Bill Budge

Even though Raster Blaster was only a video game, I was learning about designing stuff. I got good at drawing. ”

Any artist always has misgivings about calling himself an artist. ”

You will be able to program a robot to follow a track on the ground and manipulate a hand. You can also write little programs that will give the robots goals. ”

I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can't carry you through. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

I have a really powerful urge to see things work. ”

After two weeks of working on a project, you know whether it will work or not. ”