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Jeremiah D Slaczka, also known by his nickname Miah, is an American
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and co-founder of
5th Cell 5th Cell is an independently owned American video game developer founded in 2003 as 5th Cell Media, LLC. led by Jeremiah Slaczka and Marius Falhbusch. The company is most well known for creating the '' Drawn to Life'' and ''Scribblenauts'' serie ...
, a
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in Bellevue, Washington. He is best known for being the concept creator and Director of ''
Scribblenauts ''Scribblenauts'' is a series of Action game, action Puzzle video game, puzzle video games primarily developed by independent studio 5th Cell. The series is owned and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The first game in the seri ...
'' as well as the million-seller hit video game '' Drawn to Life'' and 5th Cell's critically acclaimed '' Lock's Quest'', all for the
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. Slaczka is credited as the Director, Lead Designer, Story Writer, Original Concept Creator and Art Director for both ''Drawn to Life'' and ''Lock's Quest''. ''Scribblenauts'' was the first handheld game ever to win a "Best of Show Overall" award (across all platforms) at E3 from
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and
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. ''Drawn to Life'' has since gone on to spawn a franchise involving two sequels, accompanied by a Wii console version, all three titles published by THQ. His previous works for 5th Cell were in
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s, using both original and licensed work. In 2000, Slaczka, along with Joseph M. Tringali (co-founder and General Manager of 5th Cell), co-founded Epix Interactive Studios, a video game developer, in
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, that was developing ''Fate'', the first announced
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for Microsoft's original
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. The project was canceled and the studio shut down in late 2001. Slaczka has a wife named Kaori Slaczka and two daughters.


Works

Credited as Director and/or Lead Designer *''Mini Poccha '' (2003) ( Mobile): THQ - Additionally credited as: Art Director, Original Concept Creator *''Siege'' (2003) ( Mobile): THQ - Additionally credited as: Art Director, Original Concept Creator *''SEAL Team 6'' (2003) ( Mobile): THQ - Additionally credited as: Art Director, Original Concept Creator *''Moto GP Manager'' (2006) ( Mobile): THQ *''Full Spectrum Warrior: Mobile'' (2006) ( Mobile): THQ *''D.N.A'' (2006) ( PC): Merscom - Additionally credited as: Art Director, Original Concept Creator *'' Drawn to Life'' (2007) (
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): THQ - Additionally credited as: Original Story, Art Director, Original Concept Creator *'' Lock's Quest'' (2008) (
Nintendo DS The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens worki ...
): THQ - Additionally credited as: Original Story, Art Director, Original Concept Creator *'' Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter'' (2009) (
Nintendo DS The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens worki ...
): THQ - Additionally credited as: Written by and Original Concept Creator *''
Scribblenauts ''Scribblenauts'' is a series of Action game, action Puzzle video game, puzzle video games primarily developed by independent studio 5th Cell. The series is owned and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The first game in the seri ...
'' (2009) (
Nintendo DS The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens worki ...
): Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment - Additionally credited as: Original Concept Creator *''
Super Scribblenauts ''Super Scribblenauts'' is an emergent action puzzle game developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. The game was released on October 12, 2010. It is the sequel to ...
'' (2010) (
Nintendo DS The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens worki ...
): Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment - Additionally credited as: Original Concept Creator *'' Run Roo Run'' (2012) (iOS):
5th Cell 5th Cell is an independently owned American video game developer founded in 2003 as 5th Cell Media, LLC. led by Jeremiah Slaczka and Marius Falhbusch. The company is most well known for creating the '' Drawn to Life'' and ''Scribblenauts'' serie ...
- Additionally credited as: Designed By *'' Hybrid'' (2012) (XBLA):
5th Cell 5th Cell is an independently owned American video game developer founded in 2003 as 5th Cell Media, LLC. led by Jeremiah Slaczka and Marius Falhbusch. The company is most well known for creating the '' Drawn to Life'' and ''Scribblenauts'' serie ...
*''
Scribblenauts Unlimited ''Scribblenauts Unlimited'' is a puzzle sandbox video game developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, iOS and Android. It is the fourth title in the ''Scribbl ...
'' (2012) (Wii U, 3DS, PC):
5th Cell 5th Cell is an independently owned American video game developer founded in 2003 as 5th Cell Media, LLC. led by Jeremiah Slaczka and Marius Falhbusch. The company is most well known for creating the '' Drawn to Life'' and ''Scribblenauts'' serie ...
*'' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure'' (2013) (Wii U, 3DS, PC): Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment,
5th Cell 5th Cell is an independently owned American video game developer founded in 2003 as 5th Cell Media, LLC. led by Jeremiah Slaczka and Marius Falhbusch. The company is most well known for creating the '' Drawn to Life'' and ''Scribblenauts'' serie ...


Awards

* Edge Magazine's ''Hottest 100 Game Developers of 2008'' listed Jeremiah as 90 * Gamasutra's ''20 'Breakthrough' Developers of 2008'' - 5th Cell, Key person


References


External links


Profile
on stars.IGN.com
Jeremiah Slaczka
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