SHANNON GILLIGAN is a well-known creator of interactive narrative games for the computer. She has spoken about interactive narrative and game design at conferences in Japan, Europe and the United States. Gilligan got her start in this field by writing for the Choose Your Own Adventure?? series in the 1980s. Her books and games have sold several million copies around the world. She graduated from Williams College in 1981 and lives in Warren, Vermont with her husband R. A. Montgomery and her extended family. She returns to Asia at least once a year. Gilligan harbors a secret ambition to write a