Chris Crawford

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.