{{short description|American video game programmer}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Jeff Lander | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name above --> | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB --> | birth_place = | nationality = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Video game developer | years_active = 1996{{ndash}}present | era = | employer = {{plainlist| * Darwin 3D <small>(1996–present)</small> * Luxoflux <small>(2002–2006)</small> * Electronic Arts <small>(2006–2009)</small> * Big Red Button Entertainment <small>(2009–present)</small> }} | organization = | agent = <!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works" --> | style = | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charge = <!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources --> | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = <!-- Use article title or common name --> | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | callsign = | awards = IGDA Award for Community Contribution <small>(2002)</small> | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }}
'''Jeff Lander''' is an American video game programmer. He creates real-time 3D graphics at Darwin 3D, a game technology specialist company. He has written several articles on 3D graphics for Gamasutra<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/authors/32098/Jeff_Lander.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406224332/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/authors/32098/Jeff_Lander.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2012|title=Author Bio: Jeff Lander|work=Gamasutra|accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref> and Game Developers Conference. In 2002, he received the IGDA Award for Community Contribution at the Game Developers Choice Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/contribution.html|title=Community Contribution Archive|publisher=Game Developers Choice Online Awards|accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref>
Lander co-founded the Game Tech conference event with Chris Hecker, and, in 2004, co-designed it with Jonathan Blow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://game-tech.com/|title=Game Tech Summit and Seminars|accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2016}}
In 2009, Jeff Lander and Bob Rafei founded Big Red Button Entertainment, a video game development studio. Lander is the studio's technical director, and served in this role for their debut game, ''Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric''.
== Games == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year of release ! Game ! Role ! Developer ! Publisher |- | 1997 | ''Dark Reign: The Future of War'' | Additional programming | Auran Development | Activision |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 | ''Supercar Street Challenge'' | Lead Programmer | Exakt Entertainment | Activision |- | ''Anachronox'' | Programmer | Ion Storm | Eidos Interactive |- | 2003 | ''True Crime: Streets of LA'' | Programming/Technology | Luxoflux | Activision |- | 2004 | ''Shrek 2'' | Engine/Technology | Luxoflux | Activision |- | 2005 | ''True Crime: New York City'' | Player Programming Lead | Luxoflux | Activision |- | 2014 | ''Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric'' | Programmer | Big Red Button Entertainment | Sega |}
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== External links == * {{official website|http://www.darwin3d.com/|name=Darwin 3D}}
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