Michael Brough

Who are you, and what do you do? I’m Michael Brough. I’m an artist. My main artform is video games: I often do all the parts myself (from design to drawing to programming to vocals to marketing) but sometimes collaborate. My current project is a collaboration with my wife Tara - a musician. I also dance and brew potions. What do you use to get the job done? I mostly work from home - though for a couple of years until quite recently I was sharing an office with a few engineers and architects. We’ve recently moved out of the city now so it’s a home office again. I’m in recovery from a major illness that took away my ability to work, and the shared office was a great environment for getting back into it because the guys there had excellent focus. Now I’m able to keep that up myself again. My main work computer is a Mac Mini. I got it second-hand at a good price, and it works well. We have it set up on a low table, where we sit or kneel on the floor. It’s shared with Tara: she has a…