{"id":69,"date":"2008-05-19T23:36:47","date_gmt":"2008-05-20T04:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=69"},"modified":"2016-05-30T23:41:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T04:41:52","slug":"rppr-interview-with-tarn-adams-creator-of-dwarf-fortress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2008\/05\/interview\/rppr-interview-with-tarn-adams-creator-of-dwarf-fortress\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Interview with Tarn Adams, Creator of Dwarf Fortress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bay12games.com\/dwarves\/\">Tarn Adams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nInterviewer: Ross Payton<\/p>\n<p>Synopsis: Dwarf Fortress is a one of a kind computer game. Part roguelike, part RTS, part fantasy world simulator, this game has to be played to be believed. With no graphics (everything is represented by ASCII symbols), the player is charged with building a mighty fortress with only seven dwarves and a wagon load of supplies. Murderous monsters and animals, temperamental workers and countless other challenges  stand in your way. And you will lose. But that&#8217;s okay, because losing is fun.\u00a0 I talk with DF&#8217;s programmer and creator, Tarn Adams about his experience with role playing games, game design philosophy, beards on dwarves and other pertinent topics.<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"RPPR Interview with Tarn Adams, Creator of Dwarf Fortress\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2008-05-19T23:36:47-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H31M58S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Tarn Adams\r\nInterviewer: Ross Payton\r\n\r\nSynopsis: Dwarf Fortress is a one of a kind computer game. Part roguelike, part RTS, part fantasy world simulator, this game has to be played to be believed. 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