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Graham Nelson, a mathematician and poet, is one of the central figures of the IF community. He helped to reverse-engineer and expand a portable virtual machine, and created a free programming language and compiler for IF. He has also written several influential essays, a well-respected programming manual, and one of the most widely-distributed games in the IF community.

Author Credits

Curses! (1994; Z-code).
Balances (1994; Z-code).
Jigsaw (1995; Z-code).
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet (as "Angela M. Horns"; 1996; Z-code), for IF Comp 1996 (1st place). Was a finalist for Best Individual Puzzle, Best Puzzles, Best Writing, and Best Game at the XYZZY Awards 1996.
The Tempest (1997; Z-code), for IF Comp 1997 (25th place). Winner of Best Use of Medium at the XYZZY Awards 1997.

Other Credits

Helped reverse engineer and expand the Z-machine.
Deja Vu (1993; Z-code). A demo for the Z-machine.
Designed the Inform authoring system.
"The Craft of the Adventure." 2nd ed. The IF Archive, 1995.
"On Jigsaw and I." XYXXYnews #6. The IF Archive and Bran Muffin Communications, 1995.
Time and Dwarves (1998; Inform source code). Demo code for Inform programmers.
The Inform Designers Manual. 4th ed. The IF Archive, 2001.
Ported Adventure, Adventureland, Crobe, Fyleet, and Quest for the Sangraal to the Z-machine.

Links

Home page of Graham Nelson
Baf's Guide listing for Graham Nelson
inform-fiction.org - The official Inform website.
Interview with XYZZYnews.

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-'''Graham Nelson''' is one of the most renowned and respected figures in the [[IF community]].
+'''Graham Nelson''', a mathematician and poet, is one of the central figures of the [[IF community]]. He helped to reverse-engineer and expand a portable [[virtual machine]], and created a free programming language and compiler for IF. He has also written several influential essays, a well-respected programming manual, and one of the most widely-distributed games in the [[IF community]].
 ==Author Credits==
-* ''Deja Vu'' (1993). One of the earliest things to be compiled in [[Inform]].
+* ''Curses!'' (1994; [[Z-code]]).
-* ''Balances'' (1994).
+* ''Balances'' (1994; [[Z-code]]).
-* ''Curses!'' (1994).
+* ''Jigsaw'' (1995; [[Z-code]]).
-* ''Jigsaw'' (1995).
+* ''The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet'' (as "Angela M. Horns"; 1996; [[Z-code]]), for [[IF Comp 1996]] (1st place). Was a finalist for [[Best Individual Puzzle]], [[Best Puzzles]], [[Best Writing]], and [[Best Game]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 1996]].
-* ''The Meteor, The Stone And A Long Glass Of Sherbet'' (1996), for [[IF Comp 1996]] (1st place). Was a finalist for [[Best Individual Puzzle]], [[Best Puzzles]], [[Best Writing]], and [[Best Game]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 1996]].
+* ''The Tempest'' (1997; [[Z-code]]), for [[IF Comp 1997]] (25th place). Winner of [[Best Use of Medium]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 1997]].
-* ''The Tempest'' (1997), for [[IF Comp 1997]] (25th place). Winner for [[Best Use of Medium]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 1997]].
-* ''Time and Dwarves'' (1998).
 ==Other Credits==
-* (His accomplishments in creating the [[Inform]] language.)
+* Helped reverse engineer and expand the [[Z-machine]].
-* Games ported: ''Adventure'', ''Adventureland'', ''Crobe'', ''Fyleet'', and ''Quest for the Sangraal''.
+* ''Deja Vu'' (1993; [[Z-code]]). A demo for the [[Z-machine]].
-* (His work as a theorist and essayist.)
+* Designed the [[Inform]] [[authoring system]].
-* (The Inform Designers Manual.)
+* [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/info/Craft.Of.Adventure.pdf "The Craft of the Adventure."] 2nd ed. The IF Archive, 1995.
+* "On Jigsaw and I." XYXXYnews #6. The IF Archive and Bran Muffin Communications, 1995.
+* ''Time and Dwarves'' (1998; [[Inform]] source code). Demo code for [[Inform]] programmers.
+* ''The Inform Designers Manual''. 4th ed. The IF Archive, 2001.
+* Ported ''Adventure'', ''Adventureland'', ''Crobe'', ''Fyleet'', and ''Quest for the Sangraal'' to the [[Z-machine]].
 ==Links==
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 * [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/43 Baf's Guide listing for Graham Nelson]
 * [http://www.inform-fiction.org/ inform-fiction.org] - The official [[Inform]] website.
+* [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/magazines/XYZZYnews/XYZZY1.TXT Interview with XYZZYnews].
 [[Category:People|Nelson, Graham]]
 [[Category:Authoring system creators|Nelson, Graham]]
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 [[Category:Inform authors|Nelson, Graham]]
 [[Category:XYZZY Award Winners (People)|Nelson, Graham]]
+[[Category:Interviewed|Nelson, Graham]]