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EA Explain The Work Behind Getting Authentic Stadiums Into FIFA 21

EA Explain The Work Behind Getting Authentic Stadiums Into FIFA 21

EA SPORTS have revealed the immense amount of work that goes into creating stadiums for their annual FIFA series.

FIFA 21 will be out on 9 October, with subscribers of EA Play currently enjoying 10 hours of early access.

The game already boasts a number of the most famous football venues in the world, and although some players may be focused solely on the pitch, the developers go the extra mile to create an authentic match day all around.

Talking to Forbes about the level of work that goes into this virtual stadiums, Nick Wlodyka, vice president and general manager of EA Sports, said, "Stadiums are massive for us. Everything we do in and around the game starts from a foundation of authenticity and delivering exactly what our players want. Stadiums and the corresponding atmosphere are really a big part of that.

"When you come into FIFA, you should feel exactly what it is like, from the look of the stadium to the sound to how it feels from the outside through to the inside. There is an inordinate amount of attention and detail to recapture and recreate that entire experience."

Just recreating the architecture of the stadium can take well over 3 months, then it requires the correct lighting and ambiance, as well as signage and more.

In the past, developers would have to send people to the venues to take photographs to work off of, and although this still happens, the new Lidar scans along with photogrammetry allows for even more vivid detail.

"Using the tools, our team of artists will then faithfully recreate the stadium and make sure everything is to scale," Forbes quote Matt Jones, executive art director, as saying.

""We work with artists around the world in order to deliver new stadium content each and every year.

"The process to get to the point of adding this level of 'life' into the building once you have all the design elements nailed down takes a lot of work and skill sets, but it's such an important aspect to help truly immerse you in the experience."

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