Gizmodo have turned up an interesting job advert for Apple, the computing giants on the look-out for somebody to handle a project involving 3D graphics & environments, character design and multimedia experiences. All for the company’s iPhone.
Now, on its own, that doesn’t count for much. While a project involving such things could be for games, it could easily be for something else, like, say, an avatar-driven contacts list. After all, there’s no specific mention of video games in there at all.
But then consider this: Apple’s App Store is becoming almost unworkable as it grows in size. And games are the biggest thing on the store. Then factor in Apple’s recent hiring of ex-Ensemble lead designer Graeme Devine, and suddenly, we’re seeing a lot of seemingly unrelated things moving in the same general direction…
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Apple Wants Video Game Artist for 3D Characters and Environments [Gizmodo]
https://gizmodo.com/apple-wants-video-game-artist-for-3d-characters-and-env-5422850