de nada! 🌟

On another note, the game you see in the picture is PopSlinger www.popslinger.com
I can not begin to describe what a nostalgic feeling this game has, from the graphics and gameplay to the music. It felt as if someone made a game out of Panty and Stocking w/ Garterbelt. Like futuristic nostalgia

They also have a discord page discord.com/invite/PXePw... and they have also started a podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZnc...

For those who want to check out KyotoPlayroom they have a twitter (X) page where they give updates on the events x.com/kyotoplayroo...

Last but not least this article is open access so everyone will actually have access to it if they do need to get into the nitty gritty of how migrant organised #indiegame events

-Lastly, I wanted to contrast migrant organised events with some local ones, which is where #Kyoto Playroom comes into #play. If you want to go through life hard mode but also get major bonuses esp in your language skills, Kyoto Playroom is the place to go.

-other events like C2 Kyoto are a much better place for those who want to feel more at home, closer to a familiar culture rather than Japan. Why would someone want that? Well...speaking from my own perspective one big reason is that it gets exhausting to be an immigrant 24/7.

A little overview of the article:
-events such as TokyoIndies are a great opportunity to meet local game devs, Japanese or migrants; It's a valuable first glance a migrant who doesn't speak Japanese can have into the pandora box that is Japanese job hunting, game development and society in general

In this article I covered @tokyoindies.com (sadly before the organsisers could give me their perspective), as well as C2 Kyoto, AAAND Kyoto Playroom

Oh this is really bad. I thought I was smarter than this
So if I get it right their impersonation of Nintendo did actual damage (obviously since I’m also fooled)

Thank you! Hope this page can be of use!

4) The Japanese work style IS a downside, but not a deterrent
5) Indie games are a new thing in Japan and even Japanese see it as a foreign import
6) Expats set up their own communities, which help the expats but don't bridge the cultural gap. Most expats still live in English-speaking bubbles

Sadly publishers continue to be opportunistic and predatory and publishing open source would actually cost me money. So, I will use what is left of the power of social media to disseminate the most important results. Those belonging to an instiution with good subscriptions can always access it off

This article is the starting point for the Foreign Creatives in Japan project which hopes to inform and help those interested in Japanese media (with a focus on games) and Japanese who wish to make connections abroad