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  Ron Gilbert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ron Gilbert is an American computer game designer, programmer and producer, best known for his work on several classic LucasArts adventure games, including Maniac Mansion and the first two Monkey Island games.
Gilbert grew up in a small town in Oregon as the son of a college physics professor.
Ron Gilbert and Lucasfilm artist Gary Winnick had come up with this idea during several chats, and they saw the time fit to present it to the management.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ron_Gilbert   (374 words)

  
 Ron Gilbert -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gilbert grew up in a small town in (A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) Oregon as the son of a college (The science of matter and energy and their interactions) physics professor.
Gilbert began his professional career in 1983 while he was still a college student by writing a program named (Click link for more info and facts about Graphics Basic) Graphics Basic with Tom McFarlane.
Ron Gilbert and Lucasfilm (A person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination) artist Gary Winnick had come up with this idea during several chats, and they saw the time fit to present it to the management.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/ron_gilbert.htm   (506 words)

  
 Malvern Alsbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gilbert stopped by the job site after his doctor's visit to "see what was going on," to check whether claimant had any questions about backing out the house, and to "shoot the bull" because he had nothing else to do.
Gilbert also went to see Terry to tell him he would be off work for approximately another week on account of his injury.
Gilbert did provide guidance to claimant with respect to specific carpentry details in backing out the house, however, that was on account of his greater experience.
wcc.dli.state.mt.us /A/Alsbury.htm   (3793 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Monkey Island
Ron Gilbert parted ways with the series after MI2, and some fans consider the resulting third installment to be inferior in storyline and design.
The fact that it was debunked in CMI is merely a retcon by the new development team after the departure of Ron Gilbert.
This is very ironic as Ron Gilbert openly admits that section of Monkey Island 2 borrowed extensively from the original Disney Land ride, such as the famous "dog holding the keys to the jail-cell".
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Monkey-Island   (5491 words)

  
 Gilbert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gilbert is an alias used by the sentient dream-location Fiddler's Green in the comic Sandman by Neil Gaiman.
Gilbert Islands, chain of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean
USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107), escort aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy during World War II This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gilbert   (458 words)

  
 MobyGames - Ron Gilbert
Ron Gilbert had a lot of plans for his program, and most importantly, he had a very distinct idea of what he wanted it to feel like.
Ron Gilbert had passed his baptism of fire as a designer, and he had passed it with distinction.
Ron Gilbert was credited on a game as early as 1985 and as recently as 2004.
www.mobygames.com /developer/sheet/view/developerId,1363   (1076 words)

  
 Adventure Gamers : Ron Gilbert: more smaller and cheaper games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It's always fun to read about Ron Gilbert's involvement in the gaming market, and quite a story it is. FileFront have picked up on it in their very interesting article about his life, his endeavours in the computer business and his aspirations for the future of computer games.
Gilbert envisions more mass-market appeal and cheaper development of games, by creating shorter and simpler games instead of the genre-defying games we've been seeing an awful lot of lately.
In other, and may I add breathtaking, news of Ron Gilbert, he's recently been treated to a 12 hour Lord of the Rings marathon, or what is apparently slow and painful torture, complete with timestamped pictures.
www.adventuregamers.com /newsitem.php?id=903   (233 words)

  
 RogueArts.com - Ron Gilbert
Multi-talented Ron Gilbert brings his varied experience as a international film consultant, veteran character actor and producer to Rogue Arts.
Ron is the head of acquisitions for Rogue Art's growing distribution efforts.
As well, Ron recently was one of the producers of Rogue Arts current theatrical release "Intoxicating" starring Kirk Harris, John Savage and Eric Roberts.
www.roguearts.com /bios/rgilbert.html   (450 words)

  
 Ron Gilbert and GT Interactive form Cavedog Entertainment by Al Giovetti
Ron Gilbert spent eight years at Lucas Arts Entertainment and he was one of the most creative people there.
Gilbert is also responsible for creating the LucasArts Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion, humorously called the SCUMM system, a critically acclaimed, high-level proprietary game engine.
Ron plans to produce games for both companies, an ambitious project with which we hope he is successful.
www.thecomputershow.com /computershow/news/rongilbertcavedog.htm   (587 words)

