Interview with Roberta Williams

[privateer]

No adventure game designer had ever achieved the level of success as Roberta Heuer Williams (Roberta Williams) had. Born in 1953, she and her husband Ken Williams co-founded On-Line Systems, which later became Sierra On-Line, when she was only 26. Mystery House, which she wrote in 1979, was the first graphic adventure game ever created for the PC. Her portfolio of games, spanning over nearly 20 years, had single-handedly heralded the arrival of the graphic adventure genre and the demise of interactive fiction. Since her departure from Sierra On-Line in 1999, she has retired to a busy life of travel with her husband. Shy from being in the public eye nowadays, it is common knowledge that Williams has repeatedly turned down past requests for interviews. It is under such circumstances that we feel extremely privileged to be granted this brief opportunity to interview the iconic game designer. In this rare exclusive interview, Williams speaks of her game design philosophy, her career retrospect with Sierra On-Line, her view of the current state of adventure games, and what life holds for her in the future.

 

http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/198/

[hralman]

Α ρε να εβγαζε σημερα ενα καινουριο King's Quest οπως τα παλια... Αλλα ποιος θα επενδυσει σε ενα ειδος προς εξαφανιση? Σκ@τ@! Τετοιοι adventure game designers οπως η εν λογω κυρια εχουν αφησει εποχη...

[Dreamcatcher]

Α ρε να εβγαζε σημερα ενα καινουριο King's Quest οπως τα παλια... Αλλα ποιος θα επενδυσει σε ενα ειδος προς εξαφανιση? Σκ@τ@! Τετοιοι adventure game designers οπως η εν λογω κυρια εχουν αφησει εποχη...

 

The Silver Lining Part 1: Shadows

(formerly: King's Quest IX: Every Cloak has a Silver Lining)

http://www.tsl-game.com/

http://www.tsl-game.com/media/screenshots/

[hralman]

Α ναι, κατι ειχα ακουσει γι'αυτο αρκετο καιρο πριν ομως... Τι γινεται το project ξερει κανεις?

[privateer]

http://www.insomnia.gr/vb3/showthread.php?t=127566&highlight=King%27s+Quest