Posted by Leticia Lago, Developer Advertising
#WeArePlay is on a digital world tour: beginning first with the U.S. final summer season by spotlighting the tales of app and recreation founders from each state, then visiting India sharing tales from throughout the nation, and extra just lately visiting Europe by sharing tales from international locations throughout the area.
At this time, we’re persevering with our tour with yet one more cease: Japan. From a snowboarding app made by a paralympian, to a recreation impressed by the enchanting landmarks of Gifu. Uncover the folks rising apps and video games companies on Google Play.
We’re beginning with tales from Chubu, Chugoku & Shikoku and Kinki, with extra following all year long. Let’s discover a number of the tales from throughout these 3 areas.
First, Takao Hayashi from Nagoya, Aichi. When Takao’s father sadly handed away when he was solely 9 years outdated, he determined to double down on his interest of coding and assist his household grow to be financially safe. He ultimately launched Ateam, and after releasing numerous apps and video games in Japan, his firm started to deal with growth into new markets. Their efforts are paying off, as real-time battle RPG Unison League has grow to be a world hit. The Japanese artwork within the recreation has grow to be so common that some followers have even adopted the model of their favourite characters into their vogue. Subsequent, Takao needs to launch new video games and attain gamers in additional components of the world, together with India and Latin America.
Subsequent, Keiji Okamoto from Kobe, Hyogo. Keiji labored exhausting to pursue his ardour for snowboarding all the best way to knowledgeable degree. Nonetheless, an accident on the slopes left him with a spinal harm and the information that he may by no means snowboard once more. Along with his future plans unsure and hoping to contribute to the game regardless of now not with the ability to snowboard, Keiji based yukiyama: a platform the place snowsports fans can entry ski resort maps and monitor their distances down the slopes. At this time the app is used throughout Japan. The workforce plans to make it accessible to vacationers too by localizing it to different languages. Because the app grows, so does Keiji’s sports activities profession, who now competes within the Paralympics.
Now, Hitomi Wada from Kakamigahara, Gifu. Hitomi has been a fan of fantasy role-playing video games since a pal first launched her to them as a baby. Years later she obtained impressed to create her personal recreation, Gifu Quest, whereas exploring the enchanting sights and landmarks of the Gifu prefecture. Gamers should save all 42 municipalities from smash and might even play a task within the recreation’s creation – with a few of their photographs of Gifu that includes within the recreation, and lots of sharing their travels to the locations that seem within the recreation underneath the hashtag #realgifuquest. Subsequent, Hitomi needs to create new video games and ultimately function the entire of Japan.
And final however not least, Masaomi Kurokawa from Kure, Hiroshima. Masaomi’s love of computer systems and gaming started again in center faculty, when his dad purchased him his first laptop to program. Later, through the mid-2000s, he determined he wished to revive basic retro video games from his childhood. His RPG title Dragon Lapis has a attribute old-school aesthetic – with dragons, legends and battles, and is vastly common with followers of the RPG-genre. His nostalgic video games have a loyal fanbase each in Japan and abroad. Masaomi has extra video games within the works and, sooner or later, needs to tackle new challenges like shifting into the app area.
Uncover extra #WeArePlay tales from Japan, and tales from throughout the globe.
