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	A Roberta Williams Biography
		Roberta who wasn't interested in computers at all had to be persuaded to sit in front of the terminal he had brought home from work.
		Roberta, who had become obsessed with the idea of creating an adventure game for herself sat down in front of the kitchen table and started writing down her ideas.
		Roberta thought that it was unnecessary to tell the player what he/she was seeing, when the game could show a picture of it instead.
	www.geocities.com /petter_holmberg/robertabio.html (4584 words)

	Roberta Williams
		Roberta Heuer Williams (born February 16, 1953) is one of gaming industry's most accomplished and respected game designers and arguably the most influential female gamer of her time.
		In the eighties and nineties, along with her husband Ken Williams, they were leading figures in the development of graphic adventure and were dubbed the "King and Queen of Graphics Adventure." Together, they founded On-Line Systems which later became Sierra.
		Williams' career spans two decades with a full and active portfolio that has had a significant contribution to the games industry.
	www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Roberta_Williams (291 words)

	Roberta Williams
		Roberta Heuer Williams (born February 16, 1953) is one of gaming industry's most accomplished and respected game designers and arguably the most influential female gamer of her time.
		In the eighties and nineties, along with her husband Ken Williams, they were leading figures in the development of graphic adventure and were dubbed the "King and Queen of Graphics Adventure." Together, they founded On-Line Systems which later became Sierra.
		Williams' career spans two decades with a full and active portfolio that has had a significant contribution to the games industry.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/r/ro/roberta_williams.html (223 words)

	Roberta Williams - City University London (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Roberta has been at City for a number of years and is a Senior Lecturer specialising in Disorders of Fluency.
		Roberta is the Director of the Compass Centre (the Department’s in-house clinic) and is currently working with students as they treat pre-school and school-age children who stutter.
		Roberta is also the author of several chapters on stuttering and co-author of practical manuals for working with people with aphasia.
	www.city.ac.uk /lcs/biographys/rwilliams.html (93 words)

	Roberta Williams
		Roberta Heuer Williams (born February 16, 1953) is one of the most accomplished and respected computer game designers, and arguably the most influential female gamer of her time.
		In the eighties and nineties, Roberta and her husband Ken Williams were leading figures in the development of graphical adventure games.
		Williams' legendary storytelling and creative prowess was exhibited in titles such as King's Quest, Mixed-Up Mother Goose, and The Dagger of Amon Ra.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/ro/roberta_williams.html (245 words)

	Variety.com - Reviews - Music of the Heart
		In 1988, music-loving Navy wife Roberta Guaspari (Streep) was abruptly dumped by her husband, who left her and their two sons, ages 7 and 5, for another woman.
		Roberta proposes she teach violin within the school's music department, and is even able to supply the instruments (she collected 50 child-size violins while living in Greece, where her husband was based).
		She vividly conveys the colorful approach the real Roberta Guaspari seems to have taken toward her students, abusing them for lack of attention, for not practicing, for playing off-key -- to the point that the complaint of a mother almost ends her career.
	www.variety.com /review/VE1117752092?categoryID=31&cs=1 (1102 words)

	SCREEN IT! PARENTAL REVIEW: MUSIC OF THE HEART
		Roberta has what may be a drink in front of her.
		Roberta tries to put old or fake parking tickets on her car so that she doesn't get any new ones for parking violations (since the school doesn't offer her parking).
		Roberta spends part of Christmas by herself after sending her boys off to be with their father.
	www.screenit.com /movies/1999/music_of_the_heart.html (1403 words)

	GameSpy.com - Article: GameSpy's 30 Most Influential People in Gaming
		Roberta Williams and her husband Ken founded On-Line Systems in 1979, which one year later turned into Sierra On-Line.
		Roberta is revered by many for her pioneering work on early computer adventure games and most notably her first title - Mystery House - which would set the standard for a new generation in the upcoming genre.
		Williams' vision of marrying text-based adventure gameplay with graphical visuals opened up a floodgate of innovation, which enabled her to go from strength to strength, becoming an industry leader.
	archive.gamespy.com /articles/march02/top30/2419/index.shtm (600 words)

	Roberta Williams may face more prison time - Crime & Corruption - Features
		Roberta Williams, 35, pleaded not guilty in Melbourne Magistrates' Court today to breaching a suspended sentence but did not contest the charge.
		Williams was given a three-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, in Sunshine Magistrates Court on November 28, 2000, for possessing cocaine and ecstasy.
		But crown prosecutor Doug Trapnell said Williams' circumstances were not exceptional and most had been highlighted to the trial judge who sentenced her to jail last year.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Crime--Corruption/Roberta-Williams-may-face-more-prison-time/2005/05/31/1117305605029.html (460 words)

