Working in the Shadows: how an Assassin's Creed researcher braved the backlash

When an invitation to work on Assassin's Creed Shadows first dropped into Sachi Schmidt-Hori's email inbox, the Ivy League professor deleted it without a second thought. She'd never heard of the franchise before, nor Ubisoft - the company that was now keen to secure her services. And so when another email arrived, asking for a second time if she would like to lend her expertise to Shadows' development, Schmidt-Hori deleted the request once more, continuing to believe it was spam. Read more

May 2, 2025 - 16:50
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Working in the Shadows: how an Assassin's Creed researcher braved the backlash

When an invitation to work on Assassin's Creed Shadows first dropped into Sachi Schmidt-Hori's email inbox, the Ivy League professor deleted it without a second thought. She'd never heard of the franchise before, nor Ubisoft - the company that was now keen to secure her services. And so when another email arrived, asking for a second time if she would like to lend her expertise to Shadows' development, Schmidt-Hori deleted the request once more, continuing to believe it was spam.

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