| Adam Cadre | |
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| 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 |
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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 [1] [2]. Photopia additionally won the 1998 Interactive Fiction Competition[2]. 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).
Adam Cadre hosts the Lyttle Lytton Contest every year from his website.
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Awards
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Game in 1997 for I-0[3]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Player Character in 1997 for Tracy Valencia in I-0[3]
- Winner of the 1998 Interactive Fiction Competition with Photopia
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Writing in 1998 for Photopia[4] and 2003 for Narcolepsy[5]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Game in 1999 for Varicella[6]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Non-Player Characters in 1999 for Varicella[6]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Non-Player Character in 1999 for Miss Sierra in Varicella[6]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Player Character in 1999 for Primo Varicella in Varicella[6]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Use of Medium in 2000 for shrapnel[7]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Non-Player Character in 2002 for Boldo in Lock & Key[8]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Puzzle in 2002 for the traps in Lock & Key[8]
- Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Non-Player Characters in 2003 for Lock & Key[5]
See also
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.
- ^ The 4th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition
- ^ a b XYZZY Awards: 1997 Winners
- ^ XYZZY Awards: 1998 Winners
- ^ a b XYZZY Awards: Winning Games of 2003
- ^ a b c d XYZZY Awards: 1999 Winners
- ^ XYZZY Awards: Winning Games of 2000
- ^ a b XYZZY Awards: Winning Games of 2002
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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