Erik Wolpaw is an American videogame writer and along with longtime friend Chet Faliszek they co-wrote the Old Man Murray commentary website. The website, which brought their satirical understanding of cliched game design to the attention of many senior figures within the games industry, has been referenced in many computer games since its creation.

Tim Schafer is a video game designer, director and writer. Schafer spent over a decade at Lucasfilm Games, working his way up from tester to co-write classic point-and-click adventures such as The Secret of Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle, then lead, design and write critically-acclaimed titles including Full Throttle and Grim Fandango.