Umihara Kawase's Field 7 -- Designing For Understanding
268Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we take a look at Umihara Kawase's larger themes of personal development, and use Field 7 as one humble illustration of them.
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Also check out our on Banjo-Kazooie's Spiral Mountain, which eases new players into the game in an entirely organic, natural way while actively encouraging the player to enjoy exploration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX9hY-Z_9ek
Or our episode on Pokemon's Rocket Headquarters, which thematically and mechanically takes off the player's training wheels to test them and develop the game's story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trepnnudS48
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Umihara Kawase Interview: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/indie-before-it-was-cool-the-umihara-kawase-story
Umihara Kawase, Umihara Kawase Shun, and Sayonara Umihara Kawase/Yumi's Odd Odyssey are © Studio Saizensen and Degica.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion is © Tatsunoko Production and Gainax.
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Footage/Images Used:
Umihara Kawase AGDQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfRi_dXLq1M
Umihara Kawase in 1:46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdI6zn0PKEw
Umihara Kawase Longest Path Speedrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpoSpH4xzVw
Fishing is hard: http://nomarios.tumblr.com/post/9637758013/umihara-kawase-snes-ps1-psp-and-ds-one-of-my
UMI HARA KAWA SE: https://sakket.deviantart.com/art/UMI-HARA-KAWA-SE-128877769
Umihara fish stack art by (not a direct link): https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=48116
Just a girl and her fishing pole (Probably not the original source): https://warosu.org/vr/image/PsOyJFl8bk6KjbNHb3rjdw
Happy fishing (Probably not the original source): https://warosu.org/vr/thread/3700313
Tadpole Crossing (Probably not the original source): https://warosu.org/vr/thread/2640851
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