"G!VOICE" has, over the years, been seen more than 4,000 days, published 78 issues and printed nearly 20,000 copies! "G!VOICE" has accumulated history and stories into the creation we see today, but there are still many unknown parts of its past, which shall all be revealed today! "G!VOICE" Changed Its Name Twice ◎ 2005 - The birth of "Gamanian", the predecessor to "G!VOICE" ◎ 2006 - The official name change to "G!VOICE - Gamanian" ◎ 2008 - The name is changed to "G!VOICE", which is still used today Top 3 Most Popular Articles of 2017 1 What Happens When

"G!VOICE - Gamanian" was started in 2006, and the first hard copy version of "G!VOICE" was published in 2007. 2017 is a representative milestone, and marks a new start of "G!VOICE" after 10 years of history. G!VOICE has been through every period of Gamania's history, and "G!VOICE" shall embrace its evolution and the new beginning, starting by taking us all back to the very beginning in this issue. G!VOICE: Cultural Medium of Gamania During the first publishing of "G!VOICE", the CEO of the Gamania - Albert said "Corporate culture plays an important role in a company's development. Corporate culture

The "G!VOICE" we see today is quarterly published in a website format. But did you know? "G!VOICE" used to be published in various formats to accommodate our readers' changing reading habits in the past. Here are all the different reading formats of "G!VOICE" in past eras! The classic website version, the first step into the world! "G!VOICE" had an online version in its initial days of the first issue. Although it has the same dynamic and interesting content, it was different from the current website version, where readers view the articles right after clicking into the platform, and the

"To be Gamanian, is to know Gamania!" It has been uncountable shared Gamania memories since the first issue of "G!VOICE" over more than 10 years ago. The history of "G!VOICE", is the history of Gamanians! Readers will become true Gamanians after reading this issue's articles in the five essential themes "Who，What (about), When, Where, What (is)"! Who Who can forget Gama Buddy, the most popular character of Gamania? The cute little Gama Buddy is reserved for internal promotional information, but you will easily find it with a little effort! Recommended: "Famous Sightings of the Gama Buddy Over the Past

Who says stars need to be slim and beautiful? Naomi Watanabe broke the social frame over the world with her short and round figure. She has longed to be in the entertainment business since a young age and joined New Star Creation. Not afraid of jests and working as hard as she could, she finally became a regular cast on the Fuji TV variety show "Picaru no Teiri". Not only was she the star of the show's "Shiratori Story" segment, she also released a single as " Shiratori". Her perseverance and unique style resulted in her as the record-holder

Are you a jogger? Are you always alone and take the steps forward on your own? Nike heard you. With high technologies, it creates an “avatar of you”, who runs with you in real time! The so-called “Unlimited Stadium” is the world’s first 200-meter full-size LED running track taking the form of a figure-eight, which looks like a giant footprint of a Nike shoe on the bustling financial center Bonifacio Global City in Manila, Philippines. What’s special about Unlimited Stadium is the LED screen along the running track. When you run, “your avatar” on the screen will follow you,

“Oh man! What the hell is this? Why is it so hard to use?” Does it sound familiar to you? Has it occurred to you that the things we use every day, from the moment you open your eyes until you go to bed, influence your mood due to bad user experience? Or even products of the same functions, some make you feel heart-warming, while others are just hopelessly bad. In fact, many details of our lives are closely related to user experience (UX). If the designer can be more empathetic to the users, lots of unhappy experience can

In a democratic country, its government is not only a political or administrative body, but also a brand that requires honing. In 2017, let’s take a look at how Taipei City shines its brand of Taipei City Government through the Summer Universiade. Marketing Strategy 1: Invites its people into the game Only when you make people think, “I’m involved,” does the event become a hot topic and attract public attention. Therefore, the first shot of the Summer Universiade is launching the slogan “Taipei, My Stage!” which invites all Taipei citizens to be the hosts; moreover, the mindset that hosts

The popularly welcomed game of Gamania, “Maple Story”, has gone through the revision of “Beyond 5 Job Transfers” and the new version is expected to be released before June 21. A series of the online and offline events of “Beyond! Young Maple Records” will begin from today to June 21 to help the players of “Maple Story” get ready for the challenges of “Beyond 5 Job Transfers” in the new version. Meanwhile, the most hot-blooded activity of “Beyond! Young Maple Records” will be grandly held in the track and field stadium of the National Taiwan University on June 18.

