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[[Image:gl-roberts.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Michael J. Roberts, 2007. From GET LAMP.]] | |||
'''Mike Roberts''' is a software engineer whose [[TADS]] [[authoring system]] is one of the mainstays of the [[IF community]]. | '''Mike Roberts''' is a software engineer whose [[TADS]] [[authoring system]] is one of the mainstays of the [[IF community]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:35, 30 August 2007
Mike Roberts is a software engineer whose TADS authoring system is one of the mainstays of the IF community.
Author Credits
- Deep Space Drifter (with Steve McAdams; 1988; TADS).
- Ditch Day Drifter (1990; TADS).
- Perdition's Flames (1993; TADS).
- The Plant (1998; TADS 2). IF Comp 1998: 3rd place. Was a finalist for Best Individual Puzzle at the XYZZY Awards 1998.
- Rat in Control (2003; TADS 3) test game comparing relative directions to compass directions.
- Return to Ditch Day (2004; TADS 3). Was a finalist for Best Game, Best Individual NPC (Xojo), and Best Use of Medium at the XYZZY Awards 2004.
Tech Credits
- Created and maintains the TADS authoring system. Originally shareware in 1987; released as freeware in 1996; currently being updated to TADS 3.
Review and Article Credits
- Wrote reviews of the games in IF Comp 1999.
- IF Art Show reviews : Summer 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007.
- Reviews for SPAG.
Organizational Credits
- Was one of the judges at every IF Art Show to date (1999–2004).
Links
Interviews
- Interview with Syntax.
- Interview with SPAG.
- Interview with AIF Newletter, March 2007. Interview by A. Bomire.