Ryan Lesser
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Ryan Lesser | |
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| Education | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Occupation(s) | Art director, creative director |
Ryan Lesser is an American video game and board game designer, musician and graphic artist living in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, he is best known for his design and art direction on influential video games Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Rock Band[1] and The Beatles: Rock Band.[2][3]
Lesser is an art director at video game developer CD Projekt Red in their American studio The Molasses Flood, faculty at Rhode Island School of Design[4] and Founder of Wild Power Games.[5] From 1999–2018, Lesser served as creative lead and art director at Harmonix.[6] He was a member of the heavy metal band Megasus. In the early- to mid-1990s, Lesser worked[7] with Shepard Fairey on the street art phenomena "Andre the Giant has a Posse"[8] and "Obey,"[9] and edited Helen Stickler's video documentary André the Giant Has a Posse and co-created Attention Deficit Disorder[10] with Shepard Fairey.[11]
In 2014, Lesser led a successful Kickstarter campaign[12] for the Harmonix video game Amplitude to ship on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.
Games[edit]
| Name | Year | Credited with | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonix | |||
| Guitar Hero | 2005 | Art director, art lead, designer | Red Octane |
| Guitar Hero II | 2006 | Art director, designer | Red Octane |
| Rock Band | 2007 | Art director, art lead, designer | Electronic Arts |
| Rock Band 2 | 2008 | Art director, designer | MTV Games |
| The Beatles: Rock Band | 2009 | Art director | MTV Games |
| Amplitude | 2015 | Creative lead | Harmonix |
| Rock Band 4 | 2016 | Creative lead | Harmonix |
Patents[edit]
Lesser is listed as an inventor on the following patents:
| Date of patent | Patent number | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 04/23/09 | 8690670 | Systems and methods for simulating a rock band experience[13] |
| 03/19/09 | 20090075711 | Systems and methods for providing a vocal experience for a player of a rhythm action game[14] |
| 08/06/02 | 6429863 | Method and apparatus for displaying musical data in a three dimensional environment[15] |
| 01/01/13 | D673582 | Display screen or portion thereof with boombox icon[16] |
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ "Ryan Lesser (Person)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Radosh, Daniel (2009-08-11). "While My Guitar Gently Beeps". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "A Day In The Life: Creating The Beatles: Rock Band". www.gdcvault.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Ryan Lesser | RISD".
- ^ "Ryan Lesser | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek".
- ^ MTV Multiplayer » Harmonix on ‘Guitar Hero III’ — Bittersweet, Like Seeing Kids Off to College
- ^ "Fairey Faces the Giant | RISD". www.risd.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Shepard Fairey".
- ^ "The Art Evolution of Shepard Fairey". Complex Networks.
- ^ "Attention Deficit Disorder - The Giant: The Definitive Obey Giant Site". www.thegiant.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Attention Deficit Disorder
- ^ Tach, Dave (2014-05-05). "Amplitude may get a crowdfunded sequel from Harmonix called Amplitude". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Systems and methods for simulating a rock band experience".
- ^ "Systems and methods for providing a vocal experience for a player of a rhythm action game".
- ^ "Method and apparatus for displaying musical data in a three dimensional environment".
- ^ http://patents.com/us-d673582.html