The Area I Worked on Twice: Griffith Observatory in Blur & GTA 5

AAA Portfolio Reviews & Art Direction Consultancy with a former Rockstar Games environment artist. Book a 1-to-1 video call: https://www.davidoreillygameart.com/ ================================================================================ ❤ Ways to Support My Channel ❤ ✔ Give Hypes, Super Thanks, Like & Comment - it makes a huge difference. ✔ Become A Channel Member:    / @game-world-art   ✔ Give a Tip on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/gameworldart ================================================================================ In this video I take a trip to Griffith Observatory in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and revisit a location that has played a surprisingly important role throughout my career in game development. Although I've never actually visited Griffith Observatory in real life, I've spent countless hours working on this area across two major games: Blur at Bizarre Creations and Grand Theft Auto V at Rockstar Games. We explore the real-world location from the air in MSFS2020 before jumping into Blur and GTA V, whilst I share stories from development, reference gathering, environment art production, and my first experiences working at both studios. It's a short but personal look back at two projects that remain some of my favourite memories from the games industry. Thank you so much to all channel members - your support genuinely means a lot. Channel members get: • Early access to videos • Priority response to comments • Access to our private Discord • Direct discussions about environment art and game tech Thanks for watching! David 00:05 Where Are We Today? 00:54 Griffith Observatory 01:44 Blur 02:38 MSFS Flyover: Caida Libre Reminiscences 04:53 GTAV: Griffith Observatory 05:32 Fond Memories of GTAV 06:19 Accidentally Ticking All The Right Boxes In Rockstar Interview 07:45 Wrapping Up Games Featured: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Blur Grand Theft Auto V Xenia Canary Emulator: https://xenia.jp/download/ 🔷====== PC specs ======🔷 GAMEPLAY PC - Case : HYTE Y60 Mid Tower Case - Black Motherboard : ASUS TUF Gaming B760-PLUS WIFI Intel Motherboard CPU : Intel Core i9 14900K LGA1700 CPU Cooler : CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 360 Atmos ARGB Liquid Cooler GPU : Palit GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GamingPro V1 16GB GPU RAM : Kingston FURY Beast RGB 64GB (2x 32GB) 6000MT/s Power Supply : 850W Cooler Master MWE 850 V2 TV: 55" BRAVIA X75WL 4K RECORDING PC - CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz (6 CPUs), ~3.7GHz GPU : RTX 3050 RAM : 32GB #BlurRacing #GTAV #GriffithObservatory Commentary and in-game audio. Captured on PC using OBS: https://obsproject.com/ Edited with Davinci Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/p...