Ernest Adams
Ernest Adams | |
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Ernest Adams - Game Developers Conference 2010.jpg Adams at the Game Developers Conference in 2010 | |
Born | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
🏳️ Nationality | US/UK dual national |
💼 Occupation | Professor of Game Design |
Known for | Founding the IGDA |
Ernest Adams is a university professor,[1] game design consultant,[2] author on game development, founder of the International Game Developers Association,[3] and a regular lecturer at the Game Developers Conference. He holds a Ph.D. from the School of Computing and Mathematics at Teesside University for his work on interactive storytelling.[4] His work on interactive storytelling began in 1995 with the lecture "The Challenge of the Interactive Movie," delivered at the Computer Game Developers' Conference, and continued through a variety of lectures and articles for another 16 years. From 1997 to 2013 Adams was also a paid columnist for the Gamasutra game developers' webzine, writing a regular column called "The Designer's Notebook."
Adams entered the game industry in 1989 as a software engineer, and joined Electronic Arts in 1992. He was lead designer on John Madden Football for 3DO, and served as the audio/video producer on the Madden NFL product line from 1993 to 1999.[5] In 1999 Adams moved to Bullfrog Productions, and for one year he worked on a new game in the Populous series, and Dungeon Keeper 3, but both games were cancelled.[6]
Organizations[edit]
He is a member of the International Hobo[7] game design and narrative consultancy.[2] Adams remains a lifetime member of the International Game Developers' Association, though he no longer has an active role in running the organization.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Uppsala University Catalog". Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ihobo Services". Retrieved Feb 15, 2009.
- ↑ Hoffman, Erin (2 October 2007). "Let's Get Together". The Escapist. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ "Gamasutra: The Designer's Notebook: Three Problems for Interactive Storytellers, Resolved".
- ↑ "Moby Games: Ernest Adams". Retrieved Feb 2009. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "GameStar.RU: Interview with Ernest Adams. Rambo from the gaming industry". Retrieved Oct 2011. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Gamasutra: Ernest Adams". Retrieved Feb 2009. Check date values in:
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