Bill Budge
Bill Budge
Bill Budgeis an American video game programmer and designer. He is best known for the Apple II games Raster Blasterand Pinball Construction Set...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
personality attention needs
A quiet personality sure isn't what you need to attract attention.
starting-over computer starting
The power of the computer is starting to spread.
heart doe follow-through
You must know in your heart before anyone else does what is going to be good and then follow through.
art thinking engineering
I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can't carry you through.
sitting use novices
The program should know if someone is at the keyboard or joystick or if it is just sitting there idle. It should know if someone is proficient in its use or a novice.
reflection interesting personality
On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in.
writing program
I write my programs primarily for myself.
half kind knows
I know when something is kind of half-baked.
stuff done mature
All of the good stuff is going to be done in the future. The stuff we are doing now is crummy compared with what will finally mature.
thinking people important
It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.
simple apples special
The Apple has the fewest bells and whistles. It has simple sound and few graphics special effects. In a way, that is a weakness because markets for the other machines are getting bigger.
apples games want
When I am starting a new game, I have to program it for the Apple, because I want to get all of the markets.
games trying steps
Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one can engineer.
stupid agreement may
I can do whatever I want. They will tell me if what I am doing is stupid or a total waste of time. I may tell them that they are wrong, and we will come to an agreement.