  
 Gilbert Real Estate and Homes for Sale in Maricopa County, Arizona
Ron provides quality service that produces results; he even gives you a written phased plan of action that you can feel good about.
Ron Nichols has the desire to serve, the tools to perform and the confidence to succeed.
Gilbert’s real estate market still features variance and “affordability”, even after experiencing a 49% increase of prices in the past year.
www.gilbert-realestate.com   (877 words)

  
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Ron has dedicated his entire career to helping persons with disabilities, both in his capacity as an attorney and as a compassionate friend who has volunteered his time to many aquatic safety organizations.
Ron founded and is the Chairman of the Foundation for Aquatic Injury Prevention (FAIP) and the Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention (FSCIP), which are nonprofit educational groups dedicated to preventing aquatic and spinal cord injuries.
In 1972, Ron joined the firm of Charfoos and Charfoos, which later came to be known as Charfoos, Christensen, Gilbert and Archer, P.C., one of Michigan's preeminent plaintiff' s law firms.
www.aquaticisf.org /Gilbert.htm   (543 words)

  
 Ron Gilbert - Idle Forums
Ron Gilbert has started blogging at GrumpyGamer.com, covering a handful of miscellaneous geek topics, as well as featuring various ramblings on the game industry.
Ron talks about the use of celebrity actors for voice recording in games, why adventure games suck (alledgedly?), and comments on some independently created adventure games.
Gilbert recently made known that he's going back to mainstream gaming and is about to sign a publishing deal.
forums.idlethumbs.net /showthread.php?p=7006   (119 words)

  
 CVG - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ron Gilbert is the legendary name behind the even more legendary Monkey Island point-and-click graphic adventures - a series that not only popularised the sadly dwindling genre but pushed the boundries of in-game story-telling with its genuinely hilarious characters and script.
Gilbert was also the inventor of the SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) system that popped up in other Lucas classics such as Day Of The Tentacle.
Gilbert has spent the last year looking for a publisher for his new project - a comedy RPG/RTS - but has now decided to self-publish with the help of private investors.
www.computerandvideogames.com /news/news_story.php?id=125024   (853 words)

  
 MobyGames - Ron Gilbert
Gilbert and Shelley founded Cavedog Entertainment, a company intended to create mass market games.
It had been the first project that Ron Gilbert had been designing himself after some years of acting as a producer.
Ron Gilbert has already stated that he'd love to continue doing what he liked most: making kids.
www.mobygames.com /developer/sheet/bio/developerBioId,502/developerId,1363   (495 words)

  
 BA Biorhythm: Ron Gilbert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
If you're going in to face Gilbert, better be wearing plenty of protection.
And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Gilbert has some pop in his swing.
Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Gilbert as a pinch-runner on occasion.
www.simleagues.net /BA/biorythym/www/players/g/gilbertron.htm   (204 words)

  
 Professional Help
In addition to his work as a trial attorney, Ron Gilbert is active in efforts to promote aquatic safety and prevent drownings through education and legislation.
Gilbert is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Gilbert has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the NSCIA and has spoken at numerous spinal cord and head injury and prevention meetings nationwide.
www.aquaticisf.org /professional.htm   (1078 words)

  
 Idle Thumbs: Ron Gilbert Speaks: Part 1
You probably already know Ron Gilbert as one of the framers of the grand LucasArts graphic adventure tradition, more specifically in his role as lead designer behind the seminal The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991).
Gilbert saved the day by pre-empting us with an inquiry of his own.
Ron: Tim just gave me a desk and so I have my Mac laptop and I just bring it in and hook it up to a monitor and kind of work off in a corner.
idlethumbs.net /display.php?id=64   (2244 words)

  
 Articles - Interviews
I was hired partly because I had a computer science degree, but when you got right down to it the day-to-day programming on those games was really simple, so I don't think actual talent in that area had anything to do with it.
Ron Gilbert picked Tim Schafer and I out of a group to do Monkey with him after watching us play around with the development system for a while, probably because we seemed to have the right sense of humor.
Well, I'll tell you, if both Ron and Tim were in then I'd probably be on board as well, but I can't figure out why the three of us would be getting together to work on a property that none of us owns instead of coming up with something new.
www.milegend.com /articles/articles.php?id=17   (2861 words)

