When adventure game fans hear the word "implementor," they naturally think of Infocom greats like Meretzky, Lebling, or Blank. However, Mr. Howard Sherman has been proudly carrying the torch since founding his company Malinche Entertainment in 2002, steadily developing and publishing a highly successful line of interactive fiction products for PCs and e-readers. No less a figure than Blank has declared his works "more captivating than ever."
Howard is a controversial figure, frequently clashing with the amateur IF community. However, love him or hate him, he's definitely an entertaining and charismatic speaker, with forceful opinions on a wide variety of adventure game-related topics.
In this tell-all interview, Howard gives his opinions on the state of interactive fiction, including his views on high-profile designers Emily Short and Andrew Plotkin. He also talks about the legal troubles he's had developing his own games, which are sometimes so well-researched that legal authorities get involved!
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