Jeff Lander

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 and Game Developers Conference. In 2002, he received the IGDA Award for Community Contribution at the Game Developers Choice Awards.

Lander co-founded the Game Tech conference event with Chris Hecker, and, in 2004, co-designed it with Jonathan Blow.

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 Year of release Game Role Developer Publisher 1997 Dark Reign: The Future of War Additional programming Auran Development Activision 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