Alien Garden

Alien Garden
PublisherEpyx
DesignerBernie De Koven
ProgrammersJaron Lanier
Robert Leyland
PlatformAtari 8-bit
Release1982
GenreNon-game
ModeSingle-player

Alien Garden is a non-game for Atari 8-bit computers published by Epyx in 1982 by Bernie De Koven and programmed by virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier. Designed with an emphasis on the need for experimentation, Alien Garden was described by its creators as an art game, and ranks among the earliest art games. Its release predates Lanier's Moondust by a year.