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While doing a double major in Political Science, International Relations and History, Balabanov supported himself financially by freelancing as a 3D Artist. In 2003, he elected to drop his PhD in Foreign Affairs at the University of Manchester, instead starting a career in the video game industry.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p33yOjgPSb4 Youtube - ''Ubisoft Sofia - Developing a AAA game'']</ref> Balabanov joined Ubisoft in 2005 as a 3D Artist, one year prior to the opening of the company's branch in Sofia.<ref name="GDS Bulgardia">[http://gdsbulgaria.com/2013/2013/en/speakers/55 Speakers | GDS Bulgaria 2012]</ref> | While doing a double major in Political Science, International Relations and History, Balabanov supported himself financially by freelancing as a 3D Artist. In 2003, he elected to drop his PhD in Foreign Affairs at the University of Manchester, instead starting a career in the video game industry.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p33yOjgPSb4 Youtube - ''Ubisoft Sofia - Developing a AAA game'']</ref> Balabanov joined Ubisoft in 2005 as a 3D Artist, one year prior to the opening of the company's branch in Sofia.<ref name="GDS Bulgardia">[http://gdsbulgaria.com/2013/2013/en/speakers/55 Speakers | GDS Bulgaria 2012]</ref> | ||
During this time, he worked on the PS2 version of ''CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder'', originally developed by Telltale Games, as well as ''Chessmaster Live'', released on the XBox Live Arcade.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/ivan-balabanov/credits/developerId,434906/ Ivan Balabanov Video Game Credits - MobyGames]</ref> Balabanov assumed the role of Production Manager in 2007, subsequently becoming the studio's Managing Director two years later; he also contributed to several of the studio's projects as Producer.<ref name="GDS Bulgardia"/> | During this time, he worked on the PS2 version of ''CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder'', originally developed by Telltale Games, as well as ''Chessmaster Live'', released on the XBox Live Arcade.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/ivan-balabanov/credits/developerId,434906/ Ivan Balabanov Video Game Credits - MobyGames]</ref> Balabanov assumed the role of Production Manager in 2007, subsequently becoming the studio's Managing Director two years later; he also contributed to several of the studio's projects as Producer. Under his supervision, Ubisoft Sofia expanded notably, shipping 15 titles on a wide range of platforms as of 2014.<ref name="GDS Bulgardia"/> | ||
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Revision as of 23:43, 25 November 2014
Ivan Balabanov is the Managing Director at Ubisoft Sofia in Bulgaria. Before attaining said position, he worked on a few projects as 3D Artist.
Biography
While doing a double major in Political Science, International Relations and History, Balabanov supported himself financially by freelancing as a 3D Artist. In 2003, he elected to drop his PhD in Foreign Affairs at the University of Manchester, instead starting a career in the video game industry.[1] Balabanov joined Ubisoft in 2005 as a 3D Artist, one year prior to the opening of the company's branch in Sofia.[2]
During this time, he worked on the PS2 version of CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder, originally developed by Telltale Games, as well as Chessmaster Live, released on the XBox Live Arcade.[3] Balabanov assumed the role of Production Manager in 2007, subsequently becoming the studio's Managing Director two years later; he also contributed to several of the studio's projects as Producer. Under his supervision, Ubisoft Sofia expanded notably, shipping 15 titles on a wide range of platforms as of 2014.[2]
Games credited
- CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder (2007) - Ubisoft
- Chessmaster Live (2008) - Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (2012) - Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) - Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (2014) - Ubisoft
References
External links
- Ivan Balabanov's LinkedIn profile
- Ivan Balabanov's Facebook page