	Nordhavn - Power That Is Oceans Apart
		A frustrated writer and web techie, Williams drew an audience of thousands with his daily accounts of the events that took place on his boat during the Rally both at sea and while docked at the various ports.
		But Williams thought the opportunity to cruise with other Nordhavn owners, as well as with experienced technical and medical personnel, would gain him the boating experience he badly needed.
		And hoping to avoid writing a book that was completely dry, Williams peppered the pages with tales from the Rally, which read as real-life lessons to the cruising applications he outlines in the book.
	www.nordhavn.com /news/pressrelease/nar_book.php4 (526 words)

	Science Show - 28 October 2006 - Dibblers
		Roberta Bencini: Yes, they copulate for long hours, without a doubt, and after that normally all the males die off, effectively because of the stress induced by the fact that the breeding season is very intense, they fight with other males to find females and then they have these long matings.
		Roberta Bencini: That was what we wanted to find out and that was all the excitement of this project, that on some islands they were all dying off and on others they were not, and we couldn't work out what was wrong.
		Roberta Bencini is a senior lecturer in the animal biology department at the University of Western Australia.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/scienceshow/stories/2006/1775044.htm (1123 words)

	Roberta Williams to face trial over loan fraud - Crime & Corruption - Features
		Roberta Williams, 36, was today committed to stand trial in the Victorian County Court on two counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception and two of furnishing false information.
		Williams' lawyer Nick Papas argued the prosecution had no direct proof that the signature on the home loan documents belonged to his client, or that she authorised the loans.
		Williams also appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday for breaching a suspended sentence by trafficking drugs and will find out next week if the charge will see her sent back to jail.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Crime--Corruption/Roberta-Williams-to-face-trial-over-loan-fraud/2005/06/01/1117568247078.html (405 words)

	Sierra Planet - Phantasmagoria Game Reviews
		The first time I heard of Phantasmagoria was when I bought the Roberta Williams Anthology, which included the first chapter of the game as a bonus demo.
		The game is the most technically advanced of all Roberta's games: the characters are played by real actors, the 3-D graphics, the resolution and the animation are highly realistic and accurate (even to the most minute details!), making the game more than just another computer program -- very close to a real movie.
		Roberta did that because she wanted the players to focus on the game and storyline in Phantasmagoria and not on the cursor interface.
	www.sierraplanet.com /phantas1/reviews.html (1771 words)

	MobyGames - Roberta Williams
		Often referred to as the "Queen of the Graphic Adventure", Roberta (Heuer) Williams' storytelling and creative vision is legendary.
		Born in 1953, she married Ken Williams at the age of 19.
		Roberta Williams Fanclub -- A fanclub founded by a fan but now is maintained by Roberta herself.
	www.mobygames.com /developer/sheet/view/developerId,60 (310 words)

	Roberta Williams - Definition, explanation
		Roberta Heuer Williams (born February 16, 1953) is one of the most accomplished and respected computer game designers, and arguably the most influential female gamer of her time.
		In the eighties and nineties, Roberta and her husband Ken Williams were leading figures in the development of graphical adventure games.
		Williams' legendary storytelling and creative prowess was exhibited in titles such as King's Quest, Mixed-Up Mother Goose, and The Dagger of Amon Ra.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ro/roberta_williams.php (274 words)

	Photographic Images and the History of African Americans in Coles County, Illinois
		A fl candidate, Diane Williams, received the highest number of votes in the contest, but because of a protest lodged on behalf of another, Karyl Buddemeier [a white student], Miss Williams' vote total was reduced as a penalty, and Miss Buddemeier was declared the homecoming queen.
		Miss Williams' supporters claimed the campaign material could have been placed there to hurt her candidacy and the sponsors of Miss Buddemeier were of the view that whether the rule was unfair or not existed before the election.
		Roberta Williams was another Mattoon native who made her mark in Coles County.
	www.eiu.edu /%7Eafriamer/pages/colescounty/pagefifteen.htm (887 words)

	Roberta's Bequest
		Within the computer-game world, Roberta Williams is somewhat of a legend - she almost single-handedly started the graphic adventure genre.
		Listening to Roberta is like reading a book on the history of personal computers because she's been there from the very beginning.
		Roberta was in San Francisco recently to promote her new game Colonel's Bequest, which is now available for the ST. I took this opportunity to learn more about Sierra On-Line - it's beginnings and its present and future directions.
	www.atarimagazines.com /startv4n8/robertas_bequest.html (2141 words)

	Killer blasted over 'other woman' - National - smh.com.au
		Roberta Williams was referring to a woman who has appeared at a previous hearing to support Williams, and who was sitting just metres from her at today's hearing.
		Roberta Williams' apparent nemesis was dressed in a grey strapless pencil dress over a white long-sleeved shirt.
		Roberta, dressed in jeans, a blue hoodie and a yellow beanie, blamed the altercation on the woman, saying it wouldn't have happened had she not gone near the Williams' daughter.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2007/04/27/1177459941473.html (566 words)

