Bio

Soren Johnson is the Founder and Design Director of Mohawk Games, where he applies years of experience developing strategy games as both lead designer and gameplay programmer. While at Firaxis, Johnson designed Civilization IV, a fan favorite that remains one of the highest-rated strategy games of all time. Johnson is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, was a design columnist for Game Developer Magazine, and is a member of the GDC Advisory Board. Johnson’s other development credits include Offworld Trading Company, Civilization III, Spore, and Dragon Age Legends. He holds a bachelor's degree in History and a master's degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. His thoughts on game design can be found at www.designer-notes.com.