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cdj
11-16-2014, 04:24 PM
Two interviews published this week with NBA LIVE 15 designer Ryan Santos shed some light on the process necessary to scan and add new sneakers to the game.

Shoes such as the Nike Lebron 12 are in the process of being added to the game and are expected in an upcoming content update. As well, more face scans are expected soon, with a look at Orlando's Elfrid Payton's scan being shared by the company.


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EA.com (http://www.ea.com/news/behind-the-scenes-with-all-the-sneakers-in-nba-live-15):

NBA LIVE 15 features a ton of basketball sneakers, including retro colorways of classic Jordans, new Kobes and signature kicks from Adidas athletes like cover star Damian Lillard.

To get all those kicks in the game, the team at Tiburon traveled around the country, going on campus with sneaker companies and working directly with NBA teams.

There's a process to get all the sneakers into NBA LIVE 15, and we sat down with Ryan Santos at Tiburon to learn more about how the team made sure all the real world details were replicated properly in game.

Take us through a typical day in the office – give us all the small details!

Each day is so different, and that’s part of the challenge when creating video games. We’re constantly working on various facets of the game throughout the development cycle so each day is always new. I travel for things like NBA player head scanning, meetings with our partners like Jordan and talking to media to promote the game. I will say it’s never boring because I get to work on the sport I love while incorporating the culture around it. Can you tell I love what I do?

How long does it take to replicate a basketball sneaker in NBA LIVE? Tell us about the full process, from start to finish, concept to completion.

The process starts with us working closely with the footwear brands like Nike, Jordan and adidas to gain access to the shoes before they release. Sometimes we’ll do the scans at their campus or we’ll have shoes sent to us for scanning in-house. We scan the shoes with cameras and run the images through our pipeline to generate highly-detailed 3D models and textures. From there, a number of people work together to make the shoe appear in game, look as real as possible and put them on the correct players. It takes an artist a few days to complete a shoe from scratch.



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NiceKicks.com (http://www.nicekicks.com/2014/11/14/ea-sports-senior-designer-ryan-santos-talks-evolution-sneakers-nba-live/2/):

In addition to the shoes already incorporated, what are some shoes you're looking to add in the near future?

Santos: We're working on getting the new Nike Lebron 12 in the game right now. There is a possibility that we'll get the new Nike Kobe X in the game as well whenever that releases. Obviously the major releases will garner interest, so be on the lookout for those shoes to be incorporated in our game as the season unfolds. We got a sneak peek of Damian Lillard's new shoes from the man himself. He's our cover boy, so we have to keep hium laced up with the right kicks.


A look at Elfrid Payton's face scan, which is "coming in an update soon (https://twitter.com/Ty_Stover/status/531908409927270400)":

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