Alex Evans (video game developer)

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occupation = Co-Founder and technical director of "Media Molecule"
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Alex Evans [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6450099.stm Alex Evans - From ones and zeroes to heroes] ] is a UK based computer games developer [ [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18352 LittleBigPlanet Creators To Keynote GDC Paris] ] . Evans previously worked at Guildford-based Lionhead Studios who developed the video game Rag Doll Kung Fu independently. He is the co-founder of Media Molecule [ [http://www.mediamolecule.com/about.html Media Molecule official website] ] , a computer games studio based in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom. The studio is currently working on its first project [ [http://www.ps3fanboy.com/tag/alex-evans/ Alex Evans in PS3 Fanboy] ] , a cooperative platformer for the Playstation 3 entitled "LittleBigPlanet", which has received worldwide acclaim and won several gaming awards [ [http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2007/08/03/thanking-the-academy-alex-evans-on-littlebigplanet.aspx Alex Evans thanking the academy] ] . Alex is contributing to LittleBigPlanet by creating a games engine [ [http://www.mediamolecule.com/blog/tag/coding/ Alex Evans working at media molecule] ] for it. Evans has also been the figurehead for advertising [ [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/gdc-media-molecule-talks-littlebigplanet Media Molecule talks LittleBigPlanet] ] the game to reviewers, [ [http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/05/21/5-incredible-little-big-planet-details-including-how-enemies-work/ MTV talks about littlebigplaner with Alex Evans] ] [ [http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/05/18/alex-evans-of-media-molecule-talks-up-littlebigplanet/ Alex Evans talking about LittleBigPlanet] ] and helping sony showcase the game at various expos [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=LzVuwyb9SlQ Alex Evans talks about littlebiglanet] ] . For example, at E3 2008, Evans helped Sony showcase their quarterly sales via LittleBigPlanet. [ [http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/littlebigplanet/news.html?sid=6193939 Alex Evans' LittleBigPlanet Sony Conference] ] Ever since appearing and discussing LittleBigPlanet for the first time at the game developers conference 2007 [ [http://kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/gdc-07-sony-reveals-littlebigplanet-242171.php Alex Evans reveals littlebigplanet at gdc 07] ] Evans has been renowned in the gaming world. [ [http://www.gdconf.com/news/paris_gdc/littlebigplanet_creators_mark.html Alex Evans said to be 'Renowned'] ] Evans was active in the Demoscene during the 1990s and was known by the handle "statix". Most of his work was highly acclaimed, [http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=6811 Square] by the Demogroup Pulse is one example of the projects he was involved in during that time.

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* [http://www.mediamolecule.com/ Media Molecule]
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