Andrew Plotkin
Updated: 12/30/2019 by Computer Hope
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Name: Andrew Plotkin
Born: May 15, 1970, in Syracuse, New York, USA
Computer-related contributions
- Interactive fiction author known as Zarf, and a central figure in the modern interactive fiction community.
- Computer programmer and game designer.
Honors and awards
- XYZZY Award for Best Setting, Shade (2000).
- XYZZY Awards for Best Individual Puzzle and Best Setting, Hunter, in Darkness (1999).
- Multiple XYZZY Awards, including Best Game, Spider and Web (1998).