I don’t want to talk to machines—a surprising way of speaking to users Some sudden situations we may run into when we go online, in addition to internet disconnect, computer breaks down, the most frequently encountered instance is ‘system message’. There are tons of system messages, some reminds you that you’ve selected the capital lock, some tells you your internet has been disconnected, some informs you the user name is not available. Most of the time, these messages are rigid, but the following message should bring a smile to your face: ▲“we have to check if you’re human.” This

Special Report The original Mig Said animation series created by the Gamania Creative Center will be aired on TV from 9/19 onwards! A partnership has been formed with GTV's idol drama In Time with You. The show is written by Mag Hsu, directed by Yu-Ning, Chu and will star Ariel Lin and Bo-lin, Chen. Mig Said's cute Square-Head Lion doll will appear during the show and at the end of each episode a Mig Said will be shown as well. FTV will begin airing In Time with You on 9/18 and GTV on 9/24. Gamanians, don't miss this if

Gamania Retired Staff Gathering Party—A Warm Closure In February, 2012, Gamania’s first retiree was born. On the day of March 16th, HR held a special staff gathering party for the very 1st retiree, Peter who had served Gamania for 10 years. CEO Albert and other heads of departments were invited, along with Peter’s family, colleagues and good friends, the atmosphere was warm and touching.  Albert personally conferred Group Retiree Award to Peter in appreciation of his dedication and contribution to Gamania for the past 10 years. This award is very significant in its meaning and it not easy to

G!VOICE Recommend：   “Through this book, you could explore the inner world of Ms. Yayoi Kusama, an artist that even the fashion world (see footnote 1) is raving about. Her perseverance and paranoid side of growing up were delineated in details in this book.”   What is art? What makes an exceptional artist? There are no standard answers for these questions, however, after reading the book, ‘Infinity Web’, I could understand the insistence and simplicity of this artist for it is so moving: “I could only finish my own path…even when I encounter pain or grief in this ruin,

Over the years Gamania's exhibition strategy has focused mainly on the TGS in Asia. In a dramatic change during the heat of late August this year, Gamania entered "Gamescom", the largest game show in Europe. There Gamania not only left a strong impression on major game European game companies but also set a new milestone in Gamania's global expansion.  A Spectacular Gaming Carnival! – 2011 Gamescon As we mentioned before, the annual "Gamescon" is the largest and most professional general game show in Europe. Practically all of the world's top game companies and hardware / software vendors come to

How does a super-mini town of only 78 residents situated on 1000+ meters high attract people’s attention?    Of course, in this desolately remote town with only a few cows, a church, a hotel and a few dozen senior residence, you wouldn’t expect there to be any topic worthy of notice. However, they cleverly chose the cheapest and most convenient way to link to the world, the social media—Facebook. In less than a month, they have become the subject that has been widely reported in 32 countries thousands of miles away from them, making them the most lively fan

PlayCoo Product R&D Department Senior Game Designer CHENG, Ching-Lun (Priest)   R&D subsidiary PlayCoo has been producing games that did well in the market in recent years. From Lucent Heart to Divina, these games have won over countless players. What keeps these players coming back? The design team undoubtedly spent a great deal of effort on designing the game content. G!VOICE has invited the Cheng, Ching-lun ("Priest"), the lead designer for Divina, to share with everyone his experience with creativity in R&D.    G!VOICE：What is your source for creative inspiration in game development?  Priest： If we are talking about

Everyone wishes for boundless creativity at work or in their everyday life so they can constantly create something exciting in their life. But "creativity" doesn't grow on trees. You must spend time cultivating your concepts and building up your knowledge every day! So how do you learn about creative concepts? What databases can you draw on? G!VOICE has drawn up a list so your creativity can stand on the shoulders of giants!      Book Kashiwa Sato's Ultimate Method for Reaching the Essentials – Kashiwa Sato Japan's famous designer Kashiwa Sato tells us that creativity must be "organized" and

“Women put on make-up for their/others’ pleasure” has long been the basic element for cosmetic advertising. Make-up commercials often adopt the form to provide women with a sexy and beautiful imaginary space. However, this winter Christian Dior abandoned the popular big-cast-small-film form, ridding of sexy celebrities’ endorsement and going for a game that provokes the pure desire to “play doll-up make-up game.” New commercial, Dior Games evokes that little girl in every woman—the one that jump and scream to fight for older brother’s video games.    Therefore, the spirit of having fun has been re-summoned. Dior tactfully combined its

