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Video Games and Japanese Culture
Yoshihiro Kishimoto
May 26th 2015 at Gotland Game Conference, Swiden
© Yoshihiro KISHIMOTO
Introduction
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Yoshihiro Kishimoto(Yoshi)
- game designer- researcher
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Video Games and Japanese Culture
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#1: Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario, Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: 3 games I made#10: Global Math project
Part 1
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#1: Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario, Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: 3 games I made#10: Global Math project
Where am I from ?
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Japan
Where am I from ?
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Tokyo
Where am I from ?
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4days ago
Where am I from ?
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2 days ago
Where am I from ?
Today
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My career
1982-2001 Namco Ltd.
2001-2010 Koei Ltd.
2012-Present Tokyo University of Technology
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My career
60 games
Mappy Pac Land Baraduke
Toy Pop Family Studium Prime Goal©Bandai Namco Entertainment
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My career
60 games
Naval Ops Dynasty Worriers Romance of Three
Kingdoms
Opoona Neo Angelique Sweets navigator 13©Koei Tecmo
Part 2
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#1: Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario, Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: 3 games I made#10: Global Math project
Questions
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Do you like Video Games ?
Questions
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Have you ever played Japanese video games? For example, Super Mario or Pokemon?
©Nintendo©Pokemon
Questionnaire
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Results of questionnaire:Do you know Japanese games?
Japanese Video Games
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97%Super Mario
©Nintendo
Japanese Video Games
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93%Pokemon
©Pokemon
Japanese Video Games
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48%Final Fantasy
©Square Enix
Japanese Animations
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97%Pokemon
©Pokemon
Japanese Animations
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89%Dragon Ball ©BIRD STUDIO
Japanese Animations
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88%Naruto ©Masashi Kishimoto
Japanese culture
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Over 80%Manga, Sushi, Samurai, Ninja, Cosplay
The 10 Best-selling video game franchises
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The Simshttp://www.culturellement-geek.com/
The 10 Best-selling video game franchises
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HOG http://www.culturellement-geek.com/
The 10 Best-selling video game franchises
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http://www.culturellement-geek.com/
Questionnaire
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The results of questionnaire (in Japan) :
Do you know Swedish games?
Swedish Video Games
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78%Minecraft
©Mojang
Swedish Video Games
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44%Battle field
©EA
Swedish Video Games
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8%Goat Simulator
©Coffee Stain Studios
Swedish culture
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39%IKEA
Part 3
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#1: Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: 3 games I made#10: Global Math project
Super Mario (1985, Nintendo)
Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon
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©Nintendo
Super Mario Maniac quiz
What is the title of the first game Mario appeared in ?
Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon
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A: Donkey Kong (1981, Nintendo)
Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon
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©Nintendo
Pokemon (1996, Nintendo)
Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon
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©Nintendo©Pokemon
Pokemon Maniac quiz
Who is the 151th pokemon?
Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon
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A: Mew
Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon
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©Nintendo©Pokemon
Part 4
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#1: Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: #10: Global Math project
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Technology and creativity
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And Japan’s 2000-year old culture
Japan’s 2000-year old culture
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the edge of East Asia
Japan’s 2000-year old culture
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2000 year old gold seal
Japan’s 2000-year old culture
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the same culture and language
Japan’s 2000-year old culture
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Japanese games
Part 5
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#1: Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: #10: Global Math project
Kamisama
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The mountain Kamisama
Kamisama
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Part 6
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#1: Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: #10: Global Math project
tree woods forest
Kanji
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tree woods forest
木 林 森
Kanji
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tree woods forest
木 林 森
Kanji
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Rabbit
Kanji
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Kanji
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Kanji for “rabbit”
Kanji
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Super deformed
Lode Runner(1983, Broderbund)
Kanji
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© Broderbund
Questionnaire after GGC
What are some other game titles that you think include super deformed characters like Mario?(Both Japanese games and games of other countries.)
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Part 7
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#1: Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario and Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: 3 games I made#10: Global Math project
Shogi
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Chess
shogi shogi Shogi
Shogi
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Capture and turn into allied system
Shogi
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Capture and turn into allied system
Part 8
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#1: Where am I from ? Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario, Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: Three games I made#10: Global Math project
Japanese picture scroll (800 year old)鳥獣人物戯画
Japanese picture scrolls
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Japan’s oldest comic(manga)
Japanese picture scrolls
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Japanese picture scrolls
Japanese picture scroll (800 year old)伴大納言絵詞
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Japanese picture scrolls
Japan’s oldest animation
伴大納言絵詞（ 12 世紀）
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the roots of Japanese Games, Manga, and Animation
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Part 9
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#1: Where am I from ? Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario, Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: Three games I made#10: Global Math project
Three games I made
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Pac Land (1984, Namco)Baraduke (1985, Namco)Family Studium (1986, Namco)
Total 7mins
Three games I made
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Pac Land (1984, Namco)
2:56
Three games I made
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Baraduke (1985, Namco)
1:55
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Questionnaire after GGC
Q. How would you do a remake of Baraduke to be launched outside of Japan, now? (Baraduke was sold only in Japan. Game platform, game system, graphics etc)
Three games I made
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Family Studium(1986, Namco)
1:57
Part 10
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#1: Where am I from ? Who am I ?#2: Do you know Japanese games?#3: Birth of Super Mario, Pokemon#4: Japan’s 2000-year old culture#5: Kamisama#6: Kanji#7: Shogi#8: Japanese picture scrolls#9: Three games I made#10: Global Math project
Global Math project
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Global Mathhttp://www.globalmath.info/globalmath_pfweb/?locale=2
Global Math project
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Global Mathhttp://www.globalmath.info/globalmath_pfweb/?locale=2
Global Math project
20 games that we produced since 2012
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Global Math project
We are going to make over 20 games until March next year.
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Global Math project
We are going to make over 20 games until March next year.
We are expecting games from foreign countries too !!
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Global Math project
Please watch a video message from Japan.
3 min
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You can play these games outside after my presentation.
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I hope that you make more innovative games like “Minecraft” !!
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I hope that you make more innovative games like “Minecraft” !!
And I hope you come to Japan !!
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Let's enjoy GGC together!