#DEVELOPJOBS | PERSONNEL Sponsored by MOVERS AND SHAKERS This month: Dovetail, West London Games, Dimensional Imaging, Oculus, Sports Interactive DOVETAIL SWOOPS FOR DEV TRIO
DOVETAIL GAMES Train Simulator studio Dovetail Games has bolstered its development team with the hire of three new and experienced staff . Former Square Enix, SCi Games and EA developer DARREN POTTER, who boasts more than 20 years of industry experience, has been appointed as development director for the studio. Ex-Lionhead, Climax and Escapist
staff er JORGE SANCHEZ meanwhile has been named lead artist, having previously worked on titles including Black & White and the Fable series.
WEST LONDON GAMES New developer West London Games, behind vehicle construction and combat PC title TerraTech, has appointed SAI WUN POON as producer. Wun Poon has 16 years of industry experience, having worked at the likes of Headstrong, Ideaworks and Microsoft Soho Productions. “Sai Wun is a fantastic producer, and the depth of his experience will add hugely to our already highly qualifi ed team,” said co-founder Russ Clarke. “We feel it’s important, even for small indie teams, to embrace professional working practices, such as production.”
Former Bethesda and Avalanche Studios programmer JONAS NELSON has been brought in as lead programmer. Between the trio they bring decades of experience to the studio, which was formed just six years ago as
RailSimulator.com. The devs have been recruited as Dovetail looks to beef up its operations. The studio’s VP and executive producer Rob O’Farrell has suggested the new hires could spearhead the development of brand new games and IP, away from the
DIMENSIONAL IMAGING Games industry veteran TIM CHRISTIAN has joined the board of directors of Scottish facial capture fi rm Dimensional Imaging, bringing over 25 years over industry experience. “I believe that the company’s high
defi nition facial capture technology has huge potential in the games industry, particularly with the introduction of the new generation of games consoles,” said Christian. “I am very much looking forward to helping DI expand further into the global games market and to capitalise fully on all of the opportunities that are available to the company.”
hugely popular Train Simulator series the fi rm built its success on. “We are delighted to be welcoming Darren, Jorge and Jonas to the Dovetail Games family,” said O’Farrell. “Between them they bring extensive industry experience and expertise to the team, as well as a commitment to creating premium quality products. Their appointments will help us to continue to grow the business as we focus on developing a wide variety of simulation entertainment products.”
OCULUS Valve’s former director of business JASON HOLTMAN is the latest industry veteran to join VR outfi t Oculus.
Holtman has been tasked with spearheading the fi rm’s business development and developer relations for its Rift headset.
“I’m not one of the pioneering scientists or engineers in virtual reality, but I am one of the people that can’t stop grinning every time I see something new inside the headset, and I’m looking forward to helping shape the transformative experiences that inspire the next generation of developers,” he said.
Jonas Nelson, Darren Potter and Jorge Sanchez
SPORTS INTERACTIVE Football Manager dev Sports Interactive has bolstered its tech team with the addition of ANDREW WILLMOTT as senior software engineer. He brings a wealth of games experience to the SI team, having spent more than 12 years at Maxis where he was lead engineer. Willmott will work closely with the match engine team to improve the game’s 3D graphics.
“As a die-hard Spurs supporter and long-time FM admirer, I’m looking forward to doing everything I can to ensure that Football Manager looks as realistic as it feels,” he said.
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