Happy Monday, folks. Got up bright and early, took my morning dose of caffeine and began the hustle with Landin on giving you guys a week's worth of Forzamotorsport.net content.
As you can expect going forward on our site, Forzamotorsport.net will feature exclusive Forza 3 content every other Tuesday, starting tomorrow. During the off weeks, we come up with something cool to keep y'all entertained, like extra screenshots, more info on the features or cars we just revealed, or a podcast with interviews from folks in our design and dev teams. Honestly, there's plenty to talk about and really not enough days to dole them all out.
So expect a Pitpass Report article tomorrow, as well as a batch of yummy new screenshots. Then come back later this week when we finally upload our Turn 10 @ E3 2009 video that'll give you a glimpse into how Forza 3 was announced at E3 and the sort of reception it had at the show. Yeah, sorry, been way too busy to get that online but I'm gonna get my butt in gear! And then finally, come back later this week as we post another batch of screens from the same car group we're going to reveal tomorrow.
In the meantime, check this out. One of our UI artists Taras Lesko got really crafty during his down time and made this little origami gem. That's right, an Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro (aka the R8 V10) made completely out of cardboard. What?? Yup, complete with brake rotors, caliper, tail pipes, etc.
Check out a time lapse video of this R8's Creation Here!
Here Mr. Lesko, in his own words:
My name is Taras Lesko. I specialize in graphic design and motion graphics by day and experimentational arts and crafts by night. In the Summer of 2008 I came across a new art form, new to me at the time, known as papercraft. Since then I have created several papercraft models, some of which are showcased on my personal website at www.kranestyle.com. After working at Turn 10 Studios since January 2009 and being surrounded by everything car related, I decided to create a new papercraft model for the studio. After roughly 180 hours, over three months, I’ve crafted a 1/6 scale Audi R8, styled specifically to Forza 3’s visual brand and design. The entire process consisted of careful planning, 3d modeling, texture mapping, printing, cutting and gluing. In the end I was pleased to present this model to the team and greatly appreciate everyone’s positive feedback.
By positive feedback, what we really said was, "holy @#%!^&"
See you guys tomorrow.
Che "space" Chou
Community Manager
Turn 10