Jun 29, 2018
Completed: 【KAKEN】Study on the construction of “game ecosystem studies” integrating analog and digital games
Research Category
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) A New Phase of Our Advanced Science and Technology Society
Project Period
2018-06-29 – 2022-03-31
Principal Investigator
Professor Hiroyuki MATSUI
Outline
This study is the first to reveal the actual situation and social impact of the popularity of analog games in Japan based on a large-scale Internet-based questionnaire survey. The survey revealed that the young generation in their 20s and 30s is the driving force behind the analog game boom. They are positive about playing games and believe that their gaming experiences are useful in the real world. They are willing to play games and believe that their gaming experience will be useful in the real world.