tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post115563302237878485..comments2024-03-28T18:18:01.176+09:00Comments on Japanmanship: Female women of the opposite genderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-90293913571716246322010-04-09T22:46:44.062+09:002010-04-09T22:46:44.062+09:00This is good to know. :) I'm a 3d artist (work...This is good to know. :) I'm a 3d artist (working in games in Switzerland at the moment) and would love to live abroad someday. Japan is one of my (if not the) top choices, but I was wondering what it was like for us female developers over there... Thanks so much for this blog, it is full of very useful tips and insights!szeweihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606801052234806846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-1156658426723638182006-08-27T15:00:00.000+09:002006-08-27T15:00:00.000+09:00I recall a nubmer of Japanese women in the anime i...I recall a nubmer of Japanese women in the anime industry who remain character designers even though they've got the experience to be directors. Heck, their names are highly renowned and these womens' names are major pluses to have when trying to pitch your project to broadcasters.<BR/><BR/>They enjoy drawing and all the scheduling and directoral duties took them away from being in the part of the production process they wanted to be in.<BR/><BR/>Sega did a neat experiment on Dreamcast called Napple Tale. Sega tried to staff that project entirely with females. <BR/><BR/>Project Management has become increasingly female dominated in the US in my experience. When I interviewed for various Associate Producer positions, most of my interviewers were women. <BR/><BR/>Honestly, I think it's just a perception of the hobby as a whole.<BR/>Girl plays video games and reads comic books in Japan? She's normal, even if she reads Shonen Jump(aimed at boys 12-19.)<BR/><BR/>Girl plays video games and reads comic books in America? She must be some wierdo or geek.<BR/><BR/>~くすゲープランナー<BR/>ハルナAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-1156174327784638462006-08-22T00:32:00.000+09:002006-08-22T00:32:00.000+09:00Har, the title for this post alone is worth the RS...Har, the title for this post alone is worth the RSS being captured.Ray Frendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242942010366093643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-1155822360904493132006-08-17T22:46:00.000+09:002006-08-17T22:46:00.000+09:00I'm sorry if I sound too authoritive. All my blog ...I'm sorry if I sound too authoritive. All my blog posts are highly subjective and only based on personal experience or observation. I'll try to address this in future posts!<BR/><BR/>It is true there are very few women in top positions over here. I know, for example, of only 1 female CEO of a gamedev. <BR/><BR/>I guess some women lack ambition, marriage still being held up as something to strive for beyond anything else, but ambitious women have a hard time in Japan. Apart from not being taken serious in business they have little opportunity to change their siuation. "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down" and all that. <BR/>So yes, even though quite a lot of women work in development, very few make it very high up the ladder.JC Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00122980021264683075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-1155818514660259352006-08-17T21:41:00.000+09:002006-08-17T21:41:00.000+09:00Descriptive commentary on facts about women workin...Descriptive commentary on facts about women working in games over there. The blog seems to be quite matter-of-fact rather than having a strong personal voice, is this intentional? :) Do women lack ambition, that there are fewer at the top? I can only name Mie Kumagai on Skies of Arcadia as a major name in gaming, and that's only from and EDGE article on the topic of women in games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com