October 18, 2005
Sierra Founder Ken Williams Interview
The founder of the classic publisher Sierra gave an email interview to Gamasutra. It brought back some good old memories of computer gaming in the 1980s. Ken if you can believe it, hasn't played a game in decades (yeah right) and spent his time crossing oceans on his boat and playing golf. Tough life.Williams and his wife [and King's Quest creator] Roberta founded On-Line Systems in 1980. Their first game, Mystery House, is considered to be the world's first graphic adventure, at a time when the genre was exclusively text-based. In 1982, the company was renamed to Sierra On-Line and moved to Oakhurst, California, and a legacy was born. Notable franchises developed under Williams' supervision include King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest, Gabriel Knight, the Laura Bow series, and Phantasmagoria, among nearly countless others.
