I have never been conscious of any one particular thing. I have been making things for as long as I can remember. I suppose my earliest endeavors were imitations, but those casual drawings and notes gradually became my own manga and stories.
I was a latchkey child and, when I was playing by myself, I was usually “creating” something. At that time, there were no “public spaces” that could be used amateurs to present their work, as the internet now provides; though I made many things, I did not have the opportunity to show them to people.
The primary reason I decided to work in the game industry was so that my work, though “merchandise,” could be enjoyed by people all over the world. If by some chance I hadn’t become a professional designer, I think that I would have been creating “work” in some other way.

I mostly use my brain cells. I suppose that I also use conventional pen and paper and a PC to type texts. The “creation” on a personal level is mainly an idea, so it is very inexpensive. However, once it moves from “creation” to “production,” I have to buy tools or sometimes have them custom made, depending on the necessities of the project. If I had to choose a general tool, I should say that I am always using Final Cut Studio Pro (Apple) for editing.

When I was young, I had no adults around that I would consider role models, not even among the school teachers. However, thanks to the “works” that encouraged and cheered me up and supported my soul, I didn’t end up disappointed or despairing at the world.
The things that led me to my future were novels, manga, music, and films from around the world. Similarly, my intention is “to put something the players can ‘treasure’ into games!”, and this is always in mind when I create them.
My intention is to create “works” that positively affect the lives of those who experience them, which I differentiate from those that are a means of killing time or mere merchandise.

I suppose “sociality.” The ‘work’ I am yielding is not art but a ‘game’; games are a popular media that can reflect the modern age. Therefore I believe we should express this phase of life, popularity, thoughts and the situation of our time in them, which is why I implant social problems and tocsins of the time in my “games.”
Games are the most effective media in which we can enjoy the virtual experience of new worlds and a different point of view.

“Games” are a form of media that depend on technology; it can increasingly be developed with a higher level of technical accomplishment and more quickly.
When I started working in this industry, games mainly had primitive pixilated graphics, limited colors and noisy beep tone sound effects. Before long, though, they acquired music, speech, movies and even 3D images. Nowadays, they can process complex physics in real time and in high definition with surround sound! Moreover, these games can be played 24 hours a day using a global wide network.
The field of digital entertainment will continue to expand as it absorbs the latest advances and new specialists will gather to create different technologies. Conventional media, such as printed matter, sound, moving images and airwaves will be fused into one composite through the magic of digitization. When that happens, there could be a new means of media that is both more flexible and directly conveyed.
There will no longer be “games” in the strict sense, but “synthetic art (ballet)” and “synthetic media.”

It is said that 70% of human body is made of water. I can say that 70% of my body is made of films, including television shows and animations. Whilst I was growing up, I was exposed to films of all genres from all over the world. I have been more influenced by them than by my schools, friends or siblings. I have derived knowledge and a way of life from films. Although they sometimes conveyed inaccurate information, they surely helped to form my personality.
Ideally, I should have learned from my real life experiences, but one can learn something, even indirectly or by para-experience, through fiction.

As interactive media, a “game” is profoundly difficult to deal with, though, but it is also very interesting.
“Games” are a service industry that deals with real people. To be well-versed in producing games, you have to understand the time and people for which they are intended. In other words, creating “games” is also an investigation of “people and society.”
As we grow older and more experienced, we also gain a greater understanding of time and people. Although I haven’t realized my ideal “creation” yet, I will continue seeking to do so through interactive entertainment. At the same time, I would like to challenge conventional media, such as film, or an individual creative endeavor, such as writing novels.

Thinking about the definition without the distinction between professional and amateur, the “act of creation” for me is literally “to live.” When I take in water and breathe in oxygen, I cannot help “creating” something unconsciously. It is as though it is an inevitable part of living, almost as natural as evacuation. The things that squirm inside me have to be released. If I keep them inside, my body will explode. I will continue creating as long as I live. I have no choice but to keep “creating” until I breathe my last.