Tim Schafer

Timothy Schafer (born July 26, 1967) is an American computer game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in January 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer recently directed a game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 called Brütal Legend. Schafer is best known in the video game industry for his story-telling and comedy-writing abilities. While studying computer science at UC Berkeley, Tim Schafer worked at George Lucas' ... more

Timothy Schafer (born July 26, 1967) is an American computer game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in January 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer recently directed a game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 called Brütal Legend. Schafer is best known in the video game industry for his story-telling and comedy-writing abilities. While studying computer science at UC Berkeley, Tim Schafer worked at George Lucas' game production company LucasArts (then called Lucasfilm Games and located at Skywalker Ranch). During his application process for the job, he had a somewhat disastrous phone interview in which he mentioned he was a fan of Ballblaster - at which point the interviewer, David Fox, informed him that this was the pirated version of Ballblazer. He was still permitted to send in his resume and a cover letter, so to make up for the phone interview, he sent in a comic of himself applying for and getting the job at Lucasfilm Games, drawn as a text... less