Gamania is renowned for its business acumen and many competitors have tried and failed to emulate its "out of the blue" creativity. How does Gamania's operations division go about being creative? What is their attitude toward creativity? G!VOICE invited Bea from GTW-GO1 to share their secrets with us. To our surprise, Bea told us right off the bat: There is no such thing as creativity that comes out of the blue. Creativity must be "cultivated"!   GTW-GO1 Senior Manager WANG, Lan-Chun (Bea)   G!VOICE: What does creativity mean to you? Bea： Any idea is creative if it is not

（Picture source：http://www.dotcomsecrets.com/customermindset）   I’d like to introduce to you all an article about Messages and Customers. The content is simple with great insights. How the message of a product reaches the consumers? What place is a good place? What message is a good message? How do we give the consumers a good branding experience?  I’ve done some simple Chinese translation, please feel free to read the original text in English.  Get Inside a Customer’s Mind at the Moment Your Message Appears  A Pitch Need to Occor in the Right Place and Time and Leave a Good Feeling Marketers are

Creative Design Concept Design – WANG, Teng-Yu (Fish) The words "Creative Center" conjures up imagery of "creative" people hard at work coming up with answers to any question you might have. In reality, that's what happens. When G!VOICE asks tough questions about creativity, Fish, a concept designer with Creative Center, gives us answers that every creative worker should think carefully about.  G!VOICE: What does creativity mean to you? Fish： Something that is surprising, unusual and makes people jump.  G!VOICE: Where does your creativity come from? How does it take shape?Fish： I tend to be take bigger leaps in my

What is it that brings the customers back for more in the shopping website? Taking Yahoo and PChome’s shopping channels for example, Yahoo has more online shops than PChome. There is a complicated emotional relationship involved in all this. Humans are emotional animals who think   which is precisely why this certain kind of emotion maintains the relationship between the product and the customers, making a customer to identify with the product. This is the same emotional commitment we wish to see a user have for our web pages.  Emotion—Behavior Correspondence  From psychology’s point of view, emotion is the response

Brand CenterCreative Director WANG, Hsin-Hui (Xinhui)   Everyone inside and outside of Gamania has given high marks to the designs produced by the Brand Center. The creativity that produced these designs was however the result of solid preparation and research. So what techniques and concepts are involved? Xinhui, the Creative Director of the Brand Center, will now reveal them to you!    G!VOICE: What does creativity mean to you? Xinhui： I think creativity is about doing something that people find interesting. Not only must you find it to be interesting, other people must feel the same way as well.

If one wants to compare the key differences between digital time and traditional marketing, one of which would be “Consumer Control Right.” Imaging yourself watching TV, whether you like the commercial or not, unless you switch to another channel or go to the bathroom or turn it off, it is almost impossible not to be bombarded by commercials. And it doesn’t even matter if you are the target customer of such product.  Compared this to internet browsing, you may have spent the whole day on the web but somehow you have not seen a single ad. This is not

“Have you been to Zara yet?” That the new greetings for people in Taipei city. Unlike Uniqlo’s permeating advertisements occupying the surface of buses, indoor and outdoor advertising space, ZARA’s only visible advertisement was the lights in the shape of ZARA logo in 101 building on its opening day. (provided by 101 by the way)  However, the physical location of the store is the invisible advertisement. ZARA successfully integrated the “luxury” it wishes to convey into the 5th Avenue in New York, les Champs-Élysées in Paris, Milan, Shanghai and finally to Taipei 101. Across 5 continents, more than 200

Web POWER DoLLS, a webpage game jointly developed by GJP and Kogado Studio officially started its open beta in Japan, in December 2011. This game was adapted from the famous console game, POWER DoLLS.    Web POWER DoLLS inherited the content of the original game and is a strategic game that combines female role and robot. Players may select any female role of their preference and cultivate them to become battle partners. Each female team member will ride on a customizable heavy infantry robot soldier. Players need to develop adaptable strategies to lead the legion to fight.    Official

Have you ever gone on a blind date? I’ve never been one but I’ve heard many people have. The purpose of blind date is to find a suitable mate. However whether the blind date would actually work doesn’t depend on first impression; nor on the intoxicating moment where both people have sparks in the air or butterfly in the stomachs; nor based on matchmaker’s torrent of compliments like a host selling a product on a shopping channel. Whether or not the blind date would work lies in the actual person, what his/her value is. Which is his worth? His