Director of the GAMANIA Creative Center, Mr. Kuo: "The most important thing about this exhibitions is that not only is each piece aesthetically pleasing when on display, the concept of the art of life has been integrated into each piece to give them functional value. This is why a great deal of thought has been placed in the creation of each item on display. Unlike regular exhibitions where the pieces are displayed in an emotionless manner, you will feel as if you're at home when you enter this venue. You can view, use, and savor each piece as if

At a press conference on July 12, Gamania's internationally renowned original animation Hero: 108 formally announced a partnership with trend label STAGE to release three ranges of limited edition trendy T-shirts: Honor Roll, Enter the Hero and Water Ink. Fans of Hero: 108 can now wear their favorites cute heroes like Lin Chung, Mighty Ray, Mystique Sonia and more! The Hero:108 mobile game for iOS has also been revamped. Simply register online for the mobile game's national tournament and you will have the chance to win great prizes like limited-edition STAGE trend T-shirts, iPod Touch, iPad, APPLE MacBook…. The

（Source of picture:：http://www.efonia.co.kr/index_kor.asp）   New Year resolution fell short for the past couple of year? G!VOICE gives you top 11 super practical and useful application. This time, your mobile phone will be your supervisor, be it your dream, saving up, losing weight or having fun, it can manage and accomplish effectively. Let’s hope for the 100% complete rate of our new year resolutions!      Bring your quit smoking coach with you—MyQuit Coach Quitting cigarette is difficult but it might help if you have a coach nearby to supervise you. Developed by LIVESTRONG Foundation, founded by cancer-fighter, legendary cycler

When one is explaining a thought or an idea, sometimes you can encounter a bottleneck where it seems very difficult to explain the core concept behind the idea. Why does its execution have to be carried out this way? Why will it succeed? Why? Why...? This is why I look up to creative directors who know how to present proposals. They have to be as funny and entertaining as Stephen Chow, look as sincere as Tony Leung, and have the ability to convince them of anything. The most important thing is to be able to explain one's thoughts clearly

Everyone in the Gamania Group should have received their own ID badge now.  The new ID badge not only has a more minimalist look but also improves the feel of quality in the texture and design as well. So, was the update solely for the purpose of "making the ID badge look better"? The answer is no. For the Gamania Group, the change is far more meaningful than that.     Management Requirements   Gamania's rapid growth in recent years has seen the Group grow in size as well. To give the organization a more defined management system, the

The Years of Senior Gamanian, Lulu in the Fight of Distribution Channels PLS-TW-PB-Simon Lu(呂俊賢) Employee: Simon Lu (A.K.A: Lulu) Started from: April 10th , 2000 (The year when Gamania was founded) Total employees then: around 100 Position then: responsible for the distribution in marketing department and advertising Current position: Section manager of GASH PLUS Unexpected Career Move G!VOICE: Why did you join Gamania? What sort of changes have the company been through?  Lulu: I’ve known Albert two years before I joined the company in 1998. Back then the company’s name was FullSoft. I was doing AE for advertising then

The sound of firecrackers rumbled along with cheering, this was not a scene spotted at the baseball field, nor was Chinese goddess Ma-Zhu parading the streets, it was the welcome party for our CEO, Albert, who challenged himself on a 30-day tour around Taiwan by foot. G!VOICE specially invited Albert for an exclusive interview to talk about the journey and his new year resolution for 2012…   “Each year I want to do something very difficult, something outside of my comfort zone, something that worries or scares me.” From Albert’s hearty smile, it is hard to imagine to difficulty

Gamania time travel: back in where it all began… How did Gamania go from a small company with no more than a dozen employees to a big corporation with thousands of staff? What crazy initiatives Gamania has launched in the game industry? What miracles it has created? As a Gamanian, knowing the history of Gamania is a prerequisite. Now let’s take the time travel machine back in time and review Gamania’s wild history! 1993 Completed two in-house game products, ‘Warring States’ and ‘Alien’, and received great result from the market 1995 On April 1st, Full Studio (R&D) and FullSoft

  On April 1st, 1995 was the day FullSoft (for marketing) and Full Studio (for R&D) were founded. In 1997, these two integrated into FullSoft. Many new Gamanians may be unfamiliar with this part of the history, what is FullSoft’s relationship with Gamania? Let G!VOICE take you back to the past and unveil the exciting stories underneath.      Key Milstone   l   1993富進時代：《戰國策》、《魔異入侵》開啟遊戲研發之路 l   1993 Fujin Era: launched game products, ‘Warring States’, Alien, and started the path to game R&D l   1995富峰群時代：《日蝕》開始打響知名度 l   1995 FullSoft Era: launched ‘Eclipse’, and enjoyed rising popularity l   1996富峰群時代：《富貴列車》慘敗，初嚐失敗滋味 l   1996 FullSoft Era:

We are sure that there are times when Gamanians are stuck for ideas. Being completely out of ideas is a terrible feeling. Creativity can in fact be improved through training. Tools can also make the creative process more efficient. G!VOICE will now introduce to you the techniques and tools for creative thinking!    Four Creative Thinking Methods Creativity is something that everyone has. Everyone hopes for ideas when they are writing or making a proposal. Still, flashes of genius account for just 5% of all creativity so there are other techniques for tapping into your creativity. These can be

