I thought that was all the games available to me until I discovered Steam through purchasing Portal 2.
Since then, I've experienced a variety of game genres (puzzle, multiplayer shooter, exploration and even "disgustingly-designed-to-arouse-anime-nerds" hack-and-slash, which I feel like ranting about sometime), gotten introduced to Source Filmmaker (which is technically built onto the original 'Orange Box' 2007 release of Team Fortress 2) and I've also learnt how to use Source engine's map creation tool; the Hammer Map Editor.
I've also had an interest in game design, which feels pointless considering my knowledge in such a field is minimal at best (other than a qualification in graphic design), but nonetheless gaming has had a significant impact on my life.