spotted by The Verge<\/a>, Google confirmed the hire with TechCrunch, stating, \u201cWe\u2019re excited to welcome Logan to the Google VR team. As a leader in thinking about creating in VR with his app Soundstage, we\u2019re really inspired by what he\u2019s built and for the potential for VR and creativity.\u201d<\/p>\nOlson will join the ranks of Clay Bavor, who has been fiddling with VR under the Google umbrella since 2013, officially becoming the head of that department\u00a0in early 2016, as the company looked to shift the department in a more serious direction following the release of Cardboard.<\/p>\n
Since then,\u00a0Google\u2019s VR focus has largely centered around Daydream, an offering more in line with the likes of Samsung\u2019s Gear VR, albeit under a more manufacturer- and device-inclusive model. Though of late, the company doesn\u2019t appear to be too outwardly active on that front.<\/p>\n
Olson\u2019s team released the 1.0 version of SoundStage on Steam just last month. The title has been well-received for its innovative application of VR in the music making process.<\/p>\n
With Olson on-board, Google will be ending active development on the title, but will keep it around in maintenance mode. Instead, the company plans to use what the developer has built to help bolster existing titles and begin developing some new ones.<\/p>\n
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