Jon Shafer | |
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 Jon Shafer in 2012 | |
| Born | March 30, 1985 Aurora, Colorado, United States |
| Alma mater | Towson University |
| Occupation(s) | Game designer, game programmer, producer, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Civilization V, At the Gates |
Jon Shafer is an American designer and programmer of video games. He was the lead designer of the strategy game Civilization V, developed by Firaxis.[1]
Shafer is the president of Conifer Games, a video game development company he founded in 2012. The studio's first title is At the Gates, a 4X strategy game similar to Civilization in which players command a barbarian kingdom with the goal of defeating both rival tribes and the waning Roman Empire.[2] The budget for developing At the Gates is primarily made up of funds raised through a Kickstarter campaign held in February 2013.[3]
- ^ "Shirk: Sid Meier's 'Rule of 33s' Reigns For Civilization V". Gamasutra. June 11, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ^ "Jon Shafer's At the Gates: New strategy studio Conifer Games is starting small but has huge ambitions". VentureBeat.com. February 6, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^ "Jon Shafer's At the Gates by Jon Shafer - Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. February 6, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.