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Graham Nelson (born c. 1967) is the owner of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction (IF) games. He besides authored many Whenever games, a first ones existence Curses (1993) and Jigsaw (1995). Eventually, he is the creator of the ''Inform Designer's Manual, which includes one of a number one promulgated works of interactive fiction theory, an essay titled "The Craft of Adventure." A For Edition of the Inform Designer's Manual'' is freely available at [http://www.inform-fiction.org the Inform homepage], & the print edition was published by [http://www.iflibrary.com The Interactive Fiction Library] (ISBN 0-9713119-0-0).

Nelson occurs as lecturer within pure mathematics at St Anne's College, Oxford, and co-editor of Oxford Poetry.

Graham Nelson
Graham Nelson's home page, including his anthology of poems and the Inform home page.

XYZZYnews Interview: Graham Nelson
Eileen Mullin asks Graham Nelson about the development of Inform and Curses