  
 Ron Gilbert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ron Gilbert is a computer game designer, best known for his work on several classic LucasArts adventure games, including Maniac Mansion and the first two Monkey Island games.
Searching for a new job, Gilbert ended up at LucasFilm Games, which later became LucasArts.
Gilbert created many successful graphic adventure games with his engine at LucasArts, including the classic The Secret of Monkey Island, until he left to start his own company: Humongous Entertainment.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/ron_gilbert   (340 words)

  
 , - Biography
Ron Gilbert has dedicated his professional career to preventing serious spinal cord and aquatic injuries.
In his capacity as an advocate for spinal cord and aquatic injury victims, Gilbert has written numerous articles that have appeared in both professional and health care publications.
Gilbert earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, and his law degree from the University of Michigan.
my.webmd.com /content/Biography/4/1756_50808.htm   (80 words)

  
 Ronald J. Gilbert, President, ESOP Services, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ronald J. Gilbert (“Ron”) is cofounder and President of ESOP Services, Inc., an international consulting firm specializing in all aspects of Employee Stock Ownership Plan applications for private and public companies.
Ron Gilbert holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the McIntire School of Commerce at the
Ron Gilbert is an editor and co-author of Employee Stock Ownership Plans:  ESOP Planning, Financing, Implementation, Law and Taxation, the most complete work on the subject.
www.esopservices.com /bio.htm   (236 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Article: GameSpy's 30 Most Influential People in Gaming
That's when Ron Gilbert came onto the scene and changed everything.
Gilbert was working for the fledgling Lucasfilm Games company at the time, and he was frustrated with text adventures (what he called, "second-guess the parser" games).
So on top of revolutionizing the PC adventure genre, Gilbert has initiated millions of kids into the world of PC interactive entertainment.
archive.gamespy.com /articles/march02/top30/3025/index.shtm   (814 words)

  
 The Monkey Island SCUMM Bar - Gringo approved
Because Ron Gilbert, the creator of the first mi games, did NOT work on MI3 and MI4 and he wasn't consulted or affiliated in the creation of the last two sequels we do NOT take in account what happens in MI3 and MI4.
Clearly proves Ron Gilbert's Monkey Island was inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland.
Ron G had this idea of Tiny Guybrush imagining he is a pirate in a theme park, but its not like he sticked dead serious to that idea, he played around a little with sexual jokes and stuff.
www.scummbar.com /resources/articles/read.php?id=2   (7755 words)

  
 Ron Gilbert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ron Gilbert es un diseñador de videojuegos, mayormente conocido por su trabajo en varias aventuras clásicas de Lucas Arts, incluyendo Maniac Mansion y las primeras dos entregas de Monkey Island.
Ron Gilbert y el artista de LucasFilm Gary Winnick idearon este juego tras varias reuniones, y se la comunicaron a la dirección.
Gilbert desarrolló muchas aventuras gráficas exitosas con su motor en LucasArts, como el clásico The Secret of Monkey Island, hasta que la dejó para crear su propia compañía: Humongous Entertainment.
enciclopedia.cc /Ron_Gilbert   (413 words)

  
 Idle Thumbs: Ron Gilbert Speaks: Part 2
A descent into madness, in which websites we list by name are subsequently reamed, games are hardly addressed at all, and Ron Gilbert starts interviewing himself.
Ron: I think games are probably more akin to animated films in the way they're produced.
Ron: Yeah, you know it's a good question, not because I have an answer for it, but because I've never really thought about it.
www.idlethumbs.net /display.php?id=59   (1999 words)

  
 Ron Gilbert Speaks: The Lost Chapter - Idle Forums
Ron Gilbert, Chris, and Jake in Borders, shooting the shit about nothing in particular.
The game was just really fun and there was no "system" you had to figure out to win the game, you were just put in a world and allowed to explore and mess around with everything (does that make it an adventure game).
Ron definitely seems to manage being both irritated and grumpy, and zen at the same time.
forums.idlethumbs.net /showthread.php?t=3254   (1199 words)

  
 Gilbert Chiropractic Clinic - Success Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gilbert’s diagnosis made sense, and his sincerity made the decision to begin therapy an easy one.
I came to Dr. Gilbert last fall because I had been to several doctors, one even an orthopedic surgeon, and none of them could help me. I hadn’t tried chiropractic care, and in fact I was skeptical.
Gilbert was always supportive and willing to fit me into his schedule if I needed him to.
www.gilbertchiroclinic.com /success.htm   (1727 words)

  
 Ron Gilbert - rFind.net
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