From Gran Turismo 1997 to GT7: History, Culture, and the Limits of Simulation

01 1997: “The Real Driving Simulator” Is Born8 min read · academy.level_beginner 02 Gran Turismo 2: Collection, Variety and Dirt8 min read · academy.level_beginner 03 Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec: The Generational Leap8 min read · academy.level_beginner 04 Gran Turismo 4: The Breadth of Car Culture8 min read · academy.level_beginner 05 Gran Turismo 5: Weather, Time and Scale8 min read · academy.level_beginner 06 Gran Turismo 6 and Vision Gran Turismo11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 07 Gran Turismo Sport: The Competitive Online Turning Point11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 08 Gran Turismo 7: Return of GT Simulation and Car Culture11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 09 Spec III and GT7’s Continuing Evolution11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 10 Power Pack: From a Single Lap to a Race Weekend11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 11 Spec IV: What Has Been Announced and What Should Not Yet Be Treated as Available11 min read · academy.level_intermediate 12 A Simulator Remains a Simulator: What That Really Means14 min read · Advanced 13 Why a Wheel and a Controller Do Not Provide the Same Information14 min read · Advanced 14 No G-Forces: Learning to Read Visual, Audio and Feedback Cues14 min read · Advanced 15 Damage, Risk and Fear: The Biggest Difference from Real Driving14 min read · Advanced 16 Use GT7 to Learn Transferable Principles Without Confusing Game and Track14 min read · Advanced