Ex-Mass Effect director Casey Hudson named Creative Director at Microsoft Studios for HoloLens

Microsoft announced on Xbox Wire today that Casey Hudson has joined Microsoft as Creative Director at Microsoft Studios. Hudson used to work at BioWare as the Project Director on Mass Effect, and has overseen development on Mass Effect and Star Wars. He has a long track record of AAA game development, and Microsoft seems to be hoping to leverage his success.

his new position as Creative Director at Microsoft Studios will have him working on the Microsoft HoloLens, where his primary focus will be the creative direction of HoloLens Experiences. He'll also bee "working with innovative new Xbox titles, helping them to find success through clear direction and creative vision." Hudson says in the post, "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."

When commenting about the HoloLens specifically, Hudson said:

I was fortunate to try an early prototype of HoloLens before it was announced, and I was blown away by the technology and what it was already capable of. Walking on Mars while sipping coffee in an office setting, Skyping with a friend who can draw on the walls of my environment, sculpting an object in 3D modeling software while a hologram of it sits on a table next to me… These first experiences cemented my belief that holographic computing was where I needed to be. There’s no end to the potential of this technology, and I look forward to being able to influence the full-spectrum experience on HoloLens, from hardware to OS, to applications and games.

Xbox Wire