Leslie Grimm
aka:
Leslie M. Grimm
Moby ID: 110927
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Dr. Leslie Grimm was one of the co-founders of The Learning Company in 1980, where she served as the Director of Research and Development.
Leslie is a software designer and co-creator of The Backyard, The Playroom and The Treehouse.
She has a doctorate in Biology from Stanford University. She has been designing and programming award-winning educational software games for young children for more than a decade. Before she began creating software, she spent several years in the classroom teaching children of many ages and abilities.
Leslie has two daughters. She enjoys playing piano, photography, swimming, and toys that do interesting things with forms and light.
(portions from the manual of The Backyard)
Credited on 16 games
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| The Backyard (1993, DOS) | Designers |
| The Treehouse (1991, DOS) | Designed by |
| The Playroom (1989, Apple II) | Design by |
| Think Quick! (1987, Apple II) | By |
| Math Rabbit (1986, DOS) | Design |
| Writer Rabbit (1986, DOS) | Educational Director / Lead Designer |
| Robot Odyssey (1984, Apple II) | Authors |
| Bumble Games (1984, Commodore 64) | Author |
| Moptown Parade (1984, Commodore 64) | Author/Designer |
| Reader Rabbit (1984, Apple II) | Author |
| Gertrude's Secrets (1984, DOS) | Authors |
| Rocky's Boots (1984, Commodore 64) | By |
| Gertrude's Puzzles (1984, Commodore 64) | Authors |
| Magic Spells (1982, Atari 8-bit) | Authors |
| Bumble Plot (1982, Apple II) | By |
| Moptown Hotel (1981, Apple II) | By |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 8 games with Corinne Grimm
- 7 games with Janet Joers
- 7 games with Teri Perl
- 7 games with Sid Weber
- 4 games with Joshua Marks
- 4 games with Diana James-Cairns
- 4 games with Shaun Gordon
- 4 games with Cindy Grimm
- 4 games with Pete Rowe
- 4 games with Cynthia Bruschi
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