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Graham A. Nelson (born 1968) is a British mathematician, poet, and the creator of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction (IF) games. He has authored several IF games, including Curses (1993) and Jigsaw (1995).[1]

Graham Nelson
Born1968 (age 5354)
OccupationMathematician, poet, game designer
Spouse(s)Emily Short

Education


In 1994, Nelson received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Oxford under the supervision of Simon Donaldson.[2]


Writing


Nelson co-edited Oxford Poetry[citation needed] and in 1997 received an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors for his poetry.[3] As of 2004 he was managing editor of Legenda, the imprint of the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA).[4]


Interactive fiction


Nelson is the creator of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction (IF) games. He has also authored several IF games, including Curses (1993) and Jigsaw (1995), using the experience of writing Curses in particular to expand the range of verbs that Inform is capable of understanding.[1]


Personal life


Nelson is married to IF writer Emily Short.[5]


Games



Written



Ported



Other works



References


  1. Rothstein, Edward (6 April 1998). "TECHNOLOGY: CONNECTIONS; In the intricacy of a text game, no object is superfluous, no formulation too strange". New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. Graham Nelson at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. Eric Gregory Trust Fund Awards (winners), Society of Authors. Accessed 2007-04-19.
  4. "New Partners for Oxford University's Legenda Imprint", 2004-10-21. Modern Humanities Research Association Archived 13 September 2002 at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Accessed 2007-04-19
  5. "Private Games". Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.



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Graham A. Nelson (né en 1968) est un poète et mathématicien anglais, et le créateur du logiciel Inform dédié à la création de fictions interactives.



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