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'''Roger Firth''' is usually known simply as, erm, Roger. He lives in the UK. | |||
==Author Credits== | ==Author Credits== | ||
* '' | * ''[[Letters from Home]]'' (2000; [[Z-code]]). [[IF Comp 2000]]: 12th place. | ||
* '' | |||
* '' | ==Tech Credits== | ||
* Co-author with [[Sonja Kesserich]] of ''[[Heidi]]'', ''[[William Tell]]'' and ''[[Captain Fate]]'' (2002, 2004; Z-code) – demonstration games from ''[[The Inform Beginner's Guide]]''. | |||
* Co-author with [[Sonja Kesserich]] of the [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/informfaq/ Inform 6 FAQ]. | |||
* Authored utilities INSTRUCTOR for reformatting [[Inform]] source programs, and INSPECTOR for analysing Inform game files. | |||
* Authored the following [[Inform]] extensions: | |||
** boxclever.h – Extends the 'box' statement to allow bold or underlined text. | |||
** CCPL.h – Adds a Creative Commons license. | |||
** checkout.h – Adds a CHECKOUT debugging verb to test room connections. | |||
** daemons.h (with [[Andrew Plotkin]]) – Puts daemons and timers in a priority order. | |||
** dump.h – Adds debugging verbs DUMP and IS for analysing Inform game files. | |||
** random.h – Provides a portable Z-machine/Glulx random number generator. | |||
** scenic.h (with [[Richard Barnett]], [[Joe Mason]], and [[Stefano Gaburri]]) – Embeds examinable-only scenery 'objects' within a room object. | |||
** shuffle.h – Shuffles a list of numbers and uses them in that order. | |||
** smartcantgo.h (with [[David Wagner]]) – Lists a room's exits. | |||
** StatusLineColors.inf (with [[Jay Goemmer]]) – Sets colours of the status bar. | |||
** stringmaker.h – Turns a byte character array into a packed string or vice-versa. | |||
** writelist.h – Changes the way object lists are printed so that an object's invent property can also be used within room descriptions. | |||
==Organizational Credits== | |||
* Co-author with [[Sonja Kesserich]] of ''[[The Inform Beginner's Guide]]'', The Interactive Fiction Library (IFLibrary.org), 2002. | |||
* Creator of the ''[http://www.firthworks.com/roger/cloak/ Cloak of Darkness]'' game for comparing IF [[authoring system]]s. | |||
* Maintainer of the [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/informary/ Informary] snippets of Inform news. | |||
* Maintainer of the [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/parsifal/ Parsifal] list of IF links. | |||
* Maintainer of the [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/editors/ IF editors summary]. | |||
* Originator of the [http://www.plover.net/~textfire/raiffaq/ifaq/ Ifaq]. | |||
* Originator of the [http://plover.net/~textfire/raiffaq/welcome.html r*if Welcome page]. | |||
==Other Credits== | |||
* Librarian in charge of selected pages at [http://www.inform-fiction.org/inform6.html inform-fiction.org]. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/ Roger Firth's home page] | ||
[[Category: People|Firth, Roger]] [[Category:Inform authors|Firth, Roger]] [[Category: | * {{baf person|Roger Firth|728}} | ||
===Interviews=== | |||
* [https://www.delron.org.uk/newsletter/insideadrift12/index.htm Interview: Roger Firth questioned by KF (View HTML)], [https://www.delron.org.uk/newsletter/insideadrift12.pdf (View PDF)] - [[InsideADRIFT]] Issue 12, December 2003. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 3 February 2022
Roger Firth is usually known simply as, erm, Roger. He lives in the UK.
Author Credits
- Letters from Home (2000; Z-code). IF Comp 2000: 12th place.
Tech Credits
- Co-author with Sonja Kesserich of Heidi, William Tell and Captain Fate (2002, 2004; Z-code) – demonstration games from The Inform Beginner's Guide.
- Co-author with Sonja Kesserich of the Inform 6 FAQ.
- Authored utilities INSTRUCTOR for reformatting Inform source programs, and INSPECTOR for analysing Inform game files.
- Authored the following Inform extensions:
- boxclever.h – Extends the 'box' statement to allow bold or underlined text.
- CCPL.h – Adds a Creative Commons license.
- checkout.h – Adds a CHECKOUT debugging verb to test room connections.
- daemons.h (with Andrew Plotkin) – Puts daemons and timers in a priority order.
- dump.h – Adds debugging verbs DUMP and IS for analysing Inform game files.
- random.h – Provides a portable Z-machine/Glulx random number generator.
- scenic.h (with Richard Barnett, Joe Mason, and Stefano Gaburri) – Embeds examinable-only scenery 'objects' within a room object.
- shuffle.h – Shuffles a list of numbers and uses them in that order.
- smartcantgo.h (with David Wagner) – Lists a room's exits.
- StatusLineColors.inf (with Jay Goemmer) – Sets colours of the status bar.
- stringmaker.h – Turns a byte character array into a packed string or vice-versa.
- writelist.h – Changes the way object lists are printed so that an object's invent property can also be used within room descriptions.
Organizational Credits
- Co-author with Sonja Kesserich of The Inform Beginner's Guide, The Interactive Fiction Library (IFLibrary.org), 2002.
- Creator of the Cloak of Darkness game for comparing IF authoring systems.
- Maintainer of the Informary snippets of Inform news.
- Maintainer of the Parsifal list of IF links.
- Maintainer of the IF editors summary.
- Originator of the Ifaq.
- Originator of the r*if Welcome page.
Other Credits
- Librarian in charge of selected pages at inform-fiction.org.
Links
- Roger Firth's home page
- Roger Firth (archived) - at Baf's Guide
Interviews
- Interview: Roger Firth questioned by KF (View HTML), (View PDF) - InsideADRIFT Issue 12, December 2003.