CLAN EXPERTS

Game Studies / Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University, College of Image Arts and Sciences

INOUE AKITO

Currently an Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University. Engaged in a serialized discussion titled ‘Games as Phenomena Without a Center,’ exploring what the experience of games truly entails. Authored the book ‘Gamification’ (NHK Publishing, 2012). Notable game developments include the energy-saving game ‘#denkimeter’ released during a disaster.

Film producer

ITO CHIKARA

Born in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, in 1978. Transitioning from actor to film producer, he founded the film production company "and pictures" in 2013. To promote regional revitalization, he collaborates with filming locations to conduct shooting and screenings. In 2021, he launched the "MIRRORLIAR FILMS PROJECT" with Takayuki Yamada and others. In 2024, he announced Season 5, utilizing the corporate hometown tax system, and continues to work with local executive committees to provide production support and hold screenings.

Technical Director

IWASAWA TAKASHI

The younger brother of the Iwasawa Brothers, an experience design and space design unit, established Batta Nation Ltd. in 2002 with his brother, Hitoshi Iwasawa. Concept design and direction of space design. Member of TMPR, a research unit that plays with the city, moving back and forth between digital and physical, high-tech and manual work, and the perspectives of things and people.