Client: Microsoft | Filter:Talent
Software: 3DS Max, Photoshop
Circa: 2006|2007
Details
I had the pleasure of coming back to Microsoft to work on the follow up to the critically and commercially successful racer, Forza Motorsport.Working under the same track lead, I took on a more senior mentoring role to the newer team members. I was primarily responsible for building out a majority of the terrain, track, barriers, props and architecture for the Mugello course as well as prop construction and placement on a few other tracks. In addition I had some design input for a few architectural designs for the fictitious Maple Valley track.
I also took part in track researching, reference photographing and data collecting of the Lemans courses for the 3rd installment of Forza prior to finishing off my contract.
After noticing a few new artists struggle to locate what went were on the track, I designed and proposed a new archiving and retrieval system to help in better organizing reference photos, data and assets per track. Several parts of the proposal were later used as a base template to a successful system implemented on Forza 3 and all versions going forward. This system eventually saved thousands of dollars and countless man hours that were previously lost on artists and quality assurance.
During my contract I also designed the logo for the newly renamed racing studio, Turn 10. By designing this logo in house, I was able to save the studio several thousands of dollars by not having to go out of house for the design.
Facts
Ninth highest selling Xbox360 title of all time (2.674 million approximately[0]: 2.23 million in US,[1] 31,255 and 100,500 Platinum Collection in Japan,[2]12,600 in Canada,[3] 300,000 in UK[4])
Awards
Best Racing Game 2007
-1UP (A-)Best Racing Game of the Year
Editors Choice 2007
-TeamXbox (9.3)Editors Choice 2007
-IGN (8.9)Editors Choice 2007
-Gamespot (9.2)Editors Choice 2007
-Gamespy (9.1)
Critics Reviews
Car and track models are spot-on of course…
-TeamXbox (9.3)…realistic driving games don’t get much better than this… Driving through FM2‘s tracks is a joy…. The detail for these tracks is superb.
-Gamespy (5/5)
Rankings and Statistics
Metacritic (90)
GameRankings (89.85)
GameStats (8.9)
MobyRank (9.1)
