My earliest interest in game design came when I was in primary school, and my parents bought a Commodore 128 computer. I taught myself to write programs in BASIC, and then I made my own games. Brendan Myers basicbuycommodore Change image and share on social
Relationships do not happen in abstraction. They need a place; they need a centre, even a home. Brendan Myers abstractioncentrehappen Change image and share on social
If loneliness is part of our essence, that is, our essential nature, that is only because of the way, in practical terms, we actually exist; that is, the way we move and work and live in the world. Brendan Myers essenceessentialexist Change image and share on social
I do not bow. I do not obey. I do not 'worship.' Brendan Myers bowobeyworship Change image and share on social
People in minority religious communities, like Paganism, often feel isolated and even marginalized by others because of the lifestyle differences associated with their spiritual path. Brendan Myers communitydifferencefeel Change image and share on social
I earned my Ph.D. in philosophy, and one of my specializations was the logic and mathematics of game theory. I've also got a degree in drama, so I know about stories, characterizations, plot arcs, and the like. Lots of game designers can do one or the other: I've got the skills for both. Brendan Myers arccharacterizationdegree share on social
Perhaps this is one of the last remaining strands of my Catholic upbringing, but to me the word 'worship' means absolute unquestioning affirmation of the authority of the deity. I'll not have that in my life. If you are wise, neither will you. Brendan Myers absoluteaffirmationauthority share on social
At the risk of sounding like a spoilsport, I'd say that pagans have about the same experience of otherness and isolation as anyone else. We're not special in that regard. But this is because the problem of loneliness is almost universal - and that, to my mind, makes it much more serious. Brendan Myers experienceisolationloneliness share on social
The point of a philosophical spirit is to rely primarily upon one's own thinking. Brendan Myers philosophicalpointprimarily Change image and share on social
Homer, Hesiod, Pythagoras, Plato, and Cicero, just to name a few, all lived in pagan societies. Some of the greatest political and military leaders of all time, such as Alexander the Great, Pericles of Athens, Hannibal of Carthage, and Julius Caesar of Rome, were all pagans, or else living in a pagan society. Brendan Myers alexanderathenscaesar share on social