Chris Crawford

Chris Crawford is a computer game designer and author of several game design books, including the previous edition of this book and Chris Crawford on Game Design. A pioneer of game design, Crawford founded The Journal of Computer Game Design and organized the Game Developers Conference (GDC), which draws over 10,000 attendees two times a year. Considered an expert in the area of interactive storytelling, Crawford developed Storytron, an engine for running interactive electronic storyworlds.