How Forza Horizon took on Japan with deep research – and 360-degree cameras
Summary
British game developer Playground Games created Forza Horizon 6, a racing game set in Japan. To make the game realistic, they spent years researching with photos, videos, and experts to accurately show Japan’s landscape and car culture.Key Facts
- Forza Horizon is a series of open-world driving games first released in 2012.
- Playground Games sends design teams to real locations to gather photos and videos before building the game maps.
- Japan was chosen as the setting for Forza Horizon 6 after years of preparation and research.
- The team hired cultural consultant Kyoko Yamashita to advise on authentic Japanese details.
- They worked with local car culture experts, including a Kyoto bodyshop and a car photographer featured in the game.
- The game includes famous Japanese drift cars like the Nissan Skyline and Toyota Supra.
- They recreated Japan’s touge mountain road racing culture with carefully chosen routes and cars.
- To capture details, the team used 360-degree cameras for their reference photography.
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