Brenda Brathwaite Quotes

I am most certainly a feminist.

- Brenda Brathwaite

From initial concept to final build, 'Train' was close to a year in development. Much of this was research and letting the dynamics of the project come to the surface.

- Brenda Brathwaite

As a note, I never once refer to 'Train' as a game in the rules, and I also never refer to the participants as players.

- Brenda Brathwaite

I think a game hits a high point when it provokes reactions the designer doesn't expect.

- Brenda Brathwaite

I think games are a good medium for approaching any subject, particularly difficult ones, because by their very nature, they are abstract, invite interaction and allow us to confront and question things... particularly rules that we may blindly follow.

- Brenda Brathwaite

At Sir-Tech I went through the ranks, almost like an apprenticeship. I was very fortunate. The industry was smaller then, and I was able to work alongside some amazing game designers.

- Brenda Brathwaite

I don't remember not playing games. I think my pre-industry experience is me building LEGO houses and wishing people would go through them.

- Brenda Brathwaite

My gender has never been an issue or a limitation. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by strong women growing up, and with them as my role models, I was never limited by the traditional roles women find themselves in.

- Brenda Brathwaite

I love games. I honestly can't imagine working with any other medium. I guess it would be akin to an artist who's doing commercial art and then goes into education, but it really frees you up to do all other kinds of creative stuff.

- Brenda Brathwaite

I worked at Sir-Tech, and then when I got old enough to go to college, I went to college but continued to work at Sir-Tech to put myself through college.

- Brenda Brathwaite