Ken Williams reads messages posted here so he can reply re: Roberta. As for Sierra / Vivendi, you are unlikely to receive a reply from them. I don’t think you really need anyone’s permission just to do a proposal or even a project for a Game Design class that incorporates King’s Quest elements.
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