Roberta Williams
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About
Influential video game designer widely credited with creating the genre known as "graphic adventure." She is the co-founder of Sierra Entertainment, known for popular franchises like the Phantasmagoria and King's Quest series.
Before Fame
She and her husband co-founded Sierra Entertainment in 1980 and released its first game, Mystery House, the same year.
Trivia
She was ranked as one of the ten most influential game designers of all time by Computer Gaming World in 1997.
Family Life
She married famed video game programmer and developer Ken Williams in November 1972.
Associated With
She and Andrea Phillips are both famous female video game designers.