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Jason Rohrer (born November 14, 1977) is an American computer programmer, writer, musician, and game designer. He publishes most of his software under the GNU GPL or into the public domain, and charges for the iPhone ports of his games. He is a graduate of Cornell University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RESUME: Jason Rohrer )〕 From 2004 until 2011 he practiced simple living, stating in 2009 that his family of four had an annual budget of less than $14,500. They have since relocated from Las Cruces, New Mexico to Davis, California. In 2005 Jason Rohrer worked on a local currency, called ''North Country Notes'' (NCN), for Potsdam, New York.〔http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/worklog/index.php?post=s1104152153〕〔(North Country Notes Release Approaching ) on northcountrynotes.org〕〔(New Ideas in Currency Systems: Z Dollars ) on northcountrynotes.org〕 ==Games== Rohrer has placed most of his creative work, like video games' source code and assets, into the public domain as he is a supporter of a copyright-less free distribution economy.〔(Free Distribution ) by Jason Rohrer (2004)〕 Many of his project are hosted on SourceForge. *''Transcend'' – Rohrer's first game, released in 2005. ''Transcend'' is "an abstract 2D shooting game that doubles as a multimedia sculpture." *''Cultivation'' – Rohrer's second game, released in 2007, is "a social simulation about a community of gardeners." *''Passage'' – Rohrer's third game, which was released in 2007 and garnered much attention from the mainstream and independent gaming communities. The game lasts exactly five minutes, and focuses on life, mortality and the costs and benefits of marriage. It was featured in Kokoromi's curated GAMMA 256 event. In 2012 ''Passage'' became part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art. *''Gravitation'' – Rohrer's fourth game, released in 2008. That same year, it won the Jury award at IndieCade. *''Between'' – Rohrer's fifth game, released in 2008. It is hosted by ''Esquire Magazine'' as an adjunct to Rohrer's profile in the December 2008 issue and was the recipient of the 2009 Independent Games Festival's Innovation Award. *''Primrose'' – Rohrer's sixth game, designed for the iPhone (although released for home computers as well). It was released on February 19, 2009. It is a departure from the art-game theme, and is a simple puzzle game. *''Sleep is Death'' – Adventure-game-making software, released April 16, 2010. Sleep is Death games require the creator to be present to respond to the players actions in near real-time. It has received favorable reviews from a number of mainstream game review sites. *''Game Design Sketchbook'' – In 2008 Rohrer created a number of games for ''The Escapist''. These would usually be unpolished prototype games that explore a single theme, with an accompanying article by Rohrer describing the creative process of making games. *''Inside a Star-filled Sky'' – An "infinite, recursive tactical shooter" released in February 2011, favorably reviewed. Selected for presentation at the 2011 Tokyo Game Show's Sense of Wonder Night. The game was put by Rohrer into public domain, like many other games of Rohrer.〔(Inside a Star-Filled Sky (Public Domain For-Pay) + Video Review + Jason Rohrer on open source )〕 *''Diamond Trust of London'' – A 2012 crowdfunded two-player strategy game for the Nintendo DS into public domain. *''The Castle Doctrine'' – An MMO burglary and home defense video game. Sold on Steam while being Public Domain. *''Cordial Minuet'' – A two-player online strategy game played anonymously for real money. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jason Rohrer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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