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Note: Dan's nickname on the [[ifMUD]] is inky. He's a "wizard" there. <!-- Which game was alias "Ben Scagels" used for? -->
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Seattle-based author of interactive fiction. Note: Dan's nickname on the [[ifMUD]] is inky. He's a "wizard" there. <!-- Which game was alias "Ben Scagels" used for? -->
[[Image:gl-inky.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dan Shiovitz (Inky), 2007. From GET LAMP.]]


==Author Credits==
==Author Credits==
* ''[[Lethe Flow Phoenix]]'' (1995; [[TADS 2]]).
* ''[[Lethe Flow Phoenix]]'' (1995; [[TADS 2]]).
* ''[[Jack's Adventures|Jack's Adventures, or, On The Run in Fairyland with a Golden Goose and a Magic Guitar]]'' (1998; TADS 2). [[Textfire 12-Pack]].
* ''[[Jack's Adventures|Jack's Adventures, or, On The Run in Fairyland with a Golden Goose and a Magic Guitar]]'' (as "Ben Scagels"; 1998; TADS 2). [[Textfire 12-Pack]].
* ''[[Bad Machine]]'' (1998; TADS 2). Finalist for [[Best Individual PC]] and [[Best Use of Medium]] at [[XYZZY Awards 1998]].
* ''[[Bad Machine]]'' (1998; TADS 2). Finalist for [[Best Individual PC]] and [[Best Use of Medium]] at [[XYZZY Awards 1998]].
* ''[[Kids, don't eat your Halloween candy|Kids, don't eat your Halloween candy without having your parents inspect it first because there are SICKOS out there who will put RAZOR BLADES in it and you will CUT YOUR MOUTH and GET A POISONED INFECTION and DIE, all from eating your candy early. So don't do that]]'' (1998; TADS 2). [[Speed-IF 2]].
* ''[[Kids, don't eat your Halloween candy|Kids, don't eat your Halloween candy without having your parents inspect it first because there are SICKOS out there who will put RAZOR BLADES in it and you will CUT YOUR MOUTH and GET A POISONED INFECTION and DIE, all from eating your candy early. So don't do that]]'' (1998; TADS 2). [[Speed-IF 2]].
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* ''[[Danger School]]'' (2001; TADS 2). [[Speed-IF 15]].
* ''[[Danger School]]'' (2001; TADS 2). [[Speed-IF 15]].
* ''[[Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus]]'' (with [[Emily Short]]; 2003; [[TADS 3]]). Illustrated by [[J. Robinson Wheeler]]. [[Spring Thing 2003]]: Winner.  Also, finalist for [[Best Writing]] and [[Best Individual Puzzle]] at [[XYZZY Awards 2003]].
* ''[[Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus]]'' (with [[Emily Short]]; 2003; [[TADS 3]]). Illustrated by [[J. Robinson Wheeler]]. [[Spring Thing 2003]]: Winner.  Also, finalist for [[Best Writing]] and [[Best Individual Puzzle]] at [[XYZZY Awards 2003]].
* ''[[Where There's a Will]]'' (2005; Z-code). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].
* ''[[Where There's A Will]]'' (2005; Z-code). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].
* ''[[The Corn Identity]]'' (with many others; 2005; Z-code). [[IF Whispers]].
* ''[[The Corn Identity]]'' (with the 1st IF Whispers Team; 2005; Z-code). [[IF Whispers]].
* ''[[An Escape To Remember]]'' (with the 2nd IF Whispers Team; 04-Jul-2006; Z-code). [[IF Whispers]].
* ''[[IF Progressive One]]'' (with the 1st IF Progressive Team; 23-Jun-2009; Z-code). [[IF Progressive]].


==Other Credits==
==Tech Credits==
* Wrote many many reviews; see his [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/ IF Stuff] page.
* Wrote [http://inky.org/if/snap/index.html Snap], a joke [[authoring system]].
* Wrote [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/snap/index.html Snap], a joke [[authoring system]].
* Wrote [http://inky.org/if/jetty/index.html Jetty], a [[TADS|TADS 2]] [[interpreter]] that one can run as an applet on a webpage.
* Wrote [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/jetty/index.html Jetty], a [[TADS|TADS 2]] [[interpreter]] that one can run as an applet on a webpage.
* Wrote spec notes for [http://inky.org/if/topaz.html Topaz], a [[virtual machine]].
 
