An untenable situation in game music
The American Federation of Musicians has since 2012, apparently and inexplicably banned their union members (composers, musicians, etc) from working on video games or anything related to them. The fact that this is even happening is horrendous. #gamemusic #industry
GDC 2014 Recap
As ever, this recap will be a vignette-ish panoply of my thoughts and insights at GDC 2014. Readers beware. Early registration and conference pass pick up before the week begins in earnest. They are blasting 80s music in here, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Men at Work, etc. Nice musicality "The things you do matter. The stories in your games go out into the world and help players with their lives." -Kim Shashoua, "Video Game Rx: Narrative as Therapy" I guess if this were a more pu
就職活動っすね
朝、ナムコバンダイホールディングス・スタジオの就職の説明会への参加。現在、Ｍ１だから就職すればよいかなと思っているが、博士まで行こうということも考えて迷って、議論中でござる。もし、就職エントリーして、急に博士コースしましょうよ！っと決めたらやばいよね。ちゃんと、考えなければならないが、そのために必要な時間が十分ではない。俺、いつもそうでござる。それにもかかわらず、なんか、何でも決めたら大丈夫も気がしている。人間が不思議な動物だなぁ。 #japanesegameindustry #jobhunting #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #industry #japanese #lifeinjapan #masters #musings #personal
Heading to GDC 2013!
And just like that, I just got the go ahead to attend GDC 2013. I didn't even ask. I was just chatting with the Associate Professor about my field and then BAM! "Yeah, let's fund it" became the casually-spoken, operative phrase. I am beside myself. #gdc #funding #bigboss #conference #fun #gradschoollife #industry #inspirational #masters #naist #trip
Action Item (Alpha)--Retro Imagination
I'm currently going through this book, "The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design," and the authors pose interesting little exercises throughout the book that are called, "Action Items." One in particular that got me thinking is as follows: "ACTION ITEM (ALPHA)--RETRO IMAGINATION. Take your favorite game of today, and imagine it designed to run on...the Atari 2600. What elements of gameplay could be implemented? If you could play the core mechanic, would it bother y
