David Cornelson

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David A. Cornelson is currently building a new IF publishing company called Textfyre, Inc.

Note: David 's nickname is Dave on ifMUD; formerly, it was Jarb.

Author Credits

• The Town Dragon (Oct-1997; Z-code). IF Comp 1997: 24th place.
• Cattus Atrox (Oct-1998; Z-code). IF Comp 1998: 20th place.
• The X Chicken (1998; Z-code). ChickenComp.
• The Devil Made Me Do It (Dec-1998; Z-code). Speed-IF 3.
• Nostradamus's Onion Sandwich (Sep-1999; Z-code). Speed-IF 4.
• The Spy Who Always Wears Gloves Now (Nov-1999; Z-code). Speed-IF 5.
• A Top Hat for Eddie (Nov-1999; Z-code). Speed-IF 6.
• Pantsless in Seattle (Jan-2000; Z-code). Speed-IF 8.
• Fido and The Dead Body (May-2000; Z-code). Speed-IF 11.
• The Last Laugh (2000; Z-code). DragonComp.
• Triple Bear Beer (May-2001; Z-code). Speed-IF Y.
• Falling Angel (Jan-2003; Z-code). Speed-IF 19.
• The President, the Democrat, and Smelly Pete (Apr-2003; Z-code). Speed-IF Jacket.

Tech Credits

• Authored the following Inform extensions: printslow.zip, and whowhat.h (with Andrew C. Murie).

Review and Article Credits

• David Cornelson: Build A Business For Interactive Fiction - SPAG #38, September 28, 2004.

Organizational Credits

• Organizer of XComp (1999), DragonComp (2000), IFLibrary Comp 2002, IFLibrary Comp 2003, Segment Mini-Comp (2005), McDream Minicomp (2006) and McDream II (2006).
• Creator of Speed-IF, and organizer of many of them: Speed-IF 1, Speed-IF 2, Speed-IF 4, Speed-IF 5, Speed-IF 6, Speed-IF 8, Speed-IF 9, Speed-IF 11, Speed-IF 12, Speed-IF Third Anniversary, Speed-IF 5th Anniversary, and Speed-IF Scenario 1.

• Publisher of The Inform Designer's Manual, The Inform Beginner's Guide, and the IF Promotional CD, August 2004 Edition.
• Helped David Welbourn convert The Inform Designer's Manual from PDF to HTML.

• Original host/maintainer of plover.net and IFLibrary.com. Plover was maintained by Peter Seebach from 2005 to 2007 and in September of 2007, plover.net returned to David's basement and then later moved to a co-location. IFLibrary.com was retired in favor of Baf's Guide.
• Creator of this IFWiki.
• Owner/CEO of Textfyre.

Game Appearances

As an NPC:

• Dragon! (Adam Thornton; 2000; Z-code). DragonComp.
• The Relentless Adventures of Captain Speedo, Episode 112 - Alert on Aleph VI (Gilles Duchesne; 2001; Hugo). Speed-IF Pi-Theta-Aleph-Parallax.

As a cameo appearance:

• Are You A Chef? (Adam Biltcliffe; 2000; Z-code). As Jarb, tragically turned into a sprout.

Links

• Textfyre Times (David Cornelson's blog)
• Baf's Guide listing for David Cornelson.
• IFRO listing for David Cornelson.

Interviews

• History of Zork Now Available on Gamasutra: Read Full Interviews Here! - Interviews with Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Steve Meretzky, Howard Sherman, David Cornelson, and Nick Montfort. Interviewed by Matt Barton, June 2007.
• Q&A: Textfyre's Cornelson On An IF Resurgence - September 17, 2007.
• The SPAG Interview (joint interview with David Cornelson, Michael Gentry, and Graeme Jefferis) - SPAG #50, December 3, 2007.