==Review and Article Credits==
* Wrote many many reviews; see his [http://www.inky.org/if/ IF Stuff] page, and also:
** [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/byreviewer.html Reviews] for [[IF-Review]].
** [http://www.ifreviews.org/index.php?analista=10 Reviews] for [[Interactive Fiction Reviews Organization]].
** [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/reviewers.html Reviews] for [[SPAG]].
** [http://sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag44.html SPAG Specifics] of ''[[The Baron]]''.
** [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/eb142529cb303dca Short comments] about [[IF Comp 1995]].
** [http://inky.org/if/comp10.html Reviews] and [http://inky.org/blog/?p=242 general thoughts] about [[IF Comp 2010]].
** [http://brasslantern.org/reviews/text/envcomp.html#shiovitz Reviews] of [[EnvComp]].
** [http://brasslantern.org/reviews/text/abilitycomp.html#shiovitz Reviews] of [[AbilityComp]].
* Wrote essays about IF:
* Wrote essays about IF:
** [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/great-games.html How to Write a Great Game]
** [http://www.inky.org/if/great-games.html How to Write a Great Game].
** [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/notes.html General Game-Design/Authoring Notes]
** [http://www.inky.org/if/notes.html General Game-Design/Authoring Notes].
** [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/tads-vs-inform.html TADS vs Inform - a (vaguely) in-depth comparison]
** [http://www.inky.org/if/tads-vs-inform.html TADS vs Inform - a (vaguely) in-depth comparison].
* Wrote spec notes for [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/topaz.html Topaz], a [[virtual machine]].
** [http://www.inky.org/if/think-player.html Think Like a Player!].
* Wrote the code for [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/alex.html Alex], the parrot bot on [[ifMUD]]. (Alex isn't IF, but is of interest to most people who visit the ifMUD.)
 
==Organizational Credits==
* Was an official judge for [[EnvComp]] and [[AbilityComp]].
 
==Testing Credits==
* ''[[Moments Out of Time]]'' ([[L. Ross Raszewski]]; 2001; [[Z-code]] 6).
* ''[[To Hell in a Hamper]]'' ([[Jason Guest]]; 17-Mar-2004; [[TADS 2]]).
* ''[[Return to Ditch Day]]'' ([[Michael J. Roberts]]; 12-Jun-2004; [[TADS 3]]).
* ''[[Gamlet]]'' ([[Tomasz Pudlo]]; 01-Oct-2004; Z-code 5).
* ''[[Luminous Horizon]]'' ([[Paul O'Brian]]; 01-Oct-2004; [[Glulx]]).
* ''[[Beyond]]'' ([[Mondi Confinanti]]; 01-Oct-2005; Glulx, Z-code).
* ''[[Vespers]]'' ([[Jason Devlin]]; 01-Oct-2005; Z-code 8).
* ''[[Child's Play]]'' ([[Stephen Granade]]; 17-Jul-2006; Z-code).
* ''[[Floatpoint]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; 30-Sep-2006; Glulx). (Alpha-testing, beta-testing and design consultation.)
* ''[[Legion]]'' ([[Jason Devlin]]; 30-Sep-2006; Z-code 5).
* ''[[Möbius]]'' ([[J. D. Clemens]]; 30-Sep-2006; Z-code).
* ''[[The Traveling Swordsman]]'' ([[Mike Snyder]]; 30-Sep-2006; [[Hugo]]).
* ''[[An Act of Murder]]'' ([[Christopher Huang]]; 30-Sep-2007; Z-code 8).
* ''[[Lost Pig]]'' ([[Admiral Jota]]; 30-Sep-2007; Z-code 8).
* ''[[Connect]]'' ([[James Hudson]]; 16-Feb-2008; Z-code 5 and 8).
* ''[[Cana According To Micah]]'' ([[Christopher Huang]] as "Rev. Stephen Dawson"; 01-Oct-2011; [[Z-code]] 8).
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==Game Appearances==
==Game Appearances==
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* ''[[Badland Machine]]'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; 2003; TADS 2).
* ''[[Badland Machine]]'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; 2003; TADS 2).
* ''[[Yay Games]]'' ([[David Welbourn]]; 2004; Z-code).
* ''[[Yay Games]]'' ([[David Welbourn]]; 2004; Z-code).
Cameo appearance:
* ''[[Tragedy strikes at the XYZZY awards!]]'' ([[Adam Biltcliffe]]; 2001; Z-code). As inky, he takes part in the prologue's dialogue.
==Other Credits==
* Wrote the code for [http://inky.org/if/alex.html Alex], the parrot bot on [[ifMUD]]. (Alex isn't IF, but is of interest to most people who visit the ifMUD.)


==Links==
==Links==
* [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/ IF Stuff] - Dan's Interactive Fiction page
* [http://www.inky.org/if/ IF Stuff] - Dan's Interactive Fiction page.
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/147 Dan Shiovitz' listing on Baf's Guide]
* {{baf person|Dan Shiovitz|147}}.
* [http://ifdb.org/showuser?id=bpeqxxavilmzmej Dan Shiovitz' listing on IFDB].
===Interviews===
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag28.html The SPAG Interview with Dan Shiovitz] - [[SPAG]] #28, March 20, 2002.
* [http://archive.org/details/getlamp-inky GET LAMP: Dan Shiovitz]. Interview video clips of Dan Shiovitz for [[Get Lamp]], 2007.


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Latest revision as of 00:41, 3 March 2021

Seattle-based author of interactive fiction. Note: Dan's nickname on the ifMUD is inky. He's a "wizard" there.

Dan Shiovitz (Inky), 2007. From GET LAMP.

Author Credits

Tech Credits

Review and Article Credits

Organizational Credits

Testing Credits

Game Appearances

As an NPC:

Cameo appearance:

Other Credits

  • Wrote the code for Alex, the parrot bot on ifMUD. (Alex isn't IF, but is of interest to most people who visit the ifMUD.)

Links

Interviews

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