▲Deputy-Manager of Division 1, Game Operation Department GTW   If you know even just a little bit about Gamanian, you’d probably know why operation units in GTW are the craziest among all the departments. Why it that? Is it because they’re usually stressful? The deputy manager of division 1, operation department, Wan-Yi, Fou doesn’t think so (Although it is a fact). She told G!Voice that, “Playing hard is to bring grater work energy.”   When asked about her view about work and play, she said, “Work Hard and Play Harder.”     Fervency Brings one a Sense of Achievement

Design critic, Donald Norman once said, “A product that has good functions is important; a product that is easy to learn and use is also important. However, what’s more important is that the product has to make people feel a sense of pleasure.” The Alessi water boiler with bird whistle designed by American architect, Michael Graves is the best example of that.   Alessi’s design has always been fond by many, it can be attributed to two reasons, 1. the much praised Italian craftsmanship and 2. the design concept, “look for fun stuff in life.”  This water boiler with

If Maru-Waka didn’t get Jaime Hayón to do cross-over collaboration, I think we wouldn’t have even heard of the name, “Maru-Waka”, not to mention knowing the spirit and culture behind “Choemon-gama” the traditional ceramics kiln that has more than 130 years of history. What I’m trying to say is, “celebrity-effect” and “cross-over collaboration” still work like a charm to this day, especially when you can not only bring in free media report but create new spark in the product. Then that’s really a heck of investment!  The collaboration took place during the Tokyo Design Week in 2009. The president

Make the Year of Hare Pop: Creative Porcelain Painting Show GCN held a creative porcelain painting show in June 2011 to encourage fellow Gamanians to be creative, inspiring and innovative. This year the show went with the theme of the Chinese lunar year—the Year of Hare. The activity lasted a month, each department must work as a team to finish 4-5 rabbit/hare figurines. At the end of the activity, each staff would choose the most creative work. The prizes include restaurant vouchers, travel cards, tickets to amusement parks etc.  At the beginning of the activity, each department was given

Gamania is known for its unique play style and work philosophy. How do other people look at Gamanians’ “Work hard, play hard” lifestyle?    ▲Ping Huang Liao, CEO of Outward Bound Taiwan     Speaking of how Gamania does the work, “High air descending—an educational training that challenges the extreme”   Not many local enterprises would think of doing team building through educational trainings. From arranging training courses for Gamania, I found out that their content seems to be more creative and challenging than average enterprises, such as doing high air (16m) descending from the top of Parkview Hotel,

Marketing people care about consumers’ purchase decision, therefore they evaluate and speculate their strategy upon key factors such as lifestyle, personality and environment, whether to use Facebook to create the hype or have celebrity to do the endorsement.    And the product people care about who their consumers are. Who are the products for and how to use it?    Target consumers are the ones we need to communicate with and they’re the ones who play our games. Today, I’d like to talk about how we define our target.    I often ask our R&D team, “Who are our

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

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,

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

▲GHQ-CSO-Jennyhm Lee   Little Tip: Categorize according to frequency of use; don’t move it if you don’t need to use it; one year is the limit; establish rules.   Jennyhm is the secretary for the Group Strategic Director’s Office. She has developed some good habits in the workplace, which allow her to increase her work efficiency and prevents her from having to waste time looking for certain objects. Jennyhm’s secret to high workplace efficiency is being able to find anything she needs in a very short period of time.       As the Age-Old Chinese Proverb goes: “If

▲GTW-GOBU2-Ken Tang   Little Tip: Learn to categorize; be on the same side as your boss; know what your boss wants.  Recommended Books: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, The 7Habits og Highly Effective People     Different Tasks Have Different Levels of Priority   Do you often feel that you don’t have enough time? Or, that you have a lot of work that you cannot finish in time? Ken, the Director of Gamania’s Second Operations Division, provides us with some of his secrets for easily completing his tasks at work and leaving enough free time to

▲GHQ-CSO-Connie Ma   Little Tip: Form as many relationships as possible; update frequently; resources are all around us.   Connie often travels to various places around the globe. She represents the company in negotiations, the signing of contracts, and understanding subsidiary companies’ operations, and, she is also responsible for the licensing of games. As the Director of the Global Marketing and Development Division, Connie’s professional networks are like the transportation infrastructure of an advanced modern city – not only extending in all directions, but also easily accessible and readily available.     Ready at Any Time, Available within an