David Cornelson
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David A. Cornelson is currently building a new IF publishing company called Textfyre, Inc.
Note: David 's nickname is Dave on ifMUD; formerly, it was Jarb.
Author Credits
- The Town Dragon (Oct-1997; Z-code). IF Comp 1997: 24th place.
- Cattus Atrox (Oct-1998; Z-code). IF Comp 1998: 20th place.
- The X Chicken (1998; Z-code). ChickenComp.
- The Devil Made Me Do It (Dec-1998; Z-code). Speed-IF 3.
- Nostradamus's Onion Sandwich (Sep-1999; Z-code). Speed-IF 4.
- The Spy Who Always Wears Gloves Now (Nov-1999; Z-code). Speed-IF 5.
- A Top Hat for Eddie (Nov-1999; Z-code). Speed-IF 6.
- Pantsless in Seattle (Jan-2000; Z-code). Speed-IF 8.
- Fido and The Dead Body (May-2000; Z-code). Speed-IF 11.
- The Last Laugh (2000; Z-code). DragonComp.
- Triple Bear Beer (May-2001; Z-code). Speed-IF Y.
- Falling Angel (Jan-2003; Z-code). Speed-IF 19.
- The President, the Democrat, and Smelly Pete (Apr-2003; Z-code). Speed-IF Jacket.
Tech Credits
- Authored the following Inform extensions: printslow.zip, and whowhat.h (with Andrew C. Murie).
Review and Article Credits
- David Cornelson: Build A Business For Interactive Fiction - SPAG #38, September 28, 2004.
Organizational Credits
- Organizer of XComp (1999), DragonComp (2000), IFLibrary Comp 2002, IFLibrary Comp 2003, Segment Mini-Comp (2005), McDream Minicomp (2006) and McDream II (2006).
- Creator of Speed-IF, and organizer of many of them: Speed-IF 1, Speed-IF 2, Speed-IF 4, Speed-IF 5, Speed-IF 6, Speed-IF 8, Speed-IF 9, Speed-IF 11, Speed-IF 12, Speed-IF Third Anniversary, Speed-IF 5th Anniversary, and Speed-IF Scenario 1.
- Publisher of The Inform Designer's Manual, The Inform Beginner's Guide, and the IF Promotional CD, August 2004 Edition.
- Helped David Welbourn convert The Inform Designer's Manual from PDF to HTML.
- Original host/maintainer of plover.net and IFLibrary.com. Plover is now maintained by Peter Seebach. IFLibrary.com was retired in favor of Baf's Guide.
- Creator of this IFWiki.
- Owner/CEO of Textfyre.
Game Appearances
As an NPC:
- Dragon! (Adam Thornton; 2000; Z-code). DragonComp.
- The Relentless Adventures of Captain Speedo, Episode 112 - Alert on Aleph VI (Gilles Duchesne; 2001; Hugo). Speed-IF Pi-Theta-Aleph-Parallax.