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| education = [[Rhode Island School of Design]]
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'''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]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Lesser (Person) |url=https://www.giantbomb.com/ryan-lesser/3040-90082/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Giant Bomb |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[The Beatles: Rock Band]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Radosh |first=Daniel |date=2009-08-11 |title=While My Guitar Gently Beeps |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/magazine/16beatles-t.html |access-date=2023-12-16 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Day In The Life: Creating The Beatles: Rock Band |url=https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1012927/A-Day-In-The-Life |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.gdcvault.com}}</ref>

Lesser is an art director at [[video game developer]] [[CD Projekt|CD Projekt Red]] in their American studio [https://www.themolassesflood.com/ The Molasses Flood], faculty at [[Rhode Island School of Design]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.risd.edu/people/ryan-lesser/|title=Ryan Lesser | RISD|access-date=2019-03-15|archive-date=2019-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329063026/https://www.risd.edu/people/ryan-lesser/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Founder of Wild Power Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/67394/ryan-lesser|title = Ryan Lesser | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek}}</ref> From 1999–2018, Lesser served as creative lead and art director at [[Harmonix]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071112040644/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2007/10/26/harmonix-on-guitar-hero-iii-bittersweet-like-seeing-kids-off-to-college/ MTV Multiplayer » Harmonix on ‘Guitar Hero III’ — Bittersweet, Like Seeing Kids Off to College]</ref> He was a member of the [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Megasus]]. In the early- to mid-1990s, Lesser worked<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fairey Faces the Giant {{!}} RISD |url=https://www.risd.edu/news/stories/fairey-faces-giant |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.risd.edu |language=en}}</ref> with [[Shepard Fairey]] on the street art phenomena "[[Andre the Giant has a Posse]]"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.widewalls.ch/artist/shepard-fairey/|title = Shepard Fairey}}</ref> and "Obey,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/style/2013/09/the-art-evolution-of-shepard-fairey/|title = The Art Evolution of Shepard Fairey|website = [[Complex Networks]]}}</ref> and edited [[Helen Stickler]]'s [[video]] [[documentary film|documentary]] ''André the Giant Has a Posse'' and co-created ''Attention Deficit Disorder''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Attention Deficit Disorder - The Giant: The Definitive Obey Giant Site |url=http://www.thegiant.org/wiki/index.php/Attention_Deficit_Disorder |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.thegiant.org}}</ref> with Shepard Fairey.<ref>[http://www.thegiant.org/wiki/index.php/Attention_Deficit_Disorder Attention Deficit Disorder]</ref>

In 2014, Lesser led a successful [[Kickstarter]] campaign<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tach |first=Dave |date=2014-05-05 |title=Amplitude may get a crowdfunded sequel from Harmonix called Amplitude |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/5/5/5682816/amplitude-kickstarter-harmonix-interview |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> for the Harmonix video game ''[[Amplitude (2003 video game)|Amplitude]]'' to ship on [[PlayStation 4]] and [[PlayStation 3]].

==Games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Credited with
! scope="col" | Publisher
|- style="text-align:center;background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4"|'''[[Harmonix]]'''
|-
| ''Guitar Hero'' || [[2005 in video gaming|2005]] || Art director, art lead, designer || [[Red Octane]]
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| ''Guitar Hero II'' || [[2006 in video gaming|2006]] || Art director, designer || [[Red Octane]]
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| ''Rock Band'' || [[2007 in video gaming|2007]] || Art director, art lead, designer || [[Electronic Arts]]
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| ''[[Rock Band 2]]'' || [[2008 in video gaming|2008]] || Art director, designer || [[MTV Games]]
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| ''The Beatles: Rock Band'' || [[2009 in video gaming|2009]] || Art director || [[MTV Games]]
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| ''Amplitude'' || [[2015 in video gaming|2015]] || Creative lead || [[Harmonix]]
|-
| ''[[Rock Band 4]]'' || [[2016 in video gaming|2016]] || Creative lead || [[Harmonix]]
|}

==Patents==
Lesser is listed as an inventor on the following patents:
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Date of patent
! scope="col" | Patent number
! scope="col" | Title
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| 04/23/09 || 8690670 || Systems and methods for simulating a rock band experience<ref>{{cite web | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US8690670 | title=Systems and methods for simulating a rock band experience }}</ref>
|-
| 03/19/09 || 20090075711 || Systems and methods for providing a vocal experience for a player of a rhythm action game<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US20090075711?oq=20090075711|title = Systems and methods for providing a vocal experience for a player of a rhythm action game}}</ref>
|-
| 08/06/02 || 6429863 || Method and apparatus for displaying musical data in a three dimensional environment<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US6429863?oq=6429863|title=Method and apparatus for displaying musical data in a three dimensional environment}}</ref>
|-
| 01/01/13 || D673582 || Display screen or portion thereof with boombox icon<ref>http://patents.com/us-d673582.html</ref>
|}

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.ryanlesser.com}}

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