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* Created the [[ZIL]] programming language and the [[Zilch]] compiler. | * Created the [[ZIL]] programming language and the [[Zilch]] compiler. | ||
* Co-created and maintained the [[Z-machine]] virtual computer. | * Co-created and maintained the [[Z-machine]] virtual computer. | ||
* "Zork, a Computerized Fantasy Simulation Game." (with [[Dave Lebling]] and [[Tim Anderson]].) ''IEEE Computer,'' April 1979. | |||
* "How to Fit a Large Program Into a Small Machine." (with [[Stu Galley]].) ''Creative Computing,'' July 1980. | |||
* Co-founded and acted as vice-president of [[Infocom]]. | * Co-founded and acted as vice-president of [[Infocom]]. | ||
* ''Journey: The Quest Begins'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1988; [[Z-code]]) [[CRPG]]/adventure game hybrid. | * ''Journey: The Quest Begins'' (publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1988; [[Z-code]]) [[CRPG]]/adventure game hybrid. | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 11 July 2005
Despite his medical degree, Marc Blank has worked in the entertainment software industry for several decades and played a large role in the formation of interactive fiction and Infocom.
Author Credits
- Zork a.k.a. Dungeon (with Tim Anderson, Bruce Daniels and Dave Lebling; 1979).
- Zork I (with Dave Lebling, publisher: Infocom; 1980; Z-code).
- Zork II (with Dave Lebling, publisher: Infocom; 1981; Z-code).
- Zork III (with Dave Lebling, publisher: Infocom; 1982; Z-code).
- Deadline (publisher: Infocom; 1982; Z-code).
- Enchanter (with Dave Lebling, publisher: Infocom; 1983; Z-code).
- Border Zone (publisher: Infocom; 1987; Z-code).
- Zork: The Undiscovered Underground (with Michael Berlyn, implementor: G. Kevin Wilson, publisher: Activision; 1997; Z-code).
Other Credits
- Created the ZIL programming language and the Zilch compiler.
- Co-created and maintained the Z-machine virtual computer.
- "Zork, a Computerized Fantasy Simulation Game." (with Dave Lebling and Tim Anderson.) IEEE Computer, April 1979.
- "How to Fit a Large Program Into a Small Machine." (with Stu Galley.) Creative Computing, July 1980.
- Co-founded and acted as vice-president of Infocom.
- Journey: The Quest Begins (publisher: Infocom; 1988; Z-code) CRPG/adventure game hybrid.