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Chat with At The Gates designer Jon Shafer at 3PM ET

Chat with one of the developers behind Civilization V about the making of At the Gates at 3PM ET.

Bryant Francis, Senior Editor

February 6, 2019

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A few weeks ago, former Firaxis game designer Jon Shafer released At The Gates, a solo effort to rebuild the 4X strategy genre based on Shafer's experience working on Civilization V. Since its launch, Shafer has gone on to talk about not just what he think he did right with At the Gates, but also how his solo efforts impacted his own personal health.

That's a heavy and very real topic that many game developers have to deal with when making the games they love, and thankfully Jon is down to talk about more of his experience today at 3PM ET over on the GDC Twitch channel. 

If you've got questions about solo dev, making 4X games, or want to ask Shafer about the experience discussed in his blog, be sure to drop by and ask questions in Twitch chat! And while you're at it, you can follow the GDC Twitch channel for more game developer interviews and curated GDC talks. 

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Bryant Francis

Senior Editor, GameDeveloper.com

Bryant Francis is a writer, journalist, and narrative designer based in Boston, MA. He currently writes for Game Developer, a leading B2B publication for the video game industry. His credits include Proxy Studios' upcoming 4X strategy game Zephon and Amplitude Studio's 2017 game Endless Space 2.

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