And DiRT 3 is one of my favorite racing games of all time.” Dune’s love of rally can be found in every detail of Art of Rally. His adoration of rally had been there ever since, he excitedly explains: “I played a ton of Colin McRae Rally games. Dune Casu: A rally fan all alongīeing out in wild nature on four wheels: Dune’s way of living matched perfectly with the motorsport he was creating a video game about. I worked there for a few months and then go again,” the Canadian reveals. Basically, I would do a big round trip and come back to my parents or to my sister. “Half of the game was made in the van and the other half in different places. Photo credit: Dune Casu.Įvery now and then, Dune came home again to see his family and polish his project. The developer had a workplace others could only dream of. You would just be on the beach all by yourself working and hanging out. It’s just very dry and good weather and also you have lots of sun for your solar panels. I really enjoyed Colorado, Utah and Arizona. On his road trip, Dune would visit the most amazing places: “I travelled around Canada, the US and Mexico and had crazy adventures,” he says. “At the same time, I’d be working on the game in the van.” His mobile home took the developer all across the North American continent. The Canadian has been passionate about the sport since growing up. “At first, I mainly took the van out to take part in a mountain bike racing series,” Dune says. This van was Dune Casu’s home and workspace for some time. Photo credit: Dune Casu. After some first testing trips, a long journey started which ended in the release of his second game, Art of Rally. I added a kitchen, a bed, and solar panels as well as power and storage,” the programmer recounts. “In the beginning, it was just a traditional metal cargo, a bare shell. But finding a new home was difficult and so he came up with another idea: buying a camper van and converting it into a mobile home. “I wanted to move out after the release,” the 30-year-old remembers. In 2015, this fact caused the Canadian a dilemma: he had just released his first game, Absolute Drift, which he developed while still living in his parents’ house. Buying a house in his hometown is more expensive than it is in London, Los Angeles, or New York. “Vancouver is one of the most expensive places in the world,” Dune Casu states. Just like the art style of the game, the story about its development is unique and fascinating. The game Art of Rally paints a minimalistic yet beautiful picture of the sport. It is fast, dangerous, and extremely challenging. Rally is unlike any other motorsport on this planet. As you pass the spectators by just centimeters, one small mistake is enough to end in disaster. While you push the pace to the maximum, you do not know what lies beyond the next corner. You drive your car through mud, sand and on narrow forest roads. Out there, it is only you against the elements and your own fear.
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