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. 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). February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Not to be confused with Silver Springs. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Zork, an early work of interactive fiction, running on a modern interpreter Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. ... I-0 is a piece of interactive fiction written by Adam Cadre about the adventures of a teenage girl hitch-hiking on the interstate freeway (Interstate Zero). ... Photopia is a piece of literature by Adam Cadre rendered in the form of interactive fiction, and written in Inform. ... Varicella is a Latin name for chickenpox. ... The XYZZY Awards are an event to recognize extraordinary interactive fiction, serving a similar role to the Academy Awards or Grammy Awards but for a far smaller community. ... The Interactive Fiction Competition is an annual competition for works of interactive fiction that has been held since 1995. ... Spring Thing is an annual competition to highlight works of Interactive Fiction (text adventure games and other literary works). ...

Awards

• Winner of the 1998 Interactive Fiction Competition with Photopia
• Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Game in 1997 for I-0^[3] and 1999 for Varicella^[4]
• Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Writing in 1998 for Photopia^[5] and 2003 for Narcolepsy^[6]
• Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Non-Player Characters in 1999 for Varicella^[4] and 2003 for Lock & Key^[6]
• Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Puzzle in 2002 for the traps in Lock & Key^[7]
• Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Non-Player Character in 1999 for Miss Sierra in Varicella^[4] and 2002 for Boldo in Lock & Key^[7]
• Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Individual Player Character in 1997 for Tracy Valencia in I-0^[3] and 1999 for Primo Valicella in Valicella^[4]
• Winner of the XYZZY Award for Best Use of Medium in 2000 for shrapnel^[8]

Photopia is a piece of literature by Adam Cadre rendered in the form of interactive fiction, and written in Inform. ...

References

1. ^ Adam Cadre. 101. AdamCadre.ac. Archived from the original on 2006-11-03. Retrieved on 2006-11-28.
2. ^ http://www.ifcomp.org/comp98/
3. ^ ^{a b} http://www.xyzzynews.com/97winners.html
4. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.xyzzynews.com/99winners.html
5. ^ http://www.xyzzynews.com/98winners.html
6. ^ ^{a b} http://www.xyzzynews.com/2003winners.html
7. ^ ^{a b} http://www.xyzzynews.com/2002winners.html
8. ^ http://www.xyzzynews.com/2000winners.html

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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.