The whole-new “grand exorcist time” comes to the new legendary game of Gamania “Lineage” today (6/11). The exorcist is no longer an assisting character and grandly comes back with a fresh look after 9 years. The monster-summoning feature has been improved overall. All capacities including the HP and attack power have been upgraded thoroughly. The “One-eyed Giant,” the highest-level monster can even fight against the “Giant Queen Ant,” a boss-level character. Even more, the first-ever “exorcist-exclusive server” was launched in the free and monthly-paid servers of  “Lineage” today. The gamers can enjoy the new diversified environment through the same

Gamania holds the press conference together with AXEL MARK INC., the Japan publishing game company of MOTHERS today (6/7) to announce that the Chinese version of “World Cross Saga", the Japanese anime RPG miobile game with the innovative "Timeline", has gone through CB with the original accounts reserved. Moreover, the official version will be launched in Taiwan, HK and Macao grandly. The whole-new Chinese version of “World Cross Saga” has been optimized thoroughly and the new stories of “Swimming Suit Gate,” “Three Kingdoms Gate” and “School Gate” and limited heroes will be released in June gradually. We aim at

After more than two years of preparation, the Gamania Group transformation has finalized. At the spring press conference, the Group presented its goal and prospect for 2017, and also disclosed its new headquarters to display Gamania’s pleasant working environment. With a clear 4+1 strategy, the Group reaps a fruitful harvest The Group’s CEO Albert said the health of all business entities had been improved at the present stage, with gaming, e-commerce, payment and media as focuses for development. The comprehensive services aim to penetrate everyone’s life  through the combination of the three momentum-oriented industries – gaming, e-commerce and payment

A highly adaptable meeting place with an innovative whole ecology “It was not so much about designing a new space for Gamania. I’d rather think big. We were actually thinking about creating an iconic workplace for Taiwan’s Internet startups,” said Ahbin, the Brand Director. The design idea of the space at Gamania headquarters is characterized by “around-the-clock operation, whole ecology and full functions.” The company operates around the clock to meet the need of an Internet company, from customer service, information security to general business; the whole ecology refers to the employees’ daily routines, including food, clothing, housing, transportation,

“Everything in this company is cheap except people,’ said the human resources director, Linus. The words show how important people in Gamaina are considered. With the move of Gamaina headquarter, the software and hardware are both upgraded. In the new base, a better environment, the employee welfare is also improved. The major consideration of moving to the Neihu district of Taipei City is because we hope that it can attract more talented people in relevant fields to join Gamaina. Upgrading Employee Welfare! Benefits Better than according to Laws and Regulations. Since 2012, female colleagues are entitled to maternity leave.

“Is there any vacancy in Gamania? I would like to work there.” People who have been to Gamania company or know the employee welfare would say something like this. From the welfare system to the working environment, they are all carefully and thoughtfully established from the concept of human-centered design to reach the goal of living and working happily and being the future model for other companies. How on earth can Gamania build such an attempting environment? Let's check it out. Gama Garden: Minimal Design, the Place to Grow and Explore Gamania invites Ozzie Art Consultants, a well-known educational

In the 19th century, Europe was influenced by nationalism. Young painters, in the latter half of the 18th century, found that neo-classicism could hardly earn them a place in the circle of art. As a result, more and more of them began to seek new means of presentation in their works. During this period, various schools of paintings, including romanticism, realism, and impressionism, became accomplished brilliantly. France, that praised democracy highly, was naturally the center of art then. Many of the classics in painting that were left to us were created in that period, influencing the development of the

Brand communication can be used to pack new products as well as to enhance the brand image. Recently, more and more issues concerning the elderly have been discussed vividly. Many advertisements use grannies as the leading roles, exploring the cross-generational communication. In addition to arousing the empathy among different generations, it also continues to transform consumers’ cognition of brand, motivating their brand identification. Among the advertisements in 2017 Super Trophy, Audi appeals differently from other automobile manufacturers, which tend to focus on engines, speed, car body design, interior design, and more. Audi’s ad proposes the issues of gender equality,

What's the difference between UI and UX? Conversion Lab put together a series of comparison graphics from the internet, for a picture is worth a thousand words. Let's take a look to see what the difference between UI and UX is. Those who already understand the differences can count how many graphics they've seen before. 1. The upside-down ketchup bottle design takes into account the difficulty of getting ketchup out when nearly empty ▲Photo from: Techtic 2. Lets start by using definitions to explain the differences between UI and UX, as they have quite different definitions ▲Photo from: Deptofmarketing