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#14: 4X Games & Civilization. With Soren Johnson

#14: 4X Games & Civilization. With Soren Johnson

The Game Design Round Table · Dirk Knemeyer & Jon Shafer

February 14, 20131h 9m

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Show Notes

This week Jon and Dirk are joined by Soren Johnson, best known as the designer of Civilization IV. The gang discusses the 4X genre with a particular focus on the Civilization series. They dig into what makes this category of games special, what problems they have yet to solve and what opportunities exist with multiplayer and on mobile platforms.