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The VR Job Hub: Downpour Interactive, Mountaintop Studios & Pixel Toys

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Every weekend VRFocus gathers together vacancies from across the virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) industry, in locations around the globe to help make finding that ideal job easier. Below is a selection of roles that are currently accepting applications across a number of disciplines, all within departments and companies that focus on immersive entertainment.

Location Company Role Link
Raleigh, NC Downpour Interactive Software Engineer Click Here to Apply
Remote Mountaintop Studios Lead Artist Click Here to Apply
Remote Mountaintop Studios Tech Artist Click Here to Apply
Remote Mountaintop Studios Game Designer Click Here to Apply
Remote Mountaintop Studios Dev Ops & Build Lead Click Here to Apply
Remote Mountaintop Studios Engine/Systems Engineer Click Here to Apply
Remote Mountaintop Studios Gameplay Engineer Click Here to Apply
Remote Mountaintop Studios Network Engineer Click Here to Apply
Remote Mountaintop Studios Recruiter (Contract) Click Here to Apply
Remote Mountaintop Studios Recruiting Lead Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Senior Producer Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys QA Lead Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Full Stack Engineer Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Project Director Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Senior Mobile Games Designer Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Lead Level Designer Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Technical Animator Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys C# Backend Programmer Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Graphics Programmer Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Tools Programmer Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Test Automation Programmer Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys UI Artist Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys VFX Game Artist Click Here to Apply
Leamington Spa, UK Pixel Toys Technical Artist Click Here to Apply

Don’t forget, if there wasn’t anything that took your fancy this week there’s always last week’s listings on The VR Job Hub to check as well.

If you are an employer looking for someone to fill an immersive technology related role – regardless of the industry – don’t forget you can send us the lowdown on the position and we’ll be sure to feature it in that following week’s feature. Details should be sent to Peter Graham (pgraham@vrfocus.com).

We’ll see you next week on VRFocus at the usual time of 3PM (UK) for another selection of jobs from around the world.

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Oculus Co-founder’s New Game Studio Isn’t Focusing on VR (for now)

Nate Mitchell, Oculus co-founder and former Head of VR Product at Facebook, has opened a new game studio called Mountaintop Studios. Despite pioneering the first wave of consumer VR, Mitchell says Mountaintop isn’t focusing on VR just yet.

Talking to GamesIndustry.biz, Mitchell said this, responding to whether Mountaintop would ever produce VR games:

“The short version is nothing has changed. The developers working in VR today are trailblazing some incredible gaming experiences—Half-Life: Alyx, for example—and I’m super excited to see what they build next.

“We haven’t left VR behind at Mountaintop—and I doubt we ever will—but it’s unlikely our first title will be VR.”

Mountaintop has a number of positions available, however none of them specify VR/AR experience as a prerequisite. Instead, the studio appears to be focused on creating multiplayer games for traditional platforms.

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“Games are a reflection of the teams that make them. So to make the best games, we’re building a studio that puts the team first — one that’s collaborative, anti-crunch, diverse, and inclusive,” Mitchell says in a blog post.

Mitchell left Facebook back in August 2019, representing the final Oculus co-founder to leave the company.

Mountaintop also includes co-founder Matt Hansen, a former Executive Producer at Oculus, Hidden Path’s Mark Terrano, and Naughty Dog’s Richard Lyons—a team seemingly fit for the task of building a VR game, but alas.

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Oculus’ Nate Mitchell new Venture is Mountaintop Studios

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Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell was one of the last of the original group to leave the virtual reality (VR) headset maker, announcing his departure almost a year ago. Now he’s announced his latest venture, a new videogame studio called Mountaintop Studios.

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Mitchell has founded the studio alongside former colleague Mark Terrano (previously creative director at Oculus), Naughty Dog artist Rich Lyons and Matt Hansen who was previously Executive Producer at Oculus and COO at Double Fine prior to that.

They’ve not revealed a project just yet but the mission statement notes the studio is about: “creating multiplayer games for players who crave a challenge. We’re creating the types of games that bring people together — and keep them together for “just one more round.” The types of games that inspired us as kids. The games that become our hobbies, and sometimes our obsessions.”

With a team having such a strong background in VR the hope would be that expertise will be used to create some exciting immersive content. Currently, there’s been no mention regarding VR but it’s still early days with the company in the process of recruiting across a range of job roles.

In a blog post, Mitchell does note the plan is to build a ‘different kind of studio’, saying: “We’re an independent, remote-first studio primarily located in the US. Since we love working in smaller teams where amazing ideas can come from anyone, we’re building toward a mid-sized studio.

“Games are a reflection of the teams that make them. So to make the best games, we’re building a studio that puts the team first — one that’s collaborative, anti-crunch, diverse, and inclusive.”

Details on Mountaintop Studios’ first title likely won’t be revealed until at least 2021. If VR is involved, VRFocus will let you know.