Chris Hecker | |
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Born | Christopher Bryan Hecker 1970 (age 53–54) |
Occupation | Former Technology Fellow at Maxis[1] |
Christopher Bryan Hecker (born 1970) is an American video game programmer and commentator. He is the founder of the gaming company Definition Six and best known for his engineering work on Will Wright's 2008 game Spore.[2] Hecker is an advocate for indie game development and co-founder of the Indie Game Jam. He has written a number of influential articles on programming and has been an editor for Game Developer Magazine and the Journal of Graphics Tools.