Bob Bates

Name: Robert "Bob" Bates

Born: December 11, 1953, in Washington DC., USA

Computer-related contributions

• American computer game designer.
• Best known for Eric the Unready, Unreal II, and Spider-Man 3 computer games.
• Pioneer designer of interactive fiction games.
• Co-founder of Challenge, Inc., which created games in the 1980s for Infocom.

Significant publications

• Into the woods: A practical guide to the Hero's Journey (2014).
• The Belly of the Whale: Living a creative life in the games industry (2014).
• The Game Developer's Market Guide. Premier Press (2003).
• Game Design: The Art and Business of Creating Games (2001).

Honors and awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award, IGDA (2010).
• Person of the Year Award, IGDA (2010).
• Adventure Game of the Year, Eric the Unready by Computer Gaming World magazine (1993).