Danielle Bunten Berry

Danielle Bunten Berry
A photograph of Danielle Bunten Berry smiling at the camera
Born(1949-02-19)February 19, 1949
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 1998(1998-07-03) (aged 49)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Other namesDan Bunten
Occupation(s)Game designer, programmer
Known forM.U.L.E.
The Seven Cities of Gold
AwardsAIAS Hall of Fame Award (2007)[1]

Danielle Bunten Berry (February 19, 1949 – July 3, 1998),[2][3] formerly known as Dan Bunten, was an American game designer and programmer, known for the 1983 game M.U.L.E., one of the first influential multiplayer video games, and 1984's The Seven Cities of Gold.

In 1998, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Computer Game Developers Association. In 2007, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences chose Berry as the 10th inductee into its Hall of Fame.[4] In 2009, she was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.[5]

  1. ^ "D.I.C.E Special Awards". Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  3. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JLPZ-X2H : accessed 22 January 2015), Danielle P Berry, 03 Jul 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  4. ^ Kim, Ryan (2007-02-08). "Dani Bunten Berry, pioneering video game designer makes the Hall of Fame". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. ^ "IGN - 92. Danielle Bunten Berry". IGN. Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2023-11-13.