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Jeff Minter | |
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 Minter at the Game Developers Conference in 2007 | |
| Born | 22 April 1962 |
| Other names | Yak |
| Occupation(s) | Video game programmer Video game designer |
| Employer | Llamasoft (founder) |
| Known for | |
| Website | minotaurproject |
Jeff Minter (born 22 April 1962) is an English video game designer and programmer who often goes by the name Yak. He is the founder of software house Llamasoft and has created dozens of games during his career, which began in 1981 with games for the ZX80.[2] Minter's games are shoot 'em ups which contain titular or in-game references demonstrating his fondness of ruminants (llamas, sheep, camels, etc.). Many of his programs also feature something of a psychedelic element, as in some of the earliest "light synthesizer" programs including Trip-a-Tron.
Minter's works include the music visualisation program Neon (2004) which is built into the Xbox 360 console, and the video games Gridrunner, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Tempest 2000, and Polybius.[3]
- ^ Boule, Pete. "Jeff Minter, fondateur de Llamasoft – Interview Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Eurogamer. 10 July 2012.
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