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Jehanne Rousseau

b. 1976

French game designer

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About Jehanne Rousseau

Born 1976. Jehanne Rousseau is a French business executive, game designer, video game writer and screenwriter.

Jehanne Rousseau is a video game producer, co-founder and CEO of Spiders. She was lead writer for GreedFall.

Career In 1999 Jehanne Rousseau began her career as a 2D graphic designer at RFX Interactive and worked on Tonic Trouble for Game Boy Color. In 2005 she joined Monte Cristo and created the world of Silverfall

In 2008 she co-founded and directed the Spiders studio with former Monte Cristo developers. She is also a screenwriter and dialogue writer. GreedFall is Spiders's biggest game a completely new universe with a language, different people, and different factions created from scratch in less than three years.

In 2020, she received the Pegasus Prize for Personality of the Year from the Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques.

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Important facts

Born
1976, France
Birth century
Nationality
Education
Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV, Lycée Lavoisier, Faculté des lettres de Sorbonne Université
Awards
Pégase Award for person of the year; Knight of the National Order of Merit

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jehanne Rousseau's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jehanne Rousseau?

French game designer

When was Jehanne Rousseau born?

Jehanne Rousseau was born in 1976 in France.

What is Jehanne Rousseau's occupation?

Jehanne Rousseau is a business executive, game designer, video game writer and screenwriter.

What nationality is Jehanne Rousseau?

Jehanne Rousseau is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jehanne Rousseau

· Wikidata: Q88874261

· DBpedia: Jehanne Rousseau

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