Kutaragi Calls Games A Turning Point At University Ceremony
Kutaragi, whose career at Sony spanned the PlayStation's creation, is arguing that the game industry has driven technology forward rather than merely adopting it, which is the case a university center now built around games is meant to institutionalize.
Reporting from 1 source: GameBusiness.jp.
The University of Electro-Communications opened its Center for Entertainment Research and Education on September 29 at its Chofu Campus. Ken Kutaragi, the university alumnus known as the Father of PlayStation, spoke with President Masakazu Muramatsu. He said games are at a major turning point and discussed what people the AI era needs.
The center's director is Associate Professor Takuya Nojima. Its members include Specially Appointed Professor Kenji Matsubara, formerly president of Koei Tecmo Holdings and Sega Games, and Specially Appointed Associate Professor Yohei Yanase, who works in game development and narrative design. Seven partner companies back the center: Kids Project, Grunding, CyberAgent, Gemdrops, DeNA, Tekuteku, and Beside. In August, before the ceremony, two hands-on development events ran under the names CEREC Game Jam and Social Game Lab. The ceremony also held a panel with alumni working at Sony Interactive Entertainment and Koei Tecmo Games.
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- GameBusiness.jp 久夛良木健氏が語る、AI時代に求められる人間―電気通信大学「CEREC」オープニングセレモニーレポ