The Future of Forza Revealed at E3 2010

Showing the imaginative possibilities of Kinect.

Turn 10 Staff, 6.14.2010

At Microsoft’s Xbox 360 E3 2010 keynote briefing today, show attendees were given a special glimpse of developer Turn 10’s future vision of the racing genre and its potential with the magic of Kinect. As part of the coming soon showcase of Kinect-enabled games at the conclusion of the keynote, Turn 10’s Creative Director Dan Greenawalt and Lead Designer Bill Giese took to the stage with “Forza Motorsport Preview”.

The “Forza Motorsport Preview” demonstration shows the imaginative possibilities of Kinect and the impact controller-free gaming will have on the racing genre and automotive experiences overall. On track, this demo puts the player behind the wheel of the new Ferrari 458 Italia in a passing challenge against a never-ending stream of less powerful cars using intuitive and familiar driving gestures to control the action. Head tracking allows the player to look into the corners or glance down to see the cockpit instrumentation.  The Forza Motorsport franchise continues to broaden its audience by combining beautiful HD graphics running at 60 frames per second and authentic realism with easy-to-pickup gameplay and universal car passion. Turn 10 has adopted Kinect’s natural user interface as a key component of innovation within the racing genre.