Gatten's interest in the moving image originated in the mid-1980s, while in junior high school, when he began writing video game software with the TRS-80 operating system.
ɡˈæʔn̩z ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðə mˈuːvɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, wˌaɪl ɪn dʒˈuːnjɚ hˈaɪ skˈuːl, wˌɛn hiː bɪɡˈæn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ vˈɪdɪoʊ ɡˈeɪm sˈɔftwɛɹ wɪððə tˌiːˌɑːɹɹˈɛs ˈeɪɾi ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɪstəm.