In The Division, the graffiti contributes to an authentic atmosphere in post-apocalyptic New York. In a video, the inspiration behind these expressive murals is discussed.
Massive has definitely shown an eye for detail in designing the game world. Any agent who walks through the streets of Manhattan with open eyes has already noticed dozens of different graffiti. Some are artistically valuable, while others can be dismissed as trash.
Amr Din talks in a video about the inspiration behind the graffiti that we can admire in The Division. He works as an authenticity coordinator for visual identity at Ubisoft. In a way, he ensures that the game world comes across as authentic and realistic.
In recent years, Din has visited many different places where people expressed themselves through graffiti. Here he found images of hope and despair, which he documented with his camera and shared with the developers of The Division.
With this realism, we, the players, are supposed to be even more touched by the atmosphere of the post-apocalypse. Feelings of danger, tension, fear, and despair, but also of hope, are to be conveyed.
The graffiti is intended to make it seem as if real people expressed their emotional lives in such an apocalyptic scenario.
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