Liza Daly
From IFWiki
Note: Liza's nickname on the ifMUD is liza.
Author Credits
- Pick up Dawn McGatney and Die (as "Gecko"; 1996; Z-code).
- Bloodline (1998; Z-code). First Ever (And Maybe The Only) Interactive Fiction Mini-Competition.
- Chickens of Distinction a.k.a. It Takes a Tough Man to Make a Tender Chicken (1998; Z-code). ChickenComp.
- Dinner with Andre (2000; Z-code). IF Comp 2000: 18th place. Finalist at the XYZZY Awards 2000 for Best Puzzles.
- Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle (Ola Sverre Bauge, Steve Bernard, Jon Blask, John Cater, Liza Daly, David Dyte, Stephen Granade, Iain Merrick, Rob Noyes, Dan Schmidt, Dan Shiovitz, Emily Short, J. Robinson Wheeler; 2001; Z-code). Finalist at the XYZZY Awards 2001 for Best Use of Medium.
- Mission:Summer (2002). Summer Beachmeet 2002 Comp.
- First Draft of the Revolution, with Emily Short and Inkle (2012). XYZZY Awards 2012: winner, Best Use of Innovation.
- Stone Harbor (01-Oct-2016; Web browser). IF Comp 2016.
- Harmonia (01-Oct-2017; Online web browser). IF Comp 2017: 3rd place.
- The Ballroom (4-Apr-2019); Windrift). Spring Thing 2019.
Review and Article Credits
- Wrote About Interactive Fiction (archive) in 1996, revised in 2001.
- Wrote Choosing a Language for Interactive Fiction for O'Reilly ONLamp.com (Nov. 24, 2004).
- Wrote Natural Language Game Programming with Inform 7 for O'Reilly ONLamp.com (June 8, 2006).
- Interactive marginalia - Author commentary on Harmonia.
Organizational Credits
- The ifMUD. Liza started the mud in 1997, and was its first admin.
- Created The IF Beta Site (archive) with Lucian P. Smith, to facilitate getting authors and beta-testers together.
- One of the directors of the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation.
Links
- the house of angry saws (archive) - Liza's website
- Baf's Guide listing for Liza Daly (archive)
Interviews
- Liza Daly on Stone Harbor - Interview by Emily Short, December 5, 2016.
- From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction. Anna Washenko interviewed Andrew Plotkin, Graham Nelson, Emily Short, Chris Klimas, Jason McIntosh, Jon Ingold, Kevin Wilson, and Liza Daly for Ars Technica. June 20, 2024.