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David Welbourn, 2007. From GET LAMP.

Prodigious game-player of IF, as well as occasional author. Helps maintain IFWiki and has composed maps and walkthroughs for many IF games over the past 25 years. David's nickname on ifMUD is DavidW. On IFWiki, he's Dswxyz.

Author Credits

A speedIF O entry (2001; Z-code). Speed-IF O.
Squeaky on the Moon (2001; Z-code). Speed-IF Pi-Theta-Aleph-Parallax.
- Fajfeta sur la Luno (Z-code). Esperanto translation.
Cheeseshop (2002; ifMud, Z-code, TADS 3).
Krakatoa Tuna Melt (2002; Z-code). Speed-IF 10⁻⁹.
The Angel Curse (2003; Z-code). Speed-IF 19.
Yay Games (2004; Z-code). Speed-IF Century.
The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread (24-Jul-2005; Z-code). IntroComp 2005: Second Runner-up.
This is the game that I wrote (21-Jan-2006; Z-code). Speed-IF Gruff.
Beanstalk the and Jack (04-Jun-2008; ADRIFT 4). The Comp With No Name 2008: winner.
69,105 Keys (02-Mar-2009; Z-code).
Four Days of Summer (08-Jul-2017; Glulx). Speed-IF Potato Peeler.
Easter Egg Hunt 2020 (11-Apr-2020; Glulx).

Porting Credits

Ported It's Easter, Peeps! (Sara Brookside; 14-May-2006; ADRIFT 4) to Inform 6.

Review and Article Credits

IF Comp reviews: 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005.
IFLibrary Comp reviews: 2002.
Reviews of Ectocomp 2008.
Reviews for SPAG.
Reviewer (archive) for Baf's Guide.
Review of Tinseltown Blues - at IF-Review.
David's reviews - at IFDB.

Organizational Credits

Co-admin of the Interactive Fiction fan page on Facebook.
Occassional host for ClubFloyd when Jacqueline can't be there.

Testing Credits

Beyond (Mondi Confinanti; 01-Oct-2005; Glulx, Z-code).

Game Appearances

As an NPC:

Four Days of Summer (David Welbourn; 2017; Glulx). A shameless self-insertion, David is your companion in this game and makes frequent references to other works of interactive fiction.

As a cameo appearance:

The Day I came back (Marius Müller; 2014). In a clear reference to his game 69,105 Keys, David is not named but presented with the words:
Suddenly, a man appears from the cabin. He has glasses, a moustache and a friendly face.

As a reference only:

Nothing But Mazes (Greg Boettcher; 2006; TADS 3). David is mentioned in the response to the "plover" command.
The Day I mauled ... (Taleslinger; 2008; Z-code). "Cheeseshop" by David Welbourn is one of the songs playing on the kitchen laptop.
Pogomon GO! (Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman; 2016; Glulx). There is a location called "Welbourn Travel" that has several maps.

Other Credits

Wrote walkthroughs for many games.
Converted DM4 from PDF to HTML, with assistance from David Cornelson.
Contributed to AAS April Fool's prank.
Assembled list of year's games for XYZZY Awards 2002–2011.
An administrator and frequent contributor to IFWiki.

Links

David Welbourn's IF Index Page.
David Welbourn (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
David Welbourn - at IFDB.
David Welbourn - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Interviews

AIF Newsletter, April 2007. Interviewed by A. Ninny.
GET LAMP: David Welbourn. Interview clips of Welbourn for Get Lamp, 2007.

