Roberta Williams

Game designer, Video Game Designer

1953 –

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Who is Roberta Williams?

Roberta Williams is an American video game designer, writer and a co-founder of Sierra On-Line, who developed her first game while living in Simi Valley, California. She is most famous for her pioneering work in the field of graphic adventure games with titles such as Mystery House, the King's Quest series, and Phantasmagoria. She is married to Ken Williams and retired from her career in 1999. Roberta Williams is considered one of the most influential PC game designers of the eighties and nineties, and has been credited with creating the graphic adventure genre.

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Born
Feb 16, 1953
United States of America
Also known as
  • Roberta Heuer
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  • United States of America
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on July 23, 2013

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