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Dave Lebling, 2006. From GET LAMP.

Dave Lebling is a software engineer who was one of Infocom's original implementors.

Author Credits

Zork a.k.a. Dungeon (with Tim Anderson, Marc Blank and Bruce Daniels; 1979).
Zork I (with Marc Blank; publisher: Infocom; 1980; Z-code).
Zork II (with Marc Blank; publisher: Infocom; 1981; Z-code).
Zork III (with Marc Blank; publisher: Infocom; 1982; Z-code).
Starcross (publisher: Infocom; 1982; Z-code).
Enchanter (with Marc Blank; publisher: Infocom; 1983; Z-code).
Suspect (publisher: Infocom; 1984; Z-code).
Spellbreaker (publisher: Infocom; 1985; Z-code).
The Lurking Horror (publisher: Infocom; 1987; Z-code).
James Clavell's Shogun (publisher: Infocom; 1989; Z-code).

Review and Article Credits

"Zork, a Computerized Fantasy Simulation Game." (with Marc Blank and Tim Anderson.) IEEE Computer, April 1979.
"Zork and the Future of Computerized Fantasy Simulations." BYTE Magazine, December 1980.
Reviews of 1999 Summer IF Art Show.

Links

Dave Lebling (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Dave Lebling at Wikipedia.

Interviews

Interview with Dave Lebling (archive) - XYZZYnews #8, March/April 1996.
More Interviews With the Infocommies (Marc Blank, Dave Lebling and Steve Meretzky) (archive) - XYZZYnews #10, July/August 1996.
Adventure Classic Gaming interview - by Philip Jong and Stephen Granade, July 2001.
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.
Discussing the emergent silliness and enduring excellence of Infocom with founder and gaming legend, Dave Lebling - by Adam Rosenberg, Digital Trends, February 2013.
Dave Lebling on the Genesis of the Adventure Game - and the Creation of Zork - by Jaz Rignall, August 20, 2014.

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+[[Image:gl-lebling.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dave Lebling, 2006. From GET LAMP.]]
 '''Dave Lebling''' is a software engineer who was one of [[Infocom]]'s original implementors.
 ==Author Credits==
-* ''Zork'' a.k.a. ''Dungeon'' (with [[Tim Anderson]], [[Marc Blank]] and [[Bruce Daniels]]; 1979).
+* ''[[Zork (game)|Zork]]'' a.k.a. ''Dungeon'' (with [[Tim Anderson]], [[Marc Blank]] and [[Bruce Daniels]]; 1979).
-* ''Zork I'' (with [[Marc Blank]]; publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1980; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''[[Zork I]]'' (with [[Marc Blank]]; publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1980; [[Z-code]]).
-* ''Zork II'' (with [[Marc Blank]]; publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1981; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''[[Zork II]]'' (with [[Marc Blank]]; publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1981; Z-code).
-* ''Zork III'' (with [[Marc Blank]]; publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1982; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''[[Zork III]]'' (with [[Marc Blank]]; publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1982; Z-code).
-* ''Starcross'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1982; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''[[Starcross]]'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1982; Z-code).
-* ''Enchanter'' (with [[Marc Blank]]; publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1983; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''[[Enchanter]]'' (with [[Marc Blank]]; publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1983; Z-code).
-* ''Suspect'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1984; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''[[Suspect]]'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1984; Z-code).
-* ''Spellbreaker'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1985; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''[[Spellbreaker]]'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1985; Z-code).
-* ''The Lurking Horror'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1987; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''[[The Lurking Horror]]'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1987; Z-code).
-* ''James Clavell's Shogun'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1989; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''[[James Clavell's Shogun]]'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1989; Z-code).
-==Other Credits==
+==Review and Article Credits==
 * "Zork, a Computerized Fantasy Simulation Game." (with [[Marc Blank]] and [[Tim Anderson]].) ''IEEE Computer'', April 1979.
-* "Zork and the Future of Computerized Fantasy Simulations." ''BYTE Magazine'', December 1980.
+* "Zork and the Future of Computerized Fantasy Simulations." ''[[Byte Magazine|BYTE Magazine]]'', December 1980.
+* [http://www.iffydoemain.org/iffyart/reviews2.htm#lebling Reviews] of [[1999 Summer IF Art Show]].
 ==Links==
-* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/7 Baf's Guide listing for Dave Lebling]
+* {{baf person|Dave Lebling|7}}.
-* [[wikipedia:Dave Lebling]]
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Lebling Dave Lebling at Wikipedia].
 ===Interviews===
+* {{link|deadurl=http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.8d.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20160406214104/http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.8d.html|Interview with Dave Lebling}} - [[XYZZYnews]] #8, March/April 1996.
+* {{link|deadurl=http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.10e.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20160729163013/http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.10e.html|More Interviews With the Infocommies (Marc Blank, Dave Lebling and Steve Meretzky)}} - [[XYZZYnews]] #10, July/August 1996.
 * [http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/171/ Adventure Classic Gaming interview] - by [[Philip Jong]] and [[Stephen Granade]], July 2001.
-[[Category:People|Lebling, Dave]] [[Category:Infocom|Lebling, Dave]] [[Category:Interviewed|Lebling, Dave]]
+* [http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/1383 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.
+* [http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/discussing-the-emergent-silliness-and-enduring-excellence-of-infocom-with-founder-dave-lebling/ Discussing the emergent silliness and enduring excellence of Infocom with founder and gaming legend, Dave Lebling] - by Adam Rosenberg, ''Digital Trends'', February 2013.
+* [http://www.usgamer.net/articles/dave-lebling-interview Dave Lebling on the Genesis of the Adventure Game - and the Creation of Zork] - by Jaz Rignall, August 20, 2014.
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+[[Category:People]]
+[[Category:Infocom people]]
+[[Category:Interviewed]]
+[[Category:Reviewers]]