Zork co-creators Marc Blank and Dave Lebling are to be awarded the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Pioneer Award, a prestigious prize, and a well-deserved one. It’s amazing to think of Zork’s creators as just a couple of guys who’re still kicking around, doing stuff — like learning that the authors of Gilgamesh are living down the street and sometimes doing speeches at publishing industry banquets. Wired interviewed Dave Lebling and another Infocom designer for their piece on the story, and have presented the resulting interview as a text-adventure game you have to play in order to read.
Text Adventure: Zork Creators Honored With Pioneer Award [Chris Kohler/Wired]