Bob Rafei

Given the amount of data that needs to be created for competitive games today, artists are forced to specialize, with mixed results. The advantage for younger artists trying to break into the industry is simply more demand, and the ease of focusing their skill sets on desired positions of an art pipeline. In other words, they don't have to include the complete range of skills in their reels previously required for joining an art team. The downside, however, is the potential for typecasting, and little opportunity for lateral movement into other tasks. For veteran artists, there is the frustration of not being able to do it all, or having creative control, as was required before.