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-Note: David's nickname on the [[ifMUD]] is DavidW. On the ifwiki, he's [[User:Dswxyz|Dswxyz]].
+[[Image:Gl-davidw.jpg|right|300px|thumb|David Welbourn, 2007. From GET LAMP.]]
+Prodigious game-player of IF, as well as occasional author. Helps maintain IFWiki and has composed maps and walkthroughs for many IF games over the past 25 years. David's nickname on [[ifMUD]] is DavidW. On IFWiki, he's [[User:Dswxyz|Dswxyz]].
 ==Author Credits==
 * ''[[A speedIF O entry]]'' (2001; [[Z-code]]). [[Speed-IF O]].
 * ''[[Squeaky on the Moon]]'' (2001; Z-code). [[Speed-IF Pi-Theta-Aleph-Parallax]].
+** ''Fajfeta sur la Luno'' (Z-code). [[Esperanto]] translation.
 * ''[[Cheeseshop]]'' (2002; [[ifMud]], Z-code, [[TADS 3]]).
 * ''[[Krakatoa Tuna Melt]]'' (2002; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 10^-9|Speed-IF 10<sup>&minus;9</sup>]].
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 * ''[[The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread]]'' (24-Jul-2005; Z-code). [[IntroComp 2005]]: Second Runner-up.
 * ''[[This is the game that I wrote]]'' (21-Jan-2006; Z-code). [[Speed-IF Gruff]].
+* ''[[Beanstalk the and Jack]]'' (04-Jun-2008; [[ADRIFT]] 4). [[The Comp With No Name 2008]]: winner.
+* ''[[69,105 Keys]]'' (02-Mar-2009; Z-code).
+* ''[[Four Days of Summer]]'' (08-Jul-2017; Glulx). [[Speed-IF Potato Peeler]].
+* ''[[Easter Egg Hunt 2020]]'' (11-Apr-2020; Glulx).
 ==Porting Credits==
-* Ported ''[[It's Easter, Peeps!]]'' ([[Sara Brookside]]; 14-May-2006; [[ADRIFT]]) to Inform.
+* Ported ''[[It's Easter, Peeps!]]'' ([[Sara Brookside]]; 14-May-2006; [[ADRIFT]] 4) to Inform 6.
 ==Review and Article Credits==
-* Reviewer for Baf's Guide; one review on IF-Review; some reviews on homepages.
+* [[IF Comp]] reviews: [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/85d62345823a9d10 1999], {{link|url=http://www.plover.net/~davidw/comp02reviews.html|2002}}, {{link|url=http://www.plover.net/~davidw/comp04reviews.html|2004}} and {{link|url=http://www.plover.net/~davidw/comp02reviews.html|2005}}.
+* [[IFLibrary Comp]] reviews: [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/daf9f260120ba78e 2002].
+* [http://forum.adrift.co/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6112 Reviews] of [[Ectocomp 2008]].
+* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/reviewers.html Reviews] for [[SPAG]].
+* {{link|deadurl=http://www.wurb.com/if/person/1152|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20120501000000/http://wurb.com/if/person/1152|Reviewer}} for [[Baf's Guide]].
+* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20020614.html Review] of ''[[Tinseltown Blues]]'' - at [[IF-Review]].
+* {{ifdb reviewer|David|3wcnay8ie4ajtyrm}}.
+==Organizational Credits==
+* Co-admin of the [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Interactive-Fiction/15566496862 Interactive Fiction] fan page on [[Facebook]].
+* Occassional host for [[ClubFloyd]] when [[Jacqueline A. Lott|Jacqueline]] can't be there.
+==Testing Credits==
+* ''[[Beyond]]'' ([[Mondi Confinanti]]; 01-Oct-2005; [[Glulx]], [[Z-code]]).
+==Game Appearances==
+As an NPC:
+* ''[[Four Days of Summer]]'' (David Welbourn; 2017; Glulx). A shameless self-insertion, David is your companion in this game and makes frequent references to other works of interactive fiction.
+As a cameo appearance:
+* ''[[The Day I came back]]'' ([[Marius Müller]]; 2014). In a clear reference to his game ''[[69,105 Keys]]'', David is not named   but presented with the words: <blockquote>Suddenly, a man appears from the cabin. He has glasses, a moustache and a friendly face.</blockquote>
+As a reference only:
+* ''[[Nothing But Mazes]]'' ([[Greg Boettcher]]; 2006; TADS 3). David is mentioned in the response to the "[[plover]]" command.
+* ''[[The Day I mauled ...]]'' ([[Taleslinger]]; 2008; Z-code). "[[Cheeseshop]]" by David Welbourn is one of the songs playing on the kitchen laptop.
+* ''[[Pogomon GO!]]'' ([[Jack Welch]] and [[Ben Collins-Sussman]]; 2016; Glulx). There is a location called "Welbourn Travel" that has several maps.
 ==Other Credits==
-* Wrote walkthroughs for many games.
+* Wrote [[walkthrough]]s for many games.
-* Converted DM4 from PDF to HTML, with assistance from [[David Cornelson]].
+* Converted [[DM4]] from PDF to HTML, with assistance from [[David Cornelson]].
 * Contributed to [[AAS]] April Fool's prank.
-* Assembled list of year's games for [[Xyzzy Awards]] 2002&ndash;2005.
+* Assembled list of year's games for [[XYZZY Awards]] 2002&ndash;2011.
-* Frequent contributor to IFWiki.
+* An administrator and frequent contributor to [[IFWiki]].
 ==Links==
-* [http://webhome.idirect.com/~dswxyz/ifindex.html David Welbourn's IF Index Page]
+* {{link|url=http://www.plover.net/~davidw/ifindex.html|David Welbourn's IF Index Page}}.
-* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/1152 David Welbourn's listing on Baf's Guide]
+* {{baf person|David Welbourn|1152}}.
+* {{ifdb profile|David Welbourn|3wcnay8ie4ajtyrm}}.
+* {{ifwizz|David Welbourn|interactive-fiction-autor-david-welbourn}}.
+===Interviews===
+* [http://newsletter.aifcommunity.org/2007-03-31.txt AIF Newsletter], April 2007. Interviewed by [[A. Ninny]].
+* [http://archive.org/details/getlamp-welbourn GET LAMP: David Welbourn]. Interview clips of Welbourn for [[Get Lamp]], 2007.
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