Visit with Prof. Aki Nakamura at Ritsumeikan University
On Nov. 11th, 2014, I had the pleasure of visiting Ritsumeikan University (Kinugasa Campus) in Kyoto to meet with Professor Aki Nakamura...
Putting "weird postmodernism" behind me
While pondering some new research avenues and delving into my past ramblings on Game Studies, I happened upon this blurb of frustration...
Interview with The Rule of the Games
I was recently interviewed by Alessandro Arena-DeRosa of The Rule of the Games, check out the article write up and/or full audio of the...
Replaying Japan 2014 Recap
The Replaying Japan 2014: 2nd International Conference on Japan Game Studies took place at the University of Alberta, Edmonton from...
"Standing on the edge..."
As the Metal Gear Series' narrative edges chronologically closer to the point of origin (the original Metal Gear on the MSX and the...
ゲームをしたいからそのゲームを買う
Ryan Payton氏(MGS4, Halo 4等)は、CEDEC 2011で「日本の有名なゲームクリエイターが最新のゲームをやっているとは到底思えない」という発表で: 日本のゲームにはすごく深い物語がありますけれど、やはりゲーム自体が面白くないと良くないと。ゲームをした...
A list of Game Studies Universities in Japan
Listing this for reference. Please also note that this list is composed in Japanese. ゲーム研究は、日本でどこで行われている(大学リスト):...
日本はオタク・サブカルチャーだけではない
インターネットにおいて、日本の珍しくて、オタク、およびサブカルチャー(アニメ・マンガ・ゲーム)のものが好き外国人が多い。下記の例は大勢から一つだけですが、まぁ、こういうものは現在、結構流行っている。僕もこうみたいなことを見ると、「あっ、やっぱりジャパンはめっちゃおもろいなぁ...
The Creator of the Original NES!
Probably the biggest thing to happen to me at the International Conference on Japan Game Studies 2013 (and my life). With Professor...
DiGRA Japan in Kyushu, 2013 Day #1 Recap
Tomorrow morning I'll present my paper on Interactive Frame Narrative in Namco/Bandai's "Ace Combat Zero." This afternoon however, I had...