The screen’s cold hum fills the room. The kart zooms past green tracks under bright red clouds. I speed towards the chequered flag, a small white one with black stripes. It wavers in the soft evening breeze, fluttering just ahead. My controller tingles as I try to hold it steady. The kart skids ever so slightly but keeps going straight. The flag snaps back and forth once more before dropping. A new lap starts on the screen.