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William Crowther (programmer)
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<p>William Crowther (born 1936) is an American <a href="/facts/Computer_programmer/WGTS1Jv9">computer programmer</a>, <a href="/facts/Caver/j1nPy3bw">caver</a>, and <a href="/facts/Rock_climber/wd5WnGnG">rock climber</a>. He is the co-creator of <i><a href="/facts/Colossal_Cave_Adventure/KQgvmdcJ">Colossal Cave Adventure</a></i> from 1975 onward, a seminal computer game that influenced the first decade of <a href="/facts/Video_game_design/WtMVx2lq">video game design</a> and inspired the <a href="/facts/Text_adventure/1gG7AC6k">text adventure</a> <a href="/facts/Video_game_genre/yHpBg0aK">game genre</a>. </p>