Andrew Plotkin

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Andrew Plotkin is an influential interactive fiction author and game designer known for his pioneering work in modern text adventures and narrative-driven games.

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instanceOf Glulx implementer
game designer
interactive fiction author
person
software developer
alsoKnownAs Zarf
awardReceived XYZZY Award
created A Change in the Weather
Hadean Lands
Hunter, in Darkness
Shade
So Far
Spider and Web
The Dreamhold
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet
The Space Under the Window
crowdfunded Hadean Lands
designed puzzle-heavy narrative games
developed Glk I/O library
education Carnegie Mellon University
linked to: CMU
employer self-employed
field computer programming
game design
interactive fiction
genre parser-based interactive fiction
text adventure
influenced modern interactive fiction community
knownFor modern text adventures
narrative-driven games
pioneering work in interactive fiction
language English
maintains Zarf’s interactive fiction blog
memberOf interactive fiction community
nationality American
notableWork A Change in the Weather
Dual Transform
Hadean Lands
Hunter, in Darkness
Shade
So Far
Spider and Web
The Dreamhold
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet
The Space Under the Window
programmed Glulx virtual machine
studied computer science
usedPlatform Glulx
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website https://eblong.com/zarf/

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Invasion executiveProducer Andrew Plotkin