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GAME: P.O.N.D. ARCADE 2023
Dialogue/ Meet a new dialogue.
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5 up-and-coming game creators who are active in the indie game scene gather!
Video games were originally born where people interact with each other. One of the university's research institutes, in a mobile amusement park. "P.O.N.D. ARCADE 2023" is an attempt to restore the original form of video games, create "dialogue" with people and create "dialogue" with contemporary art. "Is this an art? Is it a game? "There may be such a question, but please feel free to touch the state-of-the-art expression.
[Supervised] IGN JAPAN Susumu Imai
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From October 13 (Fri) to October 15 (Sun), 2023 11:00 to 21:00
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Executive Committee of P.O.N.D.
Toshi Ishizuka
Sako Yamada Architect & Design Office
PARCO、RCKT/Rocket Company*
Art Director/Spatial Designer
In this year's <P.O.N.D.>, Toshi Ishizuka, who has worked on numerous advertising arts such as exhibitions, stages, and music events, is in charge of art direction, and Sako Yamada Architects, who has won Gold Medal from the Under35 Architects exhibition, participated in the space design that colors the works of artists.
Art Director: Toshi Ishizuka
Born in Saitama in 1983. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Waseda University in 2007. In the fields of contemporary art, performing arts, music, fashion, etc., he works on advertising art, book binding and display design. Operates his own studio/project space "People". Received the JAGDA Newcomer Award 2023.
Space designer: Sako Yamada
Born in Tokyo in 1984. He studied landscape design when he was in university, worked as a design staff at Sosuke Fujimoto Architects Office, and then went to Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School. At the time of enrollment, he won the highest award at the "Arts & Life: House for Living" exhibition hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and exhibited full-scale housing works. His main tasks after independence include "daita2019", which uses countless structural materials that cross indoors and outdoors to create an integrated living environment, and "miyazaki", which proposes a life that is not bound by the frame due to the scattering of shapes and colors, as well as housing works such as the Osaka Kansai Expo Rest Facility in 2025 (opened to 2025). Major awards include the 3rd Japan Society for Architecture and Design Award, the 36th Yoshioka Award, and the Under 35 Architects exhibition 2020 Gold Medal.
Participating Creator
■Yamane-style horse
Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1999. Department of Animation, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts
During his undergraduate years, he worked in the oil painting department, producing paintings, animations, and installation works.
Currently, in order to create interactive video works, he creates works using game engines such as UnrealEngine, and produces almost all of his personal games such as programming, CG modeling, and animation.
I want to connect art and games.
In August 2022, he started producing Whale Fall, a game-making item.
Video writer, game developer. Programming game "My Exercise" is being distributed on each platform. It also provides video to TV programs such as E-Tele "0655/2355" and "Designa". Major exhibitions include "In-A Gamesscape" ICC (Tokyo, 2018). Major screenings include "Annecy International Animation Film Festival" (France, 2019), "FILE Festival" (Brazil, 2019), "GLAS Animation Festival" (United States, 2017), "Image Forum Festival" (Tokyo, 2017).
A collaborative team between Kyo Kihara and Playfool (Daniel Coppen, Saki Maruyama). Together, with the core theme of "play," the design of tools that foster creativity and art projects that intervene in society and cities in Japan and overseas. Exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, 2022) and Als Electronica (Linz, 2023), etc. Artist Fellow at 2022 Civic Creative Base Tokyo
■Cobysoft/Joe
Cobysoft/Joe is an artist who develops the visual novel "Dome-King Cabbage" set in the world of monster collection RPGs. Originally made for game jam, this work was a small project developed by Joe, who was teaching English in Osaka, after class. Later, this work evolved into a work that transcends genres and media, and has spread to other art fields such as gallery spaces in Japan and the United States.
After working as a designer at an advertising agency for the game creator, he has been involved in game design, planning, and scenarios since around 2000. After turning to freelance, he is working to shape more personal messages and thoughts. In 2023, he developed the culmination game "OU" in collaboration with Z-Mode and room6. He is exploring multi-creative activities such as manga as well as games.
Planning and development manufacturer of game content. In 2018, the publishing business under the title of Indi Creator began.
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