Speaking of “Commerce”, it inevitably comes to the paradigm that “it scurries towards the crowd.” These past decade saw the global economic downturn. Consumers’ wallets have gone shallower, people feel uncertain about the economic status quo so they no longer squander money on high end brands. The show must go on, even though high end brand was taken a hard blow. Crossover was introduced to the scene and coined another trendy term, Hi Street, a hybrid between high fashion and street fashion.  Known for its practicality, street(sport) brand is much adored by younger generation which gives it an edge

Korea subsidiary of Gamania announced the new promotion video for Web Koihime†Musou in October 2011 and that the game will be introduced in the later in the year. Taking a footstep after Japan, these three gorgeous teenager fighting warriors of 3 kingdoms are expected to sweep Korea off its feet.  Web Koihime†Musou is based on the popular game, Koihime†Musou by BaseSon in Japan. The webpage game was developed and adapted by GJP. Shin Koihime†Musou won the Grand Prize for Moe-Style Game in 2009. Moe element is said to be the biggest feature in Web Koihime†Musou. The game ingeniously turned

Whether you are doing an external promotion campaign or an internal illustration, videos are great tools for briefing. The videos may have different names such as teaser, trailer, PV, MV, Gameplay, Walk Through, depending on their nature or usage. However whatever their names may be, as long as the end receiver is B2B or B2C, the videos entails the task of exhibition and illustration.   We have previously talked about “How to brief/introduce a game to players.” This time, I’d like to share with everyone how to use videos to illustrate an end result. Several years ago, Cannes Lions

Special Report ACGHK，Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong The Opening of the 13th Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2011 The “Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong” held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center attracts a large number of anime and video game enthusiasts every year. It is a large exhibition of comics, animation, video games, toys and models. The event this year ran from July 29 to Aug. 2, with an unprecedented number of attendees estimated at 690,000. There are 170 exhibitors and 500 booths in total this year, making it the largest in history.   Gamania’s exhibit this year maintained its consistent attractive presentation

Introducing the new optimized tool for human factors design – UX LAB! Human Factors Design Center’s UX LAB is officially launched to assist all research units in conducting user experience studies and help integrate user-centered UI design concepts into the entire research team’s output.  UX LAB’s services, features and laboratory facilities are discussed in the article. UX LAB Research Scope ser Experience Laboratory) is created based on user experience which consists of “Expert Review”, “Focus Group Discussion” and “Usability test”. In terms of game development, experts evaluate the completeness and scope of the game’s UI design flow during the

Lomo is more than a camera brand, it’s a photography attitude or even a life style.  Lomo has brought up slogans such as “There is no rule” and “Don’t think, just take it,” the fun-loving and spontaneous nature is quite similar to Gamanians, who always seem to be the pioneer to explore all possibilities. SPACE 17’s feature exhibition, titled “0°-360° Viewpoint: Gamania Lomo Photography Exhibition.” We invited renowned photographer, DINGDONG to GHQ and asked him to randomly, casually take pictures that capture his impression of Gamania from various angles, creating a vivacious and surprising Gama-vision.  In to exhibition, SPACE

When it comes to the word “trendy”, we have to mention iPhone, the game changer in mobile phones. Besides the smooth hardware and first-rate man-machine interface that make iPhone distinctive, the featured applications are what make iPhone great. It has been more than 3 years since the iPhone App Store came into the market. It featured the function of “touch + sense” that has never been seen before and introduced many innovative Apps at the very start. What’s more, the originality of the developers makes one gasp in admiration. They always have a masterpiece coming out that makes them

For September’s feature activity, Gamania Mobilization, Gamania invited the pride of Taiwan cinematography, director, Lin Yu-Hsien (a.k.a Ah-Meow Lin) to give a speech on how he accomplished his dream and how he faced frustration and setbacks with all Gamanians.  The Birth of the Documentary, Jump!Boys Ah-Meow Lin once faced the plight of unemployment when he was younger. Without any financial support, he had no way but to head back to hometown and seek aid from his family. He had no other better things to do then so he took a camera and went to the local elementary school everyday

Global Exclusive Last year was a great year for Gamania TGS. Gamania demonstrated its status as a major international game company in terms of "quality", "quantity", international media exposure, popularity at Chiba and sheer force of presence. This year Gamania is not going to TGS, not going to E3 and not going to Gamescon. Instead, Gamania decided to stay home in Taipei and host its own independent digital entertainment exhibition – the Gamania Game Show (GGS). What led to this decision? Let's find out!  Hosting an independent digital entertainment exhibition is a break from Gamania's tradition of taking part

All tribes have their own identification symbols. As trendsetters, you should be dressed with the smell of the “street” and the youth. The following are basic outfits recommended by G! VOICE. You can rest assured that you will become trendy by mixing and matching these accessories. Trendy T-shirt: Don't think that any worn T-shirt or company T-shirts shopped from some 3C exhibition are considered trendy T-shirts. The reason why trendy T-shirts are trendy is that there are culture and design implications behind them, such as a sketch of screaming hands on T-shirts of skateboarders; trendy “XX” patterns of KAWS;