Today was the official first day of the game jam! I was put in charge of designing and creating the art for the UI. For the concept behind our game, we decided to go with Belle’s idea, which was to create a game based off of moving to a foreign country and opening a bakery. … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”

Today was our free day! A small group of us decided to go to TOEI Kyoto Studio Park to see the life-sized Eva-01 attraction. After that, Brody, Vincent, and I went to UNIQLO and did some shopping before we headed out to KCG to meet the students we would be having the game jam with. … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”

By the next morning, a melancholic mood had spread throughout the group as people slowly left for the airport. Sten and I spent the early afternoon doing some last-minute shopping at Mandarake. was staying in Japan for a few extra days. I waved farewell to everyone who left with Sten and Steve and then took … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”

05/30/2023 Starbucks for breakfast today! I had this cookies n cream chiffon cake at a Starbucks in Hiroshima, and it was so good that I immediately went for it again at the sbux nearby our hotel in Akiba. A small group of us wandered out to explore & shop since we had a free day … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”

05/29/2023 The classic breakfast photo! Today we’re leaving Kyoto and heading back to Tokyo. I’ll miss Anteroom Kyoto…..their beds were comfy and the breakfast every morning felt so healthy and tasted delicious….! I had iced my leg after getting back to the hotel yesterday, and here you can see a fresh bag of half-melted ice … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”

05/28/2023 Game Jam Day 2. Today was a blur. We worked hard on our respective parts for the game before having to present to everyone. Omurice for lunch! We met two very cool developers who critiqued our work and got to see what everyone else worked on during the jam. It was very interesting to … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”

well. i think a “going home” post is not quite what you’re going to get since i’m staying a week after everyone leaves, but i think a little summary of everything i did instead will be a bit more interesting. first thing i did was go to ghibli park with my parents and while it … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”

We have finally reached June 7th, the last day of my trip to Japan! I woke up early to visit FamilyMart with Jessica one last time, and she left the hotel around 8 AM which left me another hour to sleep in. I checked out of my hotel around 10 AM and left my bags … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”

I’ll be combining Monday and Tuesday into a single blog since they were both relatively uneventful (in comparison to most of the other days on this trip). We started Monday with a trip to Ginza, as there’s a 12-floor UNIQLO store there that we both wanted to visit. The rest of the area was super … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”

For our second free day, Maddy and I went to Character Street in Tokyo Station to buy some (mainly from Ghibli) character-themed goodies. After that, we went back to Akihabara, looked through Radio Kaiken, went back to Mandarake to take our time looking through their merchandise, and various other stores in the area. After spending … Continue reading “Food in Day 6: The Game Jam”