Category: Japan

Porting retro games: M2

  As part of my exploration to better understand how games can be preserved and made accessible through play, I have been using the Youtube platform to explore the variety of channels related to video games culture. Retro gaming focused channels have been a specific way of looking at the topic of preservation and accessibility… Continue reading Porting retro games: M2

Hanafuda cards

Although their origin story is much more complex, one could simply state that hanafuda cards were first developed in Japan a couple of hundred years ago and are a take on western style decks. Here are a few videos on some games one could play with them: This video offers some historic insight: Of course,… Continue reading Hanafuda cards