For day 2 of the game jam, I work up at a decent time and grabbed some breakfast. Got my carbs for the day. After eating, the RIT students packed onto the bus and headed to KCG. For the final day of the jam we only had 3 more hours of work. I was done … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”

Before going to Kyoto, I knew that I wanted to go to Fushimi Inari before without the crowds. Inspired from a video from the YouTube channel Tokyo Lens, I decided to go at night. I set my alarm for 3:15 in the morning and silently made my way out of the hotel. The walk to … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”

Day one of the Game Jam was a success! My group consisted of 2 KCG game designers, an RIT animation student, a RIT new media student, and me, a game design major. We got off to a bit of a rocky start due to some programming road blocks and issues being the only programmer on … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”

Today we said goodbye to Kyoto and returned to Tokyo to stay in Akihabara for the rest of our trip. Akiba is considered the anime capital of Japan, loaded with merchandise to the brim, so I was excited to visit a lot of stores and look for anything niche and cool that I could snatch … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”

Today we had some free time where we were able to go explore Kyoto independently from a big group. I had learned about a Neon Genesis Evangelion exhibit at the Toei Studio Park in Kyoto. As a big Evangelion fan I was so excited and this was genuinely an experience I was so grateful to … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”

Today we traveled from Kyoto to Hiroshima. I was looking forward to visiting Hiroshima because of everything I have learned about it, and was not at all disappointed. The scenery was beautiful with moving memorials and stunning gardens. We saw the Hiroshima dome which was a building left standing after the bombing. The dome was … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”

My Game Jam Team! (From left to right) Back Row: Me, Megan, Reo | Front Row: Fabian, Shoma Today was the final day of the game jam :(. We bussed over to KCG at around 9:30am and had about 3 hours to finish up our games. The plan for the day was to finish the … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”

Yesterday was the final day of our Game Jam with the KCG students! While we weren’t sure if we were going to get out a remotely finished product (and I think most other teams felt the same way), I’m actually really proud of what we ended up making and all of the other teams made … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”

Our final day of Game Jam was upon us! We got up bright and early again and rushed on over to KCG, in order to have as much time as possible to finish our games.  Coming into the final day, I still had about 8 animations to do and only 4 hours to do them, … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”

We had a free day today, and despite yesterday’s exhaustion, I thought it would be cool to venture into Osaka with one of my group friends, Fabian. Our mission? To savor the famous fluffy cheesecake from Rikuro’s, a treat exclusive to Osaka. We had seen this thing all over the internet before, and were so … Continue reading “Game Jam… but day 2! Plus Osaka!!!”