Jon Shafer
American video game designer (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Born | (1985-03-30) March 30, 1985 (age 39) 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 |
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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]