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Welcome Keita Takahashi!

Just saw the new blog-  we're super excited! 

Posted 17 months ago by NutMeg Botwin Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • this is flabbergastingly good news.

    btw, here is a link to the blog post for convenience ..

    http://glitch.com/blog/2011/07/08/keita-takahashi-joins-glitch/

    for those who do not know, Keita Takahashi is the creator of beloved and pioneering games Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy.

    here is his wikipedia article ..

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keita_Takahashi
    Posted 17 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Welcome Keita
    Posted 17 months ago by Spellbound Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Welcome, and hurrah!
    Posted 17 months ago by Eleanor Rigby Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am, like srsly plotzing, hardcore plotzing over this news!

    *plotzes*
    Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm not familiar with his work (though I did read the wikipedia entry). Can those of you who are familiar with his work enlighten me on what this might mean for Glitch?
    Posted 17 months ago by FrankenPaula Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh... my...

    *wow*
    Posted 17 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We are so thrilled that you will grace the Glitch team with your expertise and good looks.
    Things are starting to look up around here already!          Konnichi wa....
    Posted 17 months ago by napabeth Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wonderful!  Welcome, Keita.
    Posted 17 months ago by Clara Net Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You guys, I am seriously all a-tingle and my palms got kinda sweaty. :D Katamari is a game that literally changes the way you see the world.

    Just...*wow* :))))))))))

    Congratulations to all, and a huge welcome to Keita Takahashi, it is an honor to have you with us.

    Yay! :D
    Posted 17 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink
  • not only am i excited to see what creative dimension he will add to the amazing technology platform that is glitch*, but a decent handful of my bestest, smartest, coolest, creativest and all around most favouritest gamer friends who took a look at the glitch trailer or even tested for a while and then said "meh" and moved on .. i'm pretty sure that this will very likely get them to give glitch a second chance at seeing glitch as something more than side-scrolling farmville.

    which is good for me, selfishly, coz more of my buddies might want to play!

    seriously i can count like 5 friends of mine who have largely passed on glitch over the course of the beta, who will be blown away by this news.

    *i mean seriously guys, what glitch is doing for flash in the browser is essentially a miracle.
    Posted 17 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Welcome to Glitch and to Canada!!
    Posted 17 months ago by Stormy Weather Subscriber! | Permalink
  • FP, his games are at once fantastically imaginative and beautifully accessible, they are pure delight machines.

    Hey, maybe I will get to play as a pig after all...
    Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "I'm not familiar with his work (though I did read the wikipedia entry). Can those of you who are familiar with his work enlighten me on what this might mean for Glitch?"

    katamari damacy is considered one of the most innovative games of .. i guess the last ten years or so,

    it borders on being an "art game" but unlike most "art games" it was brought out for a mainstream console, sold well and gathered a large following because it was just .. well .. too damn fun for words.

    you sort of play this little dude who pushes around this magnetic ball thing that gathers all the items of various sizes .. ok just watch this video ..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwhFH75OCDs

    i have no idea what ideas he'll be bringing to glitch but i am fascinated to find out.
    Posted 17 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ditto everything striatic said. 

    I'm really excited about this for Glitch but also for purely selfish reasons, as I do think it will bring back some of my "meh" friends. I'm particularly excited to see the reaction of some of my friends working at a major PC gaming mag who've been waiting for Glitch to turn a corner so they can give it the review they've been hoping it deserves. The potential of and excitement for Glitch has been palpable for awhile now and I hope this is what pushes it over the top and helps it deliver what we've all been hoping for. 
    Posted 17 months ago by leah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is fantastic news :) Katamari ruled my life for months when I first played it and I can't wait to see what Keita Takahashi brings to Glitch. Even my too-kewl-for-skewl gamer boyfriend thought this was amazing news, so I think it will help Glitch get the reception it deserves with the critics as well as the players.
    Posted 17 months ago by eviljen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ALL OF THE ABOVE!
    Posted 17 months ago by Cerulean Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Never played Katamari, but learning about it is certainly getting me excited! (: I can't wait to see what he brings to Glitch!

    Welcome, Keita!
    Posted 17 months ago by Xacau Feera Blin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Congratulations to, well, everyone. Tiny Speck, Keita, Canada, us testers... man. Huge news. Gigantic news.

    Seriously, you talk to any gamer who follows the "scene" and likes to see games that are different and you tell them "Keita Takahashi is going to be working on a MMO" and their eyes will bug out.

