From Jungle Novice to Ocean King: How I Turned Animal Games into a Living Ritual

As a third-generation Japanese-American game designer from LA, I turned my family's sushi shop wisdom into a psychoanalytic gaming system. This isn't just luck—it’s about rhythm, timing, and cultural flow. In Animal Park, every bet is a dance with dolphins under neon waves. I’ve learned that victory comes not from dice rolls, but from mindful choices shaped by mono no aware and neuro-driven VR design.
From Jungle Novice to Ocean King: How I Turned Animal Games into a Living Ritual

How I Turned My Family’s Sushi Shop into a Cyber-Shinobi Jungle Game — A Neuroscientist’s Tale of Beast King Glory

As a third-gen Japanese-American game designer raised in LA, I fused Zen aesthetics with VR mechanics to turn my parents' sushi shop into an immersive animal-themed world. Drawing from 'mono no aware' and neural reward systems, I designed games where every player’s heartbeat syncs with the rhythm of wild tigers and rising koi—because true mastery isn’t about luck. It’s about quiet presence in chaos.
How I Turned My Family’s Sushi Shop into a Cyber-Shinobi Jungle Game — A Neuroscientist’s Tale of Beast King Glory