SENSE OF WONDER NIGHT 2010
Organized by
Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association / Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
Cooperation by
International Game Developers Association Japan Chapter (IDGA Japan)
Sponsored by
Affiliated businesses (TBD)
Screening Committee
Entries will be fairly screened by the Screening Committee.
onitama ZENER WORKS / ONION software Game Developer, CTO of ZENER WORKS and Representative of ONION software. He is developing and releasing the HSP(Hot Soup Processor), a programming language. Also is focusing on discovering talents and educating the new generation. |
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Kenta Cho ABA Games Kenta Cho a.k.a. ABA Games is an independent game developer who mainly develops open-sourced 2D shooters. The best known work is TUMIKI Fighters which is called Blast Works in North America and was published for Wii. |
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Simon Carless Independent Games Festival / Gamasutra Is Chairman of the Independent Games Festival, which holds its awards at Think Services' Game Developers Conference yearly, and has helped popularize independent and innovative gaming for 12 years. He is also a Group Publisher at Think Services, encompassing game products such as the Maggie award-winning Game Developer magazine and the double Webby award-winning Gamasutra website, the top information sources for professional video game developers in North America. |
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Kenji Sugiuchi ENTERBRAIN Was born in 1970. He joined ASCII MEDIA WORKS (formerly ASCII) in 1989 and engaged in developing game software after the publishing arm. In 2000, he transfered to ENTERBRAIN and currently works for the game construction tool "Maker Series". |
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Keita Takahashi NAMCO BANDAI Games Born in 1975 in Mojiko, Fukuoka Prefecture. Joined NAMCO BANDAI Games (formerly Namco) in 1999. Released the "Katamari Damacy" software for PlayStation 2 in 2004. Released "NobiNobiBOY" software for PlayStation 3 in 2009. Now "NobiNobiBOY" for iPhone/iPod touch available. |
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Takashi Katayama Vector Participated in setting up several online game businesses as part of the SoftBank Group, and then established ELEVEN-UP Inc with investment by SoftBank and assumed the president and representative director of ELEVEN-UP. After transfering to Vector, he was in charge of producing online games and currently works for new services for social application. |
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Kiyoshi Shin International Game Developers Association Japan Chapter Is also a game journalist, a lecturer at the Ritsumeikan University College of Image Arts and Sciences, and a member of the board of directors of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA). |
*in random order