Former Mass Effect producer Casey Hudson has joined Microsoft to head up the creative direction on the company’s upcoming AR tech HoloLens.
Hudson left EA last summer after spending 15 years at BioWare and having worked on all three Mass Effect titles, Jade Empire, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: The Old Republic and more.
He described his appointment at Microsoft as a “special honor”.
“As Creative Director at Microsoft Studios, my primary focus will be the creative direction of HoloLens Experiences,” Hudson said in an interview with Xbox Wire. “I am extremely passionate about the potential of this kind of technology, as anyone who’s talked with me over the last couple of years can attest. I feel that the work being done at Microsoft on mixed reality and holographic computing will have a tremendous impact on how all of us interact with technology in the coming years. It’s an honor to be able to join such an incredibly talented team, and to work on something that will fundamentally advance the role computers play in our daily lives.
“I will also be working with innovative new Xbox titles, helping them to find success through clear direction and creative vision. I will be involved in driving a creative focus for Xbox and Windows gaming, and I couldn’t be more excited to be involved in that. The projects I’ve seen in development so far are amazing, and it’s going to be an awesome experience helping these teams cross the finish line.”
Hudson will report directly to Microsoft Studios VP Kudo Tsunoda with an aim to deliver “the most exciting and memorable entertainment experiences in the world”.
Details on Hudson’s first project have yet to be revealed.
Source: news.xbox.com