	GameSpy.com - Article: GameSpy's 30 Most Influential People in Gaming
		Roberta Williams and her husband Ken founded On-Line Systems in 1979, which one year later turned into Sierra On-Line.
		Roberta is revered by many for her pioneering work on early computer adventure games and most notably her first title - Mystery House - which would set the standard for a new generation in the upcoming genre.
		Williams' vision of marrying text-based adventure gameplay with graphical visuals opened up a floodgate of innovation, which enabled her to go from strength to strength, becoming an industry leader.
	www.gamespy.com /articles/march02/top30/2419/index.shtm (600 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Roberta Williams was instrumental in writing and designing several games, including the entire King's Quest series, Mixed-Up Mother Goose, and The Colonel's Bequest.
		Roberta and Ken married on November 4, 1972; she was 19, he just turned 18.
		Williams said that designing computer games is in the past for her now and that she intends to write a historical novel.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Roberta_Williams (451 words)

	Roberta Williams Anthology review by Al Giovetti
		Roberta Williams has involved herself with many games and companies since the founding of Sierra Online in 1980 with husband, Ken. Collaborations included Jim Henson for the Dark Crystal game, and Disney's Ron Millar for the Black Cauldron.
		Roberta's first game was programmed on her Apple Computer, given her by husband, Ken, after an automobile accident made her convalesce for an extended period.
		For twenty years, Roberta Williams has had her own quest: to bring the world adventure games that challenge the mind, delight the senses and push computer technology to the limits.
	www.thecomputershow.com /computershow/reviews/robertawilliamsanthology.htm (440 words)

	Inventor of the Week: Archive
		In 1979, computer game innovator Roberta Williams was a housewife with two kids and no experience or particular interest in computers.
		Williams began shopping around for more games that she could try and soon found there weren't very many adventure-type games available.
		To create graphics the Williams bought a machine called a Versawriter, which was basically a board of thick plexiglass that had an arm-like device with an electronic eye at the tip.
	web.mit.edu /invent/iow/williams.html (598 words)

	Roberta Williams - Forum - Adventure Classic Gaming - ACG - Adventure Games, Interactive Fiction Games - Reviews, ...
		Looks to me, after reading the interview, as tho Roberta Williams is credited the creator of the chief Sierra games, She has no idea how or who came up with the most essential and key element which distinguished those games… facing situations that have multiple outcomes.
		The reason why Roberta was and still is a legend in gaming is not only the superior work she did in the genera of adventure gaming, but because she is the most publicised female programmer our generation.
		Simply Roberta was one of many people in my life that inspired to follow my dreams of working in the computer industry and her games helped sparked the excitement in what I do.
	www.adventureclassicgaming.com /index.php/site/comments/198 (1295 words)

	Roberta Williams - KQ Omnipedia
		Roberta Williams has a connection to the history of Daventry as chronicled in King's Quest Companion.
		The remake of KQ1 is considered more to be Roberta's reinterpretation on the true history she originally received from Daventry, rather than remaining true to the history Derek originally submitted according to Peter Spear.
		Roberta and Ken married on 4 November 1972, she was 19, he just turned 18.
	www.sq7.org /KQ/index.php/Roberta_Williams (754 words)

	Roberta Donnay \| What's Your Story
		Given it's her first album not concentrating on original material, the selections are largely familir, providing a reasonably good yardstick to measure her vocals with.
		Roberta Donnay has a definite edge to her voice and, yes, she does sound a bit like Billie Holiday on several tracks.
		Notably, she begins with Mary Lou Williams' “What's Your Story, Morning Glory?” and Tobias/Ingraham's “No Regrets,” which are associated with Lady Day.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=23238 (459 words)

	Carl Williams arrives at court amid bulletproof vests - National - www.smh.com.au
		A police helicopter hovered overhead and guards wore bulletproof vests as a prison van carrying accused drug baron Carl Williams was reversed into Melbourne Magistrates Court today for a hearing on a conspiracy to murder charge.
		Moments earlier, Carl Williams' wife Roberta had declared he was innocent of the conspiracy charges.
		Roberta Williams, looking tired and drawn, brushed by waiting journalists outside the court where her husband is about to appear.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/06/10/1086749818299.html?from=moreStories (510 words)

	Cooke City Montana residents Jack and Roberta Williams
		Jack Williams says that he first came to Cooke City with his father in a model T during the early 1930's.
		Jack was the son of the late Frank Jack Williams Sr.
		He is survived by his wife, Roberta of the home; two daughters, Shirley White of Gastonia, N.C., and Mary Edwards of Hardin; one sister, Margaret Kodl of Buffalo, Wyo.; two brothers, Richard "Dick" and Harry D. Williams of Livingston; four grandsons and three great-grandchildren.
	www.colorado-west.com /cooke/williams.html (572 words)

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