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Gavin Shapiro

Gavin Shapiro is an animator and motion graphics designer with a passion for creating emotional connection with storytelling, character and interactivity. The Icy Heights game started with Gavin’s deep childhood love for penguins. Growing up, he had countless penguin toys and stuffed animals. He even ran a side business selling penguin hats right after college. One day Gavin realized he could use penguins’ and other arctic animals’ innate charisma to make a difference in the world with a game that raised money for arctic conservation. He began learning game development in Unity, teaching himself how to code in C# through online tutorials and programming forums. After 2 years of slowly chipping away at the game on weekends and nights after work, he finally created a game that was a fun-to-play arctic fantasyland all for a good cause.