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A fairly known programmer of simulation games. He has also written some articles on video games in general. Founded the Game Developers' Conference (GDC) in 1987.

Game Credits

Tanktics: Computer game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front (1981), Avalon Hill
Eastern Front - 1941 (1982), Atari
Balance of Power (1985), Mindscape, Inc.
Trust and Betrayal: The Legacy of Siboot (1987), Mindscape, Inc.
Patton vs. Rommel (1987), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Trust and Betrayal: The Legacy of Siboot (1987), Mindscape, Inc.
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition (1989), Mindscape, Inc.
SimEarth: The Living Planet (1990), Maxis Software Inc.
Balance of the Planet (1990),
The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter (1990), Mindscape, Inc.
Patton Strikes Back: The Battle of the Bulge (1991), Brøderbund Software, Inc.
High Command: Europe 1939-45 (1992), Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc.

Books by Chris Crawford

The Art of Computer Game Design, 1982. (Free electronic version, 1997.)

Articles by Chris Crawford

Art? from NotesOnGameDev.net, July 7, 2008.

Presentations and Video

Interview on Nightline about Scram, 1982.
"The Mystique of the Loop", Presentation at 1990 Game Developers' Conference. (Video of Presentation)
Interview with Crawford about Balance of the Planet, conducted 1990.

Interviews with Chris Crawford

Interview with Chris Crawford by h0l (Simon Carless), 1997.
Halcyon Days: Interview with Chris Crawford by James Hague, Halcyon Days, 1997.
Insider's Look: Interview with Chris Crawford, by Frederique Krupa. 1999.
Power Balancing: An Interview with Chris Crawford, by Simon Carless, Gamasutra June 5, 2003.
Chris Crawford Strikes Back: It's the Story, Stupid, Electronic Gaming Business, September 24, 2003.
Interview with Chris Crawford, by Aleks Krotoski, Guardian Games Blog, February 2, 2005.
A Conversation with Chris Crawford, by Max Steele, Escapist Magazine, September 27, 2005.
Writer Response Theory Interview with Chris Crawford, Christy Dena, April 24, 2006.
Video Games are Dead: A Chat with Storytronics Guru Chris Crawford, by Chase Murdey, Gamasutra, June 12, 2006.
A Chat with Chris Crawford by Bill Loguidice, Armchair Arcade, June 30, 2006.

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 A fairly known programmer of simulation games. He has also written some articles on video games in general. Founded the Game Developers' Conference (GDC) in 1987.
-==Author Credits==
+==Game Credits==
 * Tanktics: Computer game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front (1981), Avalon Hill
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 * [http://www.notesongamedev.net/inspiration/art/ Art?] from NotesOnGameDev.net, July 7, 2008.
-== Interviews with Crawford ==
+== Presentations and Video ==
+* [http://www.storytron.com/CCVideo/ABCNightline.mov Interview on Nightline about Scram], 1982.
+* "The Mystique of the Loop", Presentation at 1990 Game Developers' Conference. [http://www.storytron.com/CCVideo/Mystique.mov (Video of Presentation)]
+* [http://www.storytron.com/CCVideo/BalanceOfThePlanet.mov Interview with Crawford about Balance of the Planet], conducted 1990.
+== Interviews with Chris Crawford ==
 * [http://www.mono211.com/gamegeekpeeks/chrisc.html Interview with Chris Crawford] by h0l (Simon Carless), 1997.
 * [http://www.dadgum.com/halcyon/BOOK/CRAWFORD.HTM Halcyon Days: Interview with Chris Crawford] by James Hague, Halcyon Days, 1997.
+* [http://www.theswapmeet.com/articles/crawford.html Insider's Look: Interview with Chris Crawford], by Frederique Krupa. 1999.
 * [http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20030605/carless_01.shtml Power Balancing: An Interview with Chris Crawford], by Simon Carless, Gamasutra June 5, 2003.
+* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PJQ/is_/ai_110307913 Chris Crawford Strikes Back: It's the Story, Stupid], Electronic Gaming Business, September 24, 2003.
 * [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2005/feb/02/chriscrawford Interview with Chris Crawford], by Aleks Krotoski, Guardian Games Blog, February 2, 2005.
+* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_12/75-A-Conversation-with-Chris-Crawford A Conversation with Chris Crawford], by Max Steele, Escapist Magazine, September 27, 2005.
 * [http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2006/04/24/wrt-interview-with-chris-crawford/ Writer Response Theory Interview with Chris Crawford], Christy Dena, April 24, 2006.
 * [http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060612/murdey_01.shtml Video Games are Dead: A Chat with Storytronics Guru Chris Crawford], by Chase Murdey, Gamasutra, June 12, 2006.
 * [http://www.armchairarcade.com/aamain/content.php?article.88 A Chat with Chris Crawford] by Bill Loguidice, Armchair Arcade, June 30, 2006.
-{{stub|There's quite a bit more to add to this page. Chris Crawford has authored several books related to IF concepts, and created the [[Erasmatron]] and [[Storytron]] authoring systems, at the very least.}}
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