Brian Moriarty
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Brian Moriarty is an American game designer best known for his influential work on classic interactive fiction titles such as "Trinity" and "Wishbringer," as well as LucasArts' "Loom."
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| Brian Moriarty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Brian Moriarty Context triple: [Infocom, notableDesigner, Brian Moriarty]
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Justin Ripley
Justin Ripley is a loyal and principled young detective in the British crime drama series "Luther," serving as John Luther’s trusted partner and moral anchor.
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Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Jeffrey Caine
Jeffrey Caine is a British screenwriter best known for co-writing the James Bond film "GoldenEye" and earning an Academy Award nomination for his adaptation of "The Constant Gardener."
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Owen Moran
Owen Moran was a prominent early 20th-century English featherweight boxer known for his toughness and for facing many of the era’s top fighters.
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Malachi Flynn
Malachi Flynn is an American professional basketball player and standout point guard known for his collegiate success at San Diego State University and subsequent NBA career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Brian Moriarty Target entity description: Brian Moriarty is an American game designer best known for his influential work on classic interactive fiction titles such as "Trinity" and "Wishbringer," as well as LucasArts' "Loom."
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A.
Justin Ripley
Justin Ripley is a loyal and principled young detective in the British crime drama series "Luther," serving as John Luther’s trusted partner and moral anchor.
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B.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Jeffrey Caine
Jeffrey Caine is a British screenwriter best known for co-writing the James Bond film "GoldenEye" and earning an Academy Award nomination for his adaptation of "The Constant Gardener."
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D.
Owen Moran
Owen Moran was a prominent early 20th-century English featherweight boxer known for his toughness and for facing many of the era’s top fighters.
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E.
Malachi Flynn
Malachi Flynn is an American professional basketball player and standout point guard known for his collegiate success at San Diego State University and subsequent NBA career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
game writer
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interactive fiction author ⓘ person ⓘ video game designer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| designed |
Beyond Zork
NERFINISHED
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Loom NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Wishbringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Worcester Polytechnic Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Infocom
NERFINISHED
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LucasArts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucasfilm Games NERFINISHED ⓘ Worcester Polytechnic Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
game design
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interactive storytelling ⓘ video game industry ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure games
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interactive fiction ⓘ point-and-click adventure games ⓘ |
| hasAppearedIn | documentaries and interviews about classic adventure games ⓘ |
| hasGiven | lectures on game design and interactive narrative ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt | Worcester Polytechnic Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | adventure game design at LucasArts ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier text adventure games ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
created several award-winning Infocom titles
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directed the design of Loom for Lucasfilm Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative narrative design in interactive fiction
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pioneering use of atmosphere and symbolism in text adventures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beyond Zork
NERFINISHED
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Loom NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Wishbringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
game designer
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university lecturer ⓘ video game developer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| workLocation | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Beyond Zork
NERFINISHED
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Loom NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Wishbringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Brian Moriarty Description of subject: Brian Moriarty is an American game designer best known for his influential work on classic interactive fiction titles such as "Trinity" and "Wishbringer," as well as LucasArts' "Loom."
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