Big Ant Studios
Jacob Thomas is an accomplished Art Director with extensive experience in the video game industry, currently serving at Big Ant Studios since August 2014. Jacob has successfully shipped multiple titles, notably handling characters, lighting, and art direction for games such as AO Tennis 2 and Cricket 19 across various platforms. Prior positions include Senior Character Artist at Big Ant Studios and 3D Artist at Wicked Witch Software, contributing to various projects with a focus on character and environmental modeling. Jacob's expertise is supported by proficiency in software including Maya, Zbrush, and Substance Painter, and a solid educational background with diplomas in Game Art from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment.
Big Ant Studios
Big Ant Studios is an Australian game development studio founded in 2001 by CEO Ross Symons, a software development pioneer with a professional history that stretches back to the 1970's when he first authored a number of internationally published books on programming and games for platforms including the TRS80 and Commodore PET/VIC20/64 series of personal computers. Big Ant Studios, one of the largest game developers in Australia, develop premium character action and racing content for platforms that include the Sony PlayStation2, PlayStation3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox360, and PC. Supported by such leading global publishers as THQ, Konami, and Sierra Entertainment, Big Ant Studios have achieved significant market success. Every console title developed by Big Ant Studios has gone on to sell multiple hundred thousand units.