Question: The 1993 video game Jurassic Park is based on a novel written by who?
Context: Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is a construction and management simulation video game based on the "Jurassic Park" series and released for Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2.  The main point of the game is to recreate Jurassic Park - building a five-star theme park with dinosaurs, and turning John Hammond's dream into reality.  In the park, the player builds paths, amenities for visitors such as food, restrooms, enclosures, and attractions.  One must also keep the park safe and secure.  The park can be populated with up to sixty dinosaurs, with twenty-five different species available from the three "Jurassic Park" films.  The player can also add attractions similar to those seen in the films, such as the safari seen in the first "Jurassic Park" film from 1993, and additional attractions such as a balloon tour and several varieties of viewing platform. Jurassic Park is a 1993 video game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.  It was released as part of the tie-in merchandise to the 1993 film of the same name.  The game includes elements from Michael Crichton's 1990 novel, "Jurassic Park", on which the film is based. Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition is a 1994 side-scrolling video game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis.  It is the sequel to Sega's previous "Jurassic Park" video game, based on the film of the same name and also released for the Genesis.  "Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition" is a revamped version of its predecessor, featuring similar gameplay with several changes, and a new story that continues from where the previous game ended. Jurassic Park III: Dino Defender is a 2001 side-scrolling video game developed and published by Knowledge Adventure.  It is based on the 2001 film "Jurassic Park III."  The player is depicted as a person in a bio-mechanical suit hired by Jurassic Park to bring power back to the electrified fences and capture all the free-roaming dinosaurs. Jurassic Park is a 1993 video game based on the film and novel of the same name.  It was developed and published by Ocean Software and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).  Ocean also released "Jurassic Park" on the handheld Game Boy console.  The Game Boy version is a port of the NES version. Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues (also known as Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues) is a 1995 video game and a non-canonical continuation of the "Jurassic Park" series, developed and published by Ocean Software for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Isla Nublar is a fictional Central American island in the "Jurassic Park" franchise, first depicted in Michael Crichton's 1990 novel of the same name.  It is the primary setting of the 1993 film "Jurassic Park" and of "Jurassic World" (2015).  Both the novel and film versions of the Jurassic Park theme park are located on Isla Nublar off the west coast of Costa Rica, which has leased the island to John Hammond, the CEO of bio-engineering firm InGen. Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton, divided into seven sections (iterations).  A cautionary tale about genetic engineering, it presents the collapse of an amusement park showcasing genetically recreated dinosaurs to illustrate the mathematical concept of chaos theory and its real world implications.  A sequel titled "The Lost World", also written by Crichton, was published in 1995.  In 1997, both novels were re-published as a single book titled "Michael Crichton's Jurassic World", unrelated to the film of the same name. Jurassic Park III: Island Attack (known as Jurassic Park III: Advanced Action in Japan and Jurassic Park III: Dino Attack in Europe; originally known as Jurassic Park III: Primal Fear) is a video game for the Game Boy Advance.  "Island Attack" is loosely based on the 2001 film "Jurassic Park III". Scan Command: Jurassic Park (also known as Jurassic Park: Scan Command) is a 2001 fighting strategy video game developed and published by Knowledge Adventure for Microsoft Windows.  The game is based on the 2001 film, "Jurassic Park III", and was considered unique for its use of a barcode scanner accessory known as the Scan Command.
Answer: Michael Crichton