(CNN) -- Sid Meier is the director of creative development at Firaxis Games. But to millions, he's better known as the "Father of Computer Gaming."
Now, the designer of "Civilization" is ready to take over a completely new world -- social gaming on the pages of Facebook.
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Fans and critics who enjoyed the fast playability and ease of control warmly received the game. Long-time fans bemoaned the simplicity of the console version, but it won 2008's Best Strategy Game award from the British Academy Video Games Awards.
Now, Meier is ready to take to the pages of Facebook with an incarnation of the franchise called "Civilization World." Developers hope to have the game up and running this summer.
"It's been the most dramatic stretch for the game, I'd have to say, so far," he said.
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"It's just one more place to experience games," he said. "Games are really taking over the world."