8.14.2012

The Japanese Finnish embassy personified their Twitter account

The Twitter account of the Finnish embassy(@FinEmbToky) is popular in Japan.

See also:
Twitter account of the Finnish embassy is popular in Japan

Their Twitter account is called "Fin-tan(フィンたん)" to a Japanese Twitter user, and is loved. Therefore, they invited public participation for a personification character of Fin-tan.

Then such works gathered.




The works have been already used as their Twitter icon. In addition, these are used for the ticket design of a "Finland film festival 2012" started on September 15 in Tokyo.

via http://www.finland.or.jp/Public/default.aspx?contentid=255151&nodeid=41206&culture=ja-JP


Localization for North America of Japanese dating sim for women

Not only men but also women play dating sim in Japan. Voltage is a developer Dating sim for women of Japanese representative. They release dating sim application for smartphones for the North America market. They released "Be My Princess" yesterday. This is for North America localization of Japanese "Oujisama no propose(王子様のプロポーズ)". They largely changed graphic for North America.

Japanese ver.





North America ver.






Which do you like?

8.13.2012

Next tie-up of Pigg Life and Disney is "Winnie-the-Pooh"

"Pigg Life"(Farming social game in Japanese popular virtual world AmebaPigg) tie-up with Disney twice in the past.

See also:
Social game of AmebaPigg enforced a tie-up quest with Disney
Disney is active in virtual business in Japan


They perform the third tie-up now. It is "Winnie-the-Pooh" this time.

We can plant an oak in one's garden. When time passes, we have hives on an oak.



We gather honey from them and can cook various sweets. Winnie-the-Pooh is designed in them.

Of course the avatar can eat this.


We can get virtual goods of various Winnie-the-Pooh when we handle a quest.




Furthermore, the cute special area opens this time. 

8.12.2012

Let's learn how to fold origami by Chrome application "Origami Player"

Japanese "Origami" is one of the best time killing. If there is even the paper of the square, we can do it everywhere. It does not cost the money. In addition, it will be the best as a hobby of the children. Japanese children do Origami by the class of a kindergarten and the elementary school by all means. However, unfortunately we leave it as we become an adult. This Chrome application "Origami Player" is useful in such a case.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oiomepakkenneiifjocbinkmmampfbdn?hl=ja

"Origami Player" is application teaching how to fold origami on 3DCG video. Of course it support English.



This is how to fold Crane, the basic of the origami.

My works
Made by Japanese gaily colored Yuzen paper.

In this way, Origami Player teaches how to folding more than 140 kinds. Virtual currencies are necessary for some, but we can get them by post a works photos and inviting a friend.

It is a pleasure to watch works of other users.

8.11.2012

Let's study English conversation in zombies!

A Japanese is poor at English. Of course we notice it and spend vast time and money on English learning. However, we do not improve at all.

Therefore Japanese developer KAWASEMI Co., Ltd. released interesting iPhone application "Zombie business English".

It is the business English conversation learning application that expressed the businessman who must go to the company even if he becomes the zombie.

"Let's say at the time of meal after become a zombie"

"If the friends of the zombie increase, let's say"

"When expressing an early zombie-ized phenomenon to someone, let's say"

These are the very strange situation, but it is impressive. This is an aim of this application. We can utilize these in everyday life if we replace a word with the situation.

However, if I become a zombie, I'll not go to a company :)