In the information era of high mobility, people demand not only convenience of information accessibility but also its availability, for example, you may download any application you want on your phone or take an interesting picture and upload the photo to Facebook to share with your friends. When we enjoy the convenience and information that technology brings through any device, we do it through “UI”.   What is UI(User Interface)? Actually UI is all around us, any interface that assists the interaction between a person and an item or between people is considered an UI, which includes icons, signs, sounds and

Created by Gamania’s subsidiary, Seedo Digital Co., Soul Captor the fantasy 3D online game made its tribute launch in Hong Kong! The close beta test (CB) fired up in May and the public test soon follows. The initial CB test came out on Facebook and the campaign was done in the form of comics. The adorable and funny characters were well-received, especially the “Create Your Very Own Comic Strips of the Lovely Soul Character” campaign which prompted much creativity and feverous discussion online. After the campaign ended, there were total of 20 players who received the extremely rare Cowboy

Barbie, a plastic doll without life, not only sold billion worldwide and live the legend for over half a century! From flight attendant, doctor, rock n roller, Barbie always stays on the front-line of fashion. She has thrown on numerous outfits, broken up and made up with boyfriend, Kenny countless times. Rumors about their relationship remains a mystery, her life story far more exciting and enticing than the people who own her. All of this attributed to her manufacturer, Mattel, the company that continuously create values for its product through stories.  Mattel not only infused life into its product,

Since Gamania Cheer Up Foundation was established in 2008, they have encouraged teenagers in Taiwan to pursue dreams and be themselves. In the summer of 2011, the foundation announced the theme for this year’s summer school, Courage. The foundation will also expand on the “Courage Based Educational Training Program”, assisting participated college students to cultivate team spirits, challenge themselves, and further develop and make full use of this positive energy in the future!     Activate the “Courage Education”– Training 100 Teenage Volunteers   The Gamania Cheer Up Foundation administrated a survey to understand the courage of dream chasing

Gamania Game Developers Exchange (GDEX) made its debut appearance in GHQ. Encompassing various topics and forums, GDEX consisted of 32 sharing sessions during the span of 9 days. Special guest, Dr. Won Lee, CEO of KOR R&D Company flew his way to Gamania to give a seminar speech. The topics covered by GDEX this year include, introduction on the latest technology and productions of game industry, R&D team experience sharing, promotion of development strategy and regulation, domestic and overseas game campaign sharing and feedbacks. One can say that the latest trend and technological information of the game industry worldwide

All You Can East Ice Cream: Cool and Chill GJP Birthday Celebration!  Whenever there’s a birthday goes around in Gamania, Gamanians get to play as much as they want and eat to their hearts’ content! The birthday guy/gal could collect birthday vouchers, or take birthday leaves. For other bystanders in the office, they get to TP their colleague’s office or cream the birthday person etc. Birthday events are important dates in Gamania, colleagues could seek ‘revenge’ at this time (jk) and it’s a healthy outlet for Gamanians to let it all out and be merry! (lol) GJP held a

This is definitely the first time as well as the most significant time for the group. PlayWork Campaign, initiated by Brand Center was officially launched on March 21st 2011. In addition to having simultaneous exhibitions in Gamania operating cities such as Taipei, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Blair and Berlin, the campaign also combines films, internet activities and video memorial books etc. The campaign serves as a retrospection for Gamania’s growth and glory over the past 15 years. In the meantime, Gamania will also continue to carry on the PlayWork spirit.    What named it

Lucent Heart: Europe CB Test to be Launched!  Playcoo, R&D subsidiary of Gamania launched a more than a week long closed beta test in Europe on its self-produced online game, Lucent Heart in June 2011. In addition to testing the pressure on the server, players could enjoy playing all content of Lucent Heart. The character level limit has also been enhanced to maximum 65 Lv.  avel all around Acadia continent in the game. They could attend activities and events such as ride contest, village experience, holding wedding etc. The content is rich and interesting. Through this CB test, R&D

Joyce, GM of Playcoo   “Surrounded by the institution of reality, fame and wealth, we often forget our passion and dream. Growing up, we couldn’t tell the difference between training and education. Find a love one or watch the movie alone in one weekend evening, you’ll rediscover the passion and the learning method that fits you the best.”       Film Introduction   Rancho, Farhan and Raju are students of Indian Institute of technology(one of the finest universities in India), they’re roommates and best friends with one another. However, in the campus that grades determine everything, Rancho, the

▲GHQ-CRO-Nan Chen   Little Tip: Put just one object back into its place each day, and in time, everything will be neat and clean Recommended Book: The Magic Book of Organizing    Are you constantly angry because you can’t find certain objects or documents? Here are some tips from the Group R&D Chief’s administrative assistant Kitty (Nan Chen) for effectively organizing your work environment.    Kitty’s office is like a warm home – it is not only clean and well organized, but also very complete in that it has everything you can think of or need, including food, clothes,

The one and only: Collette, established on Saint-Honoré Street, Paris, in March 1997, is definitely the coolest, raddest fashion shop in the world. Combining creativity from fields of lifestyle, culture, design, music, aesthetics, trend, vogue and gourmet, Collette is the first “Concept” shop in the world and the first extreme “cross-over” brand.     Not so long ago, Collette just finished its garage shop front renovation project with its neighbor, Chanel. It is now ready to launch its new vigorous fashion concept shop, “The Away Project” on March 28th 2011. Collette packed a solid legion of brand power as

The overwhelming popularity of the Apple iPod or iPhone in recent years has reminded us how influential excellent UI designs can simplify our life and even determine the sales of products. Because the UI, or User Interface, is the first product impression for users when they start using a product, a poor UI design will only frustrate users who may put products aside after a few tries. Then, these cleverly or sophisticatedly designed features soon become useless decoration of products. This is because the effort that product designers put into product designs remains invisible to users, and they can