▁the ▁name ▁may ▁honor ▁Mason ▁M . ▁Mer ri am ▁or ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁family . ▁Mason ▁M . ▁Mer ri am ▁operated ▁a ▁local ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Mer ri am ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁No ble ▁County , ▁Indiana ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Indiana <0x0A> </s> ▁Geoff ▁C ram mond ▁is ▁a ▁computer ▁game ▁designer ▁and ▁programmer ▁who ▁special ises ▁in ▁motor ▁racing ▁games . ▁A ▁former ▁defence ▁industry ▁systems ▁engineer , ▁he ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁motor ▁racing ▁before ▁programming ▁his ▁first ▁racing ▁game ▁( Form ula ▁ 3 ) ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁but ▁he ▁holds ▁a ▁physics ▁degree , ▁which ▁may ▁explain ▁the ▁real ism ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁programming . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁that ▁project ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁big ▁fan ▁of ▁Formula ▁One ▁motor ▁racing . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 s , ▁this ▁interest , ▁plus ▁the ▁ever ▁impro ving ▁capabilities ▁of ▁home ▁computers , ▁inspired ▁him ▁to ▁special ise ▁in ▁programming ▁Formula ▁One ▁racing ▁simulations . ▁ ▁Games ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁releases ▁was ▁A vi ator , ▁a ▁Sp it fire ▁sim ulator ▁market ed ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁Micro ▁by ▁Ac orn soft . ▁Although ▁displayed ▁in ▁only ▁four ▁colours ▁and ▁has ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁features ▁of ▁modern ▁sim ul ators ▁for ▁more ▁powerful ▁computers ,