    You want good reason to have some down time between tests? This news (although it will obviously be some time before we see big parts of his influence) is a damn good one. (Pardon my mild swearing but... DAMN!)
    Posted 17 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I know, right?!?!?!   :D
    Posted 17 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh wow.
    Posted 17 months ago by nonpromqueen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Freaking AWESOME news. Congrats Tiny Speck & Keita!!! :D
    Posted 17 months ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am feeling unbelievably smooth and muppety right now.
    Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i guess if i was to get all critical [in the purely analytic meaning of the word] i would say that Keita Takahashi's primary strength as a game designer is in an unbounded approach to the *scale* of the game experience.

    in Katamari, the seamless sense of a continually expanding gamespace contributes to what Roger Caillois calls ilinx, or 'vertigo', in "Man, Play and Games".

    he defines play as having four constituent properties ..agon (competition), alea (chance), mimicry (simulation), and ilinx (vertigo)

    Vertigo is, in my opinion, the most underrated and neglected elements of play... and Takahashi is a master of it, among many other things.

    this new yorker article about shigeru miyamoto talks about the concept a bit ..

    http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/20/101220fa_fact_paumgarten?currentPage=all

    and here is the wiki article on Man, Play and Games ..

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man,_Play_and_Games

    more specifically, i'm also hoping that he'll be able to explore and and address some of the concerns about glitch i had in this super early topic but have sort of given up on over time as the gameplay and presentation has stagnated somewhat ..

    http://beta.glitch.com/forum/general/212/
    Posted 17 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Welcome Keita!  TS will rock even more!
    Posted 17 months ago by Marla Subscriber! | Permalink
  • CONGRATS  TS and Keita!!
    Posted 17 months ago by sgjo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What what what what what what what what what KEITA TAKAHASHI IS ON THE TEAM!? Seriously!? Seriously!? OK! This is great! I can go with this!

    Takahashi has a blog too. I wonder what he'll post and when...
    Posted 17 months ago by Liridona Subscriber! | Permalink
  • that's funny nanookie, i suddenly felt like my smooth muppety nakedness (that happened as a result of *your* song btw!) just could not do in a time like this so i got dressed up all fancy-like :))))))
    Posted 17 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Welcome to Glitch, Keita :D Very excited to have you with us!  
    Posted 17 months ago by Sadie the Goat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well, I can't get naked right now, as I am typing on my phone and can't change my clothes.

    I am wearing my super favorite turquoise wrap coat though.

    In rl I have a denim jacket with katamari images embroidered on it....way too hot to wear it though.
    Posted 17 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awesome news!
    Posted 17 months ago by nekomaki Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wow! Welcome to Glitch, Keita! No one's excited here or anything:) Hope you have as much fun working on Glitch as we have playing and testing it!!
    Posted 17 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am so happy!!!
    Posted 17 months ago by Kimbot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • (@striatic: That article about Miyamoto made me think oh when when is Pikmin 3 going to get made? LOL He hinted at it last year....tee hee)
    Posted 17 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Welcome! :) I hope the move's gone smoothly for you and your family!
    Posted 17 months ago by Ebil Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Welcome to the team!  
    Posted 17 months ago by b3achy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • WHAAAAAAAAAAT????????

    this is AWESOME news!!!

    *mind blown*
    Posted 17 months ago by A Magical Unicorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Congratulations to TinySpeck on acquiring an amazing intellectual property such as Keita!  A legend in the making with his creativity and innovation.  And downright silliness that is Katamari (I love Katamari... I just can't play it for long periods at a time, else I get motion sick). 

    And many Congratulations and welcome to Keita!  I can't wait to see what kinds of endeavors this will bring to Glitch.  I'm even more excited than I was previously about this game.  :)
    Posted 17 months ago by WhizGidget Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Whoa!  What a feat!  "Congratulations" is too small a word.
    Posted 17 months ago by glum pudding Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awesome news! Welcome to the Tiny Speck team Keita! :)
    Posted 17 months ago by Varaeth Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hi. This is keita. Thank you for your genial welcome. Arigato-. :)
    Posted 17 months ago by kt Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is such fun news! Welcome Keita!
    Posted 17 months ago by Eureka Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You realize, Keita, you will probably get hugged, mooned, kissed and splanked a lot during the next test? :D
    Posted 17 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Welcome Keita!  Your games are awesome and you should feel awesome!
    Posted 17 months ago by Robo Lobo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sending a hot & muggy welcome to KT from Florida
    Posted 17 months ago by MzMunchken Subscriber! | Permalink
  • hi again kt!

    hopefully we will be seeing you in the game sometime.
    Posted 17 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Welcome  KT and just how did you get to level 12 so fast lol :)
    Posted 17 months ago by Misha Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 私は、あなたが物事を試すように開放すべきだと思う。私の日本語をすみません!
    Posted 17 months ago by Dura Den Subscriber! | Permalink
  • (Pssst, Misha. kt has been playing since April.)
    Posted 17 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • lol the little sneek!!! 
    Posted 17 months ago by Misha Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh my, that is veeeery sneaky indeed:)
    Posted 17 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
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