Roberta Williams

Roberta Williams earned the Pioneer Award at the 20th Game Developers Choice Awards for her influential work in the graphical adventure game genre with Mystery House, as well as her role in creating the King's Quest series and co-founding Sierra.

Advertisement from On-Line Systems' June 1981 issue of 'The On-Line Letter for some Hi-Res Adventure games, including both Mystery House and The Wizard and the Princess

Roberta Lynn Heuer, later Roberta Williams, was born in Los Angeles, California. This marks the beginning of the life of a highly influential figure in the video game industry, known for her pioneering work in graphic adventure games and her role in co-founding Sierra On-Line.