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NAKAMURA Akinori

Department / Course College of Image Arts and Sciences Department of Image Arts and Sciences

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Image Arts and Sciences
2.	Kinugasa Research Organization Ritsumeikan Center for Game Studies

Academic background
1.	2003/03 Degree Acquisition	│ Nagoya University Doctor of Philosophy
2.	～1993/12	Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages │ College of Humanities │ [USA] Brigham Young University │ Graduated
3.	～1996/12	Master Course │ Organizational Behavior │ Graduate School, Division of Administration │ [USA] Brigham Young University │ Completed
4.	～1996/12	Master Course │ International Development Studies │ Graduate School, Division of International and Area Studies │ [USA] Brigham Young University │ Completed
5.	～2003/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ International Development Studies │ Graduate School of International Development │ Nagoya University │ Completed

Business career
1.	2003/04/01 ～ 2004/03/30	Research Associate │ Institute ofAsia Pacific Study │ Waseda University

Committee and society
1.	2018/04/01 ～ 2022/03/31	DiGRA Japan

Research activities
1.		Japan Academy of International Business Studies
2.		The Academic Association for Organizational Science
3.		Digital Games Research Association JAPAN

Present specialized field
Management (Keyword：Business Strategy, Organizational Science, Organizational Culture, Global Business Management Research interest include but not limited to digital entertainment industry(both console and online), media and entertainment industry, China, Digital Entertainment Industry, Globalization, International Business, Endogenous regional development)

Books
1.	2024/01/03	7. Japanese Game Company Strategies for Entering China: Comparative Case Studies from 1989-2019. │ ,pp.117-139
2.	2018/07	The History of the Game Industry in China
3.	2018/06	The Situations in China's Game Industry in 2017 │ ,pp.386-389
4.	2017/09	Chapter 6 Trend in Overseas, 4 China │ ,pp.215-277
5.	2016/09	Chapter 6 Trend in Overseas, China │ ,pp.199-210
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Papers
1.	2024/12	BITSUMMIT : Launching Indie-Focused Game Events and Role of Regional Source │ 立命館大学映像学会 │ 立命館大学映像学会,pp.7-22
2.	2021/08	Interim Report on the Development of Shochiku Kyoto Studio VR Personal Tour System Using Unreal Engine 4 │ Replaying Japan 2022 Proceeding │ ,pp.72-75
3.	2021/03	Comparative Studies on the Development of the Esports Industry—the USA, Japan, and China │ 3,pp.169-177
4.	2021/03	The Mobile Suit Gundam Franchise: A Case Study of Transmedia Storytelling Practices and Ludo Mix in Japan │ Transaction of Digital Game Research Association │ 5 (2),pp.1-32
5.	2020/12	The origin of the media mix in Japan in a media ecological perspective : examining the situation from 1915 to 1945 │ Journal of College of Image, Arts and Sciences Ritsumeikan University │ 13/14,pp.31-54
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2019/08/07	‘Next Generation’: towards best practices in preserving, curating and exhibiting videogames
2.	2018/08/20	Comparative Case Studies on China’s Pan-Entertainment practices and its adaptation of Japanese entertainment companies
3.	2018/07/27	Current Situations in the Japanese Game Research and Game Development Pedagogical Practices
4.	2017/09/27	Endeavors of Digital Game Preservation in Japan: A Case of Ritsumeikan Game Archive Project
5.	2017/08/21	Comparative Case Studies in Emerging of the Digital Game Platforms in North America
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Subject
1.	Liberal Arts Seminar
2.	プロデュース実習

Teaching achievements

●Practical Example of Education Technique

1.	2008/09	As an instructor of Produce Workship III&IV、I was able to design the course which allowed both students and company can collaborative in various issues with Win-Win relationship in mind.
2.	2007/04	As a coordinator of Produce Basic Workshop, I was responsible for organizing the core carriculum of this course, having assitance and feed back from other teachers.

●Other Special Instructions about Teaching Activities

1.	2009/06 ～ 2009/08	Design lecture course on NPO Knasai People's Graduate School Alliance Special Lecture, Network Entertainment& Meida Strategy