By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
I guess there is no doubt that in a couple of years, the link between Television and the web will be much stronger than it is now. Here in Japan, TV sets featuring direct Internet access are expected to be sold as early as next year. In preparation of this move, manufacturers and web TV providers...
There is a huge interest in Japanese geek and otaku culture in the west and I feel it is even growing. Now, one of the most influential and famous geek blogs of this country, Netafull, decided to establish an English version. In my “Top 50 blogs of Japan” ranking from January, Netafull...
300 people attended what is sure to be one of the biggest get-togethers of bloggers in Akihabara, Tokyo’s (no: the world’s) geek paradise, yesterday. I took part as the only gaijin in the room ;). The 3-hour conference which is named “スタート×キッカケ×ブログ” (“start x chance x...
Last Wednesday, I attended an event at the Tokyo 21 c Business Club in Marunouchi focusing on the relatively fresh Japanese web service iknow! (link leads to an English page). iknow! is marketed as a social learning web service for Japanese users interested in studying English. On the site...
I was invited to take part in the so-called “Venture Beat Monthly Networking” party in Harajuku/Tokyo on this past Wednesday. The event is organized by a couple of influential IT organizations such as CNET Japan or IBM Japan. Hisashi “Sam” Katsuya from the latter company...
I personally believe the basic concept behind the idea of Second Life (the existence of “virtual worlds” in 3D populated by avatars) will be here to stay in the web world forever. In Japan, people took a liking to Second Life particularly after Linden Lab decided to translate the site...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry