How did you first get into cars and games?

I remember falling in love with cars back when I was about three. I got into video games when my parents bought me a computer; I was around ten years old, I think.

How did the Gran Turismo series come about?

I’ve always liked racing games. When I was around 15 years old it just came to me as an idea of a race game I wanted to play. A game in which there would be an accurate physics simulation and, of course, real-world cars.



Did you pass your driving test the first time?

[Laughs] Yes.