EA Need 4 Speed – Jyoteen

Overview

Electronic Arts was developing a new chapter in their Need4Speed video game franchise, Need4Speed: Terror 5 (Need4Speed 10). They called on Digital Kitchen's Los Angeles studio to design the in-game user interface for the game and supporting menu screens and overall aesthetic for the interface. Terror 5 aimed to merge racing and terrorism hacking adventure. Set in an euro city, the game was designed for a large-scale street racing experience, reflecting the cultural fascination with hackers and cybersecurity. To reflect the game concept, we developed an interface design that revealed the mechanics with a cybernetic aesthetic.

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