Adam Cadre
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| Adam Cadre | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1974 Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Nationality | U.S. |
| Occupation | interactive fiction writer |
| Known for | I-0 (1997), Photopia (1998) |
| Website | |
| http://www.adamcadre.ac | |
Adam Cadre (born February 5, 1974 in Silver Spring, Maryland[1]) is a U.S. writer. He gained prominence in the world of interactive fiction with works like I-0 (1997), Photopia (1998) and Varicella (1999), for which he has won several XYZZY Awards and been the subject of academic study [2] [1]. Photopia additionally won the 1998 Interactive Fiction Competition.[3] He founded and organised the Spring Thing, an alternative interactive fiction competition, in 2002 and 2003. He has also written a novel, Ready, Okay! (2000, ISBN 0-06-019558-4).
Cadre hosts the Lyttle Lytton Contest every year from his website.
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[edit] Awards
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Game in 1997 for I-0[4]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Player Character in 1997 for Tracy Valencia in I-0[4]
- Winner of the 1998 Interactive Fiction Competition with Photopia
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Writing in 1998 for Photopia[5] and 2003 for Narcolepsy[6]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Game in 1999 for Varicella[7]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Non-Player Characters in 1999 for Varicella[7]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Non-Player Character in 1999 for Miss Sierra in Varicella[7]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Player Character in 1999 for Primo Varicella in Varicella[7]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Use of Medium in 2000 for shrapnel[8]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Non-Player Character in 2002 for Boldo in Lock & Key[9]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Puzzle in 2002 for the traps in Lock & Key[9]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Non-Player Characters in 2003 for Lock & Key[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Adam Cadre. "101". AdamCadre.ac. Archived from the original on 2006-11-03. http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://adamcadre.ac/calendar/10443.html. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ http://nickm.com/if/Varicella.pdf
- ^ "The 4th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition". Ifcomp.org. http://www.ifcomp.org/comp98/. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ a b "XYZZY Awards: 1997 Winners". Xyzzynews.com. http://www.xyzzynews.com/97winners.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "XYZZY Awards: 1998 Winners". Xyzzynews.com. 1999-02-06. http://www.xyzzynews.com/98winners.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ a b "XYZZY Awards: Winning Games of 2003". Xyzzynews.com. http://www.xyzzynews.com/2003winners.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ a b c d "XYZZY Awards: 1999 Winners". Xyzzynews.com. http://www.xyzzynews.com/99winners.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "XYZZY Awards: Winning Games of 2000". Xyzzynews.com. http://www.xyzzynews.com/2000winners.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ a b "XYZZY Awards: Winning Games of 2002". Xyzzynews.com. http://www.xyzzynews.com/2002winners.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
[edit] External links
- Adam's website, with interactive fiction, several short stories (including two that extend the Ready, Okay! world), ongoing webcomic, short essays, and more.
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