On our Final day as a class together we headed to unreal fest where we saw some cool panels and I meet a fighting game dev legend Katsuhiro Harada the lead director for Tekken 8 and the past few games in the series. So that was cool. After we made our way to Cyber Connect … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”

On day 12 we head back to Diver City as a class to do some shopping and a tour of the Science museum. The museum was cool and a little depressing but the stuff being shown was very neat if I was 10 years younger I would be in awe. What was really cool was … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”

We went out with the group to the Imperial Palace in the morning some cool sites. I even 3d scanned some stuff like the fish statue in the front entrance. 3D Scan of Imperial Palace Fish Statue After we made our way to another temple after getting lunch in Shibuya. The place was bigger than … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”

So after a train ride back to Tokyo to Akihabara we visited a few shopping places with the main group. They were all very cool and interesting but I personally didn’t find anything for myself. Until I went out on my own and found a copy of monster hunter dos a game I’m missing in … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”

After waking up early to pack all of my things, Maddy and I went downstairs to have breakfast before the long train ride back to Tokyo. On the train ride, I wrote as much on my blogs as my stomach could handle before taking a nap while listening to music. After getting to Tokyo and … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”

We finished the game jam! Despite our very incomplete results, I am very proud of the amount of work we were able to complete in our limited time along with the language barrier. After a short recess, we went around and looked at everyone’s games, took a picture together, then headed back to the hotel. … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”

June 3rd: the day we say goodbye. After saying one last goodbye to the remaining students in Japan in the hotel lobby, Maddy and I braved the train system together with our heavy bags and heavier hearts. Luckily, our two head working together helped us get to the airport without too much struggle (ignoring how … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”

We started the day out by braving the rain and making the walk over to Unreal Fest. It was super cool to see all of the projects being made using Unreal Engine. It makes it feel like the possibilities are endless. Seeing that inspired me to keep working hard on my own projects so that … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”

Today, we went to see the life-sized Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo. We also had lunch in the Diver City Tokyo Plaza and looked around the mall before heading to the Miraikan Museum of Science and Innovation. There were many cool exhibits there, including a jarring robot controlled by A.I, pieces about how humans should evolve … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”

The first thing we did after having breakfast was go to the Tokyo Imperial Palace. We walked around, observing the architecture, gardens, and koi fish before we went to Harajuku to visit the Meiji Shrine and have a lunch break. After that, the class split up, and Brody, Vincent, Maddy, and I went back to … Continue reading “Unreal Fest and Final goodbyes”