Elan Lee
| Elan Lee | |
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 Elan Lee designing Tombstone Hold 'Em (2005) with a golf ball attached to his head |
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| Born | January 26, 1975 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Alternate Reality Game Designer |
Elan Lee (born 1975) is a game designer who is widely regarded (along with Jordan Weisman and Sean Stewart) as one of the creators of the genre of Alternate Reality Games.
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Biography [edit]
Lee started his career as a character designer at Industrial Light and Magic, where he worked on several motion pictures. In 1998 he became lead game designer at Microsoft Game Studios, designing and directing games for the PC and Xbox. While working for Microsoft he was involved in the development of The Beast, to promote the Steven Spielberg film A.I.[1]
In 2003 he co-founded 42 Entertainment, a design company in the new field of the Alternate Reality Games (ARGs). 42 has created multiple ARGs, including, I Love Bees to promote the Xbox game Halo 2, and Year Zero, to promote the Nine Inch Nails album Year Zero.
In 2006, he co-founded (with Dawne Weisman) edoc laundry, a company designed to produce ARGs using clothes as the primary platform. Consumers decipher the codes hidden within the garments and input the results into the game's main website to reveal pieces of a story about the murder of a band manager.
In 2007, he founded Fourth Wall Studios, an entertainment studio aiming to develop and publish a wide range of entertainment experiences, from single-player adventures that blend with reality, to massive real-time experiences that play out all over the world.[2]
Credits [edit]
- Year Zero (with 42 Entertainment): Designer (2007)
- The Vanishing Point (with 42 Entertainment): Lead Designer (2007)
- Last Call Poker (with 42 Entertainment): Lead Designer (2005)
- I Love Bees (with 42 Entertainment): Lead Designer (2004)
- The Beast: Lead Designer (2001)
Acclaim [edit]
2005 [edit]
- I Love Bees received an Innovation Award from the International Game Developers Association
- I Love Bees received a Games-related Webby.
2007 [edit]
- W3 Best in Show Award (Games and Gaming: Campaign)[3] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Gold Award (Games and Gaming: Campaign)[4] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Gold Award (Events: Campaign)[4] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Silver Award (Entertainment: Viral)[5] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Silver Award (General Interests Variety: Game or Application)[5] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Silver Award (Social Networking: Game or Application)[5] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Silver Award (Games and Gaming: Game or Application)[5] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Silver Award (Entertainment: Campaign)[5] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Silver Award (Strange and Unusual: Site)[5] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Silver Award (Marketing: Site)[5] for The Vanishing Point
- W3 Silver Award (Best Visual Appeal: Site)[5] for The Vanishing Point
- Davey Award[6] for The Vanishing Point
2008 [edit]
- Cannes Lions Grand Prix Award (Viral Marketing)[7] for Year Zero
- Cannes Lions Silver Award (Integrated Campaign)[8] for Year Zero
- Webby Peoples Voice Award (Branded Content)[9] for Year Zero
- Webby Peoples Voice Award (Integrated Campaigns)[9] for Year Zero
- Clio Award (Bronze)[10] for Year Zero
2012 [edit]
- Creative Arts Emmy (Original Interactive Programming)[11] for Dirty Work
- Trailblazer Award from IndieCade 2012.[12]
External links [edit]
Notable Interviews [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/2001-06-22-ai-plot.htm
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/01/ubernet-videogames-internet-technology-personal-tech-ubernet.html
- ^ 2007 W3 Winners
- ^ a b 2007 W3 Winners
- ^ a b c d e f g h 2007 W3 Winners
- ^ 2007 Davey Award Winners
- ^ 2008 Cannes Lions Grand Prix Winners
- ^ 2008 Cannes Lions Silver Award Winners
- ^ a b 2008 Webby Award Winners
- ^ 2008 Clio Award Winners
- ^ Dirty Work
- ^ "IndieCade 2012 Award Winners-The Complete List". indiegamereviewer.com. October, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
