Gareth Rees (software developer)
Encyclopedia
Gareth D. Rees is a British
software developer and games writer. He is known for his contribution to the manual for the Inform
programming language, and has written several pieces of interactive fiction
using Inform. He works for Zoonami
, a video game development company in Cambridge
, UK.
Rees read computer science
at Christ's College, Cambridge
.
United Kingdom
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software developer and games writer. He is known for his contribution to the manual for the Inform
Inform
Over the following decade, version 6 became reasonably stable and a popular language for writing interactive fiction. In 2006, Nelson released Inform 7 , a completely new language based on principles of natural language and a new set of tools based around a book-publishing metaphor.- Z-Machine and...
programming language, and has written several pieces of interactive fiction
Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as video games. In common usage, the term refers to text...
using Inform. He works for Zoonami
Zoonami
Zoonami is a video game development company, founded in 2000 by Martin Hollis, the director and producer of GoldenEye 007. He left Rare shortly before Perfect Dark was released while other members of the GoldenEye 007 team formed Free Radical Design....
, a video game development company in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, UK.
Rees read computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
.
Interactive fiction
- Christminster (1995, Z-code)
- The Magic Toyshop (1995, Z-code). Won award in IF Comp 1995 (3rd place, InformInformOver the following decade, version 6 became reasonably stable and a popular language for writing interactive fiction. In 2006, Nelson released Inform 7 , a completely new language based on principles of natural language and a new set of tools based around a book-publishing metaphor.- Z-Machine and...
division). - Through the Looking Glass (1995, Z-code)
Books
- (2001) Inform Designers Manual (4th ed), with Graham NelsonGraham NelsonGraham A. Nelson is a British mathematician and poet and the creator of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction games. He has also authored several IF games, including the acclaimed Curses and Jigsaw , using the experience of writing Curses in particular to expand the range of...
. Placet Solutions, ISBN 0 971311 90 0
External links
- Gareth Rees' website
- Gareth Rees. IFWiki