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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game designer
interactive fiction author
person
software developer
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awardReceived XYZZY Award NERFINISHED
created A Change in the Weather NERFINISHED
Hadean Lands NERFINISHED
Hunter, in Darkness NERFINISHED
Shade NERFINISHED
So Far NERFINISHED
Spider and Web NERFINISHED
The Dreamhold NERFINISHED
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet NERFINISHED
The Space Under the Window NERFINISHED
crowdfunded Hadean Lands NERFINISHED
designed puzzle-heavy narrative games
developed Glk I/O library NERFINISHED
education Carnegie Mellon University NERFINISHED
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
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Hadean Lands NERFINISHED
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Shade NERFINISHED
So Far NERFINISHED
Spider and Web NERFINISHED
The Dreamhold NERFINISHED
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet NERFINISHED
The Space Under the Window NERFINISHED
programmed Glulx virtual machine NERFINISHED
studied computer science
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website https://eblong.com/zarf/

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Invasion executiveProducer Andrew Plotkin