How San Diego Studio Built Field of Dreams on MLB The Show 21

As the Major League Baseball season heats up with teams battling for a postseason berth, we take a little break to celebrate the smaller things, specifically a baseball field located on a cornfield in Iowa, while adding the Field of Dreams stadium. MLB The Show 21 Tuesday, August 10 in a free content update for all players on Xbox One and Xbox Series X consoles | S.

Check out the San Diego Studio Design Journal below to learn more about the development process!

As the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox hit the diamond this week in the cornfields of Iowa, you too can step onto the field with this update and make your dreams come true. The San Diego Studio team worked closely with MLB and field architects to accurately replicate this unique field. We didn’t stop just adding this iconic stadium to MLB The Show 21, but we have an entire week of live content dedicated to Field of Dreams.

Rebuilding the most famous cornfield in Iowa for inclusion in MLB The Show 21 it was an amazing opportunity to show what makes this game unique and why we love baseball.

Given that Major League Baseball is coming to Iowa in August, we thought, why couldn’t we? At the beginning of the year, we received artwork that would help us build a stadium in honor of the famous Field of Dreams in rural Iowa. I remember watching the movie with my father in 1989 thinking how exciting it would be to play here. When the opportunity arose to bring this new stadium adjacent to Iowa’s most famous cornfield, I thought, this might be the only chance for the fans to experience this, so we have to get it right.

Recreating the field of dreams was not an easy task for us, and so we needed to be very fluid in our construction process. We began to list all the elements of the stadium that would be unique and representative of this famous site, such as corn, for example. We were able to begin designing the locations of the lightweight structures, the seating area, and the general environment. One of the most important things from a technical point of view within the stadium is the dimensions of the field. This render was a good start, but far from the essential information we needed to create a true representation that this stadium demands.

We then received the first detailed stadium design, which was essential for our teams to start production. With the stands, even though we didn’t have the exact dimensions available, our team has been designing stadiums for so long, we felt we had a good idea of ​​what they would realistically look like.

After designing the dimensions of the stadium, we received the first look at the stadium during construction. With the reference material in hand, from here, the artists had to create the details and bring the stadium to life. Since construction of the stadium in Iowa was not yet completed, our designers needed to research the builder’s previous construction projects to create all the minute details that would make a realistic stadium interior. Ultimately, our designers aimed to create a playable in-game replica that gives the Field of Dreams the respect it deserves and is something that we fans and gamers would be proud of.

We hope you enjoy playing Field of Dreams as much as we enjoy designing it. Hit home runs, throw no-hitters, and bask in the glory of corn. If you haven’t had a chance to try MLB The Show 21, now is the perfect opportunity.

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