March 25, 2012

The 5th Conference on Video Games: Encounter with the Famikon - vol. 4  

The postponed 5th Conference on Video Games: Encounter with the Famikon - vol. 4 will be held. 
 

The 5th Conference on Video Games: Encounter with the Famikon - vol. 4

The dawn of home video games

 

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Panelists:

Yoshio Yamazaki (former general sales managing director at Tomy Company, Ltd.)

Masayuki Uemura (professor at Ritsumeikan University’s Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, head of DH Center (activity promotion), and advisor for Nintendo Co., Ltd.) 
Chair: Akihiro Saito (professor at Ritsumeikan University)

 

 ■Time and date: 12:30-15:30, Thursday, May 26, 2011

■Place: Multipurpose Room, 2F, Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

 

How to participate:

Admission is free / 50 places available (advanced application required and accepted on first-com basis)

Please apply by sending an email containing your NAME, ADDRESS, and EMAIL ADDRESS to the email address below:

Email address for application: gamebanabana.org (change to @) 

* We kindly request media-related persons to refrain from covering the conference.

■Organized by: MEXT Global COE Program “Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures” (Ritsumeikan University), Art Research Center (Ritsumeikan University) 

■Planned by: T. Obana (PD) (Uemura Lab of the Web Technology Group)

 

■Panelist Profile

Yoshio Yamazaki

Former general sales managing director at Tomy Company, Ltd. Joined Tomy in 1973 and handled overall business strategy for Pyuta, one of the origins of Japanese video games. Also responsible for overall marketing related to sales, PR strategy and other business aspects.

 

■Please send inquiries by email:

→banafc.ritsumei.ac.jp (person in charge: Obana)  *change to @.

 

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