IT 398/599 Topics in Global IT CDM Japan 2011 : Computer Gaming and Animation in Japan Pre-trip Meeting 2 Sept 30, 2011 (Fri)
Today’s Menu 1. Meeting & Assignment Schedule 2. Assign #1-3 Peer Review “Please Read My Paper” pitches Reviewer 2 assignment 3. Assign #1-4 Final Paper (individual) 4. Assign #2 Group Paper Ideas for topics; Discussion on each topic Sign-up for groups 5. Miscellaneous
Upcoming Meetings FFall 2011 [IT 398/599] 1. 9/9 (Fri) – Overview & initial matters, Assign #1 2. 9/30 (Fri) – Various topics on Japanese game/anime 3. 10/28 (Fri) – Group paper (Assign #2) presentations * 11/4 (Fri) -- (this date is tentative) 4. 11/18 (Fri) – Trip logistics ““The Trip” – 11/25 (Fri) to 12/8 (Thu) WWinter 2012 [ANI 390] 1. TBD – Reflections 2. TBD – Final project presentations 3. TBD – Final project presentations
Course Assignments #1 [Pre] Research paper (individual) #2 [Pre] Research paper (group) #3 [Pre] Questions to ask at companies (individual) #4 [Post] Trip journal (individual; UG students only) #5 [Post] Final paper/project (group or individual, TBD)
Assignment & Meeting Schedule Meeting #1 Peer Review#1 Final Paper#2 Group Paper
#3 Questions
Tentative Trip Itinerary SunMonTueWedThuFriSat 11/2011/2111/2211/2311/24 Thanksgiving 11/25 10:20 am Leave Chicago (JL #009) 11/26 2:30 pm Arrive Tokyo/Narita Hotel: Keio Plaza (in Shinjuku) 11/27 11/28 11/29 11/30 12/1 12/2 12/3 [A] Robot 12/4 Free Day (in Tokyo) 12/5 ≈ 8:00 am Leave Tokyo for Kyoto (by Shinkansen) ≈ 11:00 am Arrive Kyoto Sightseeing Hotel: New Miyako (near JR Kyoto station) 12/6 Kyoto Manga museum (with Kyoto Seika Univ. prof.) 12/7 Free Day (in Kyoto) 12/8 ≈ 6:15 am Bus to airport 8:20 am Leave Osaka (JL #3002) 9:40 am Arrive Narita 11:35 am Leave Narita (JL #010) 8:25 am Arrive Chicago 12/912/10
Assign #1-3 Peer Review In today’s meeting: “Please Read My Paper” pitches Reviewer 2 assignment In a review, Give constructive & helpful suggestions
Assign #1-4 Final Paper Revise the first draft by incorporating changes and adding new content suggested by the reviewers Refine your writing – Polish the paper 4 page minimum NOT counting the space taken by figures/tables, or references/bibliography/’Works Cited’ or any non-body content Single-spaced, with 1-inch margins
Assign #2 Group Paper A group of 3-4 students (so a total 6-7 groups) Do research on a topic and write a paper together (specifics TBD) Also do a group presentation in the next meeting (10/28) In today’s meeting: General topics are decided Students sign up for a group/topic Avoid topic similar to individual paper
Possible Topics for Group Papers (1) 1. General trend of Anime Post-Pokemon (global) popularity Future prospect, directions (including genres) 2. Various issues in Japanese anime Contents – e.g. Does anime contain too much sex or violence (to the Western people)? Localization (especially content edits) Market saturation, Low quality products, Outsourcing Illegal downloads, Piracy, Fansub
3. Cosplay and Japanese Contemporary Fashion & Culture Any relation? Influence? Future trends? 4. Anime and Japanese Art, History & Culture Cross-sectional/element analysis In-depth analysis of specific examples 5. Manga and Japanese Art, History & Culture Cross-sectional/element analysis In-depth analysis of specific examples Possible Topics for Group Papers (2)
6. Successes & Failures (?) of Nintendo SOOOO many ways to analyze this company 7. Successes & Failures of Sony/Sega 8. “Yo-Ge” ( 洋ゲ； Western games) in Japan In-depth analysis of specific examples Current trends, Future prospect 9. Game Development methods in Japan Engines, tools, libraries, software dev. Methodologies (e.g. Agile) Possible Topics for Group Papers (3)
10. Portable and Mobile games in Japan DS (& 3DS), PSP (& PS Vita) -- devices and games Cell phone games, smart phone games 11. Arcade games in Japan In-depth analysis of specific examples Current trends, Future prospect 12. Games/Anime and “Cybernetics”“Cybernetics” AI, virtual idols, virtual creatures, etc. Current trends, Future prospect Possible Topics for Group Papers (4)