Game Design Novice

Once in a while, i'll happen to remember some book, dialect, website, person, game, tutorial or even a single forum post that has had some very huge meaning for me. But this post is not about me, it is about you.

I need few line stories from You, about books, basic dialects, websites, peoples, games, codes, tutorials, forum posts…just name it, as long as it is someway related to basic programming and has had some influence or just a big meaning for you.

Is there some dialect that did woke up your interest to program? Some simple basic game what you have played with your friends hours after hours? Some website with awesome athmosphere perhaps? A programming book, which is above law books in your opinion?

Throw me PM or email about them, add few lines of story why. Email is asciiworld(AT)gmail.com

Ill reveal the idea of this in a near future, after i have some "data" on my hands. If you dont want, i do not reveal your personality, when i do use these replies in public later.

So, give me some data to use, please :)

I have added more information about my idea at http://forum.basicprogramming.org/index.php/topic,1019.msg5771.html#msg5771
I really would love to get some help here from you folks :)

Hey EKVirtanen

sorry, i keep forgetting about this. Is it ok if i write you a post here? When i am on my "email computer" i never remember to write this mail :)