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Creative Assembly design director joins Sony VR team

Creative Assembly design director, Gary Napper, has revealed he'll be leaving the Alien: Isolation developer to work at Sony - specifically with the PlayStation creator's Morpheus VR headset.

Chris Kerr, News Editor

August 31, 2015

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Newsbrief: Creative Assembly design director, Gary Napper, has revealed he'll be leaving the Alien: Isolation developer to work at Sony - specifically with the PlayStation creator's Morpheus VR headset. 

Napper had previously expressed an interest in working on VR projects, explaining in an article published on VR Focus that if he were starting a team from scratch, he would "create a virtual reality project that concentrated on a group experience.”

While at Creative Assembley, Napper and his team experimented with the Oculus Rift, designing an Alien: Isolation VR demo that travelled with them on the conference circuit.

 

 

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Chris Kerr

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Game Developer news editor Chris Kerr is an award-winning journalist and reporter with over a decade of experience in the game industry. His byline has appeared in notable print and digital publications including Edge, Stuff, Wireframe, International Business Times, and PocketGamer.biz. Throughout his career, Chris has covered major industry events including GDC, PAX Australia, Gamescom, Paris Games Week, and Develop Brighton. He has featured on the judging panel at The Develop Star Awards on multiple occasions and appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss breaking news.

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