Skrevet af Frank - 30-11-2006 09:22
I skarp modsætning til den forrige nyhed på denne side, så mener Times Asia så bestemt at der stadig er helte. De har for eksempel lige kørt en artikelserie, hvor de nævner de største asiatiske helte gennem de sidste 60 år.
Shigeru Miyamoto er med på den liste. Miyamoto er nok mest kendt for at være manden der opfandt Mario, og der er ingen tvivl om at han har betydet utrolig meget for Nintendos succes og spilverdenen generelt.
Times Asia skriver i deres begrundelse for at have Miyamoto med på listen:
Miyamoto's body of work is remarkable because he has always remained focused on what actually matters in a game: the player's experience. Other designers may obsess about testing the limits of the hardware; Miyamoto specializes in testing the limits of imagination. His insistence upon simplicity and his appeal to our inner child recognize that play is an important part of being human. It's how we learn. By understanding the nature of play—the activities that we all enjoyed as children but are later taught to eschew as adults—Miyamoto is able to create engrossing games that rekindle very old and yet very satisfying learning experiences in a fresh way.
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