Alexis Adams
| Alexis Adams | |
|---|---|
 Alexis Adams at her desk | |
| Born | Irene Alexis Adams |
| Died | April 16, 2008 |
| Occupation | Software Programmer |
Irene "Alexis" Adams was the wife of the programmer Scott Adams. While Scott worked on his first game called Adventureland, Alexis was pregnant. She was upset that he was spending so much time programming the game, besides working his day job. After completing this first game, Scott decided he had better be done programming adventure games when to his surprise, Alexis convinced him to write the program Adventure: Pirate's Adventure. She assisted him in the programming of it.
Personal Life
Alexis and Scott Adams were the co-founders of Adventure International and together, created adventure games. They met through a computer dating service that they both applied to.
Alexis and Scott later divorced. Irene "Alexis" Adams passed away on April 16, 2008.
Along with her husband, Scott, Alexis created the company Adventure International. Adventure International is notable for having produced text-based games with little or no graphics involved. Adventure International started in 1978, saw its peak in late 1983 and early 1984, and disbanded in 1985, after the first video game crash. Many people wondered why anyone would want to play a text-only game, but the games by Adventure International proved to be some of the most played, and sought after games of the era.
Game Credits for Alexis Adams
Alexis is credited with working on the following games for Adventure International:
- Adventure Series (1989)
- Scott Adams' Graphic Adventure #4: Voodoo Castle (1983)
- Scott Adams' Graphic Adventure #2: Pirate Adventure (1982)
- Scott Adams' Graphic Adventure #6: Strange Odyssey (1982)
- Mystery Fun House (1980)
- Voodoo Castle (1979)
- Adventure: Pirate's Adventure (1978)
External Links
- 50 Years of Text Games: 1978: Pirate Adventure
- Giant List of Classic Game Programmers
- Moby Games: Alexis Adams game credits
- Obituary of Alexis Adams
- Old School Gamer Magazine: Pirate Adventure and the Story of Adventure International
- Titanica: Adventure International
- Twitter: Alexis Adams by AnotherSideOf
- WE Computer Museum: Alexis Adams
- Wikipedia: Adventure International
