Scott Cawthon | |
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| Born | Scott Braden Cawthon June 4, 1978 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | The Art Institute of Houston |
| Occupation(s) | Video game designer, animator, writer |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Notable work | Five Nights at Freddy's |
| Children | 6 |
| Website | scottgames |
Scott Braden Cawthon (born June 4, 1978) 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.
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 and Clickteam Fusion 2.5 to develop Five Nights at Freddy's and most of his other games.
In 2015, Cawthon released his first novel, Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes. 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.
Cawthon produced the Five Nights at Freddy’s movies with Blumhouse Productions.
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