Scott Cawthon
Scott Braden Cawthon (born July 26, 1971) is an American video game designer, developer, animator, and writer. He is best known as the creator of the Five Nights at Freddy's game franchise which began in 2014.[1]
Scott Cawthon | |
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| Born | Scott Braden Cawthon July 26, 1971 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | The Art Institute of Houston |
| Occupation(s) | Video game designer, animator, writer |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Notable work | Five Nights at Freddy's |
| Children | Ian Cawthon, Braden Cawthon |
| Website | scottgames |
Career
Cawthon has also created other games, such as Chipper & Son's Lumber Co., The Desolate Hope, and There is No Pause Button!, as well as Christian-based animations such as A Christmas Journey and The Pilgrim's Progress. He used Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, and Clickteam Fusion 2.5 to develop Five Nights at Freddy's and most of his other games.
Works
In 2015, Cawthon released his first novel, Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes.[2] On June 24, 2016, Cawthon announced that he had made a 3-book deal with Scholastic and that the first book (The Silver Eyes) would be re-printed on paperback in October that year, with the second and third being released in 2017 and 2018.[3]
Cawthon will be producing a Five Nights at Freddy’s movie with Blumhouse Productions.[4] being his last project in the community of Five Nights at Freddy’s.
References
- "Official website of Scott Cawthon".
- Design&Trend (2015-12-17). "'Five Nights At Freddy's: The Silver Eyes' Novel Released Early In Kindle And Paperback [LINK]". Design & Trend. Archived from the original on 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- "Scholastic & Scottgames, LLC Announce a New Book Series Based on the Bestselling Video Game Franchise Five Nights at Freddy's | Scholastic Media Room". mediaroom.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- Blumhouse (12 February 2018). "Mr. Columbus, are you ready for Freddy? #FiveNightsatFreddyspic.twitter.com/4F7QEnw16x". @blumhouse. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
