"No one likes Final Fantasy 8"
Just now in a session about how popular Japanese game culture is in France: (Hasty paraphrasing in English) Florent: Final Fantasy VII is...
A CONFERENCE ABOUT EVIL!
Check it out, seriously. Here's a fun excerpt from their official homepage: "The complex nature of evil is reflected in this call for...
International Conference on Japan Game Studies 2013 Recap
May 24th~26th, 2013 This was a joint conference between Ritsumeikan University RCGS and University of Alberta, Edmonton, and a wonderful,...
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...
Overactive Imagination
I have an overactive imagination. I believe that this, among other things, has contributed to the way my life is shaped currently. And I...
DiGRA Japan 2013 in Kyushu Day #2 Recap
#acecombatzero #conference #digrajapan #trip #paper #ramen
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...
DiGRA Japan Conference 2013, Pre-conference dayin Kyushu
#acecombatzero #conference #digrajapan #game #gamedesign #gamedevelopment #gamestudiescurrently #gradschoollife #japangamestudies...
Japanese Draft
やっと、3月の学会の日本語の第一の原稿はとりあえず終了である。まだネイティブチェックされていないけど。先生に出した際にめっちゃ恥ずかしかったわ。「ちっちゃな子供っぽい日本語で書いたらしいと見えるかな」って怖い。10年前の教えた播南の生徒が英語のレポート、宿題などを出した気分...
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...
