Brian Moriarty
Moby ID: 202
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Brian Moriarty (born 1956) is an American video game designer. He was the author of three Infocom interactive fiction titles: Wishbringer (1985), Trinity (1986) and Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor (1987).
One of his best-known works is the graphic adventure Loom (1990). He also worked with Ron Cobb on Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine (1994). He participated in the creation of an early version of the graphic adventure The Dig (1995). That version was eventually canceled, but some of its features made it into the game's final release.
Moriarty is Professor of Interactive Media and Game Development at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Credited on 30 games
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| Braid: Anniversary Edition (2024, Windows) | Special Thanks to |
| The Land of Crows (2019, Windows) | Thanks and greetings |
| The Church in the Darkness (2019, Windows) | Guest Writers |
| Shardlight (2016, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| The Witness (2016, Windows) | Thanks to our friends who helped playtest |
| Codename Cygnus (2013, iPhone) | Creative Advisor |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009, Nintendo DS) | Creative Director |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009, Wii) | Creative Director |
| Soul Trapper: Episode 1 - Ollie Ollie Oxen Free! (2009, iPhone) | Special Thanks |
| Cesar Millan's Dog Whisperer (2008, Windows) | Game Design |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: Make the Grade (2008, PlayStation 2) | Creative Director |
| Braid (2008, Xbox 360) | Special Thanks |
| American Girl: Julie Saves the Eagles (2007, Windows) | Game Design |
| Catz (2006, Windows) | Producer |
| Dogz (2006, Windows) | Producer |
| Woody Woodpecker Racing (2001, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| The Dig (1995, DOS) | Additional Additional Story by |
| Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine (1994, SEGA CD) | Interactive Design |
| Return to Zork (1993, DOS) | Special Thanks to |
| Loom (1992, TurboGrafx CD) | A Fantasy Adventure by |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 7 games with Randall Sanborn
- 7 games with Jen Penkul
- 7 games with Amy Sanborn
- 6 games with Liz Cyr-Jones
- 6 games with Brian Weed
- 5 games with Dave Lebling
- 5 games with Ron Gilbert
- 5 games with Steve Eric Meretzky
- 5 games with Gary Brennan
- 5 games with Kevin Sanborn
Companies
- 8 games with Valve Corporation
- 7 games with ImaginEngine
- 6 games with Infocom, Inc.
- 4 games with Lucasfilm Games
- 4 games with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 3 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 3 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 3 games with Playman s.r.o.
- 3 games with Brasoft Produtos de...
- 3 games with Bon Art Studio JSC
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