A small note (no need to respond): my account as constructed so far is consistent with what Silas has proposed, a proposal I am inclined to accept.

A second small note (again, no need to respond): the analogy to the videogame was not an analogy to the visual output of the console as seen on the television, but to the internal representation within the program. So far as I can ascertain, the distinction is probably moot with regards to your reply.