CEDEC+KYUSHU 2024 " was held on Saturday, November 23, 2024. CEDEC+KYUSHU is said to be one of the largest conferences in Kyushu where IT companies gather from all over Japan. Last year's "CEDEC+KYUSHU 2023" was a great success, attracting over 3,600 attendees.
This is a great event for those who live far away from the event, as they can see booths and lectures from a variety of companies, including those who are " behind the scenes in the game industry " and those who are " at the forefront of technology ", as well as watch online lectures. The actual event site is a lot of fun for all kinds of people, with booths featuring gacha-gacha and original bento " sedeben " (bento box lunches)! The Saiga NAK editorial staff also visited the event and will report on our experience!
The venue is Kyushu Sangyo University
Kyushu Sangyo University is known as a mammoth school in Fukuoka, with 9 faculties and 21 departments in the humanities, sciences, engineering, and arts, as well as a full range of facilities and a spacious campus. Building No. 1 was the venue for CEDEC+KYUSHU 2024.
After registering, we were ready to go!
There are many things to see and do at CEDEC+KYUSHU, but first, let's take a look at the booths!
I was not able to photograph all of the booths. If you are interested in the booths, please check " CEDEC+KYUSHU "!
Diarkis Corporation
Diarkis is a company that provides user matching functions for "Tekken 8" and "Project Sekai Colorful Stage! At the booth, Diarkis water and pocket warmers will be distributed!
For more information, please visit the official Diarkis website.
Pole to Win Co.
The first company in Japan specializing in game debugging, celebrating its 30th anniversary. We are promoting DX by integrating "technology that only people can do" with business process efficiency.
For more information, please visit the official website of Pole to Win Inc.
Class Method Inc.
We support AWS cloud environment from consulting to operation and maintenance after system construction. The company provides web services as Amazon's best SI partner.
For more information, please visit the official website of Classmethod Inc.
TOKAI Communications Inc.
TOKAI Communications Inc. operates a diverse range of businesses with its own fiber-optic network that extends from northern Kanto to western Japan and multiple data centers.
For details, please check the official website of TOKAI Communications Inc.
Take a break and have a look at "Sedeben"!
While many well-known companies are exhibiting at CEDEC+KYUSHU 2024, there are also other specialties called "Cedeben"! CEDEC+KYUSHU's original lunchboxes are filled with many of Kyushu's famous local dishes, such as kashiwa rice, squid yaki-sai, and chicken nanban! You can taste the famous local dishes from all over Kyushu with just one "CEDEC+KYUSHU bento.
Many of the "sedeben" were sold out by midday and were very popular! If you plan to attend the 2025 event, be sure to visit the "sedeben" booth early. If you are planning to participate in 2025, be sure to visit the "Sedeben" booth early!
AZ Stork Co.
A company specializing in game audio, selling " RIGDOCKS," which uses AI technology to streamline sound technology. At the booth, visitors can win sauna hats, stickers, key chains, and other AZSTOKE goods!
Check out the official report of CEDEC+KYUSHU 2024 from AZSTOKE Co!
For more details, please check the official website of AZSTOKE Inc.
Akamai Technologies
Akamai Technologies is a company that primarily provides interfaces between software, programs, and web services. In June 2024, the company acquired the security company "Noname Security".
For more information, please visit the Akamai Technologies website.
Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud is a Chinese company that is hot on the heels of becoming the third largest cloud services provider in terms of global market share. We supported the Paris Olympics with our AI-powered cloud technology.
For more information, please visit the official Alibaba Cloud website.
Havok
Havok provides game middleware. Havok also provides physics calculations and clothing and hair textures for 3D production, which are indispensable when creating games.
For more information, please visit the official Havok website.
Unreal Engine
The Unreal Engine is the world's most popular game engine, which allows users to create games without programming.
For more information, please visit the official Unreal Engine website.
You can take classes directly from famous companies!
You can use the classrooms at Kyushu Sangyo University to watch lectures by companies you are interested in. The panels are labeled with the name of the company, the person giving the lecture, and the difficulty level of the lecture from beginner to dry, so that you can adapt it to your own needs. It is nice to be able to adapt to your own needs, such as "I'm interested but what if I can't keep up? What if I'm interested but can't keep up?
Some of the students were actually taking notes, so it really was like taking a class at a university! It made me realize how important it is to learn for your own future or to gain new perspectives.
You can try out some games at the Indie Game Corner!
At CEDEC+KYUSHU 2024, there was an "Indie Game Corner" where visitors could try out many indie games from various companies!
The booth was quite crowded, and it was a good place to really get a feel for the development of indie games, with titles that could be enjoyed by beginners and experts alike, as well as those that allowed visitors to experience the beauty of the visuals.
There were many types of games, from VTuber games to nostalgic dot-picture games.
Reika was fascinated by the cuteness of the dolls and tried "Rope-kun Adventure!
Reika was delighted by the gap between the characters and the system, which uses ropes to strangle enemies!
Mr. Reika: " He's cute, but what he's doing is so cruel! "
Cleared the game successfully!
The controls were more difficult than I expected, and I struggled with the movements, but the happy Rope-kun was too cute.
Rope-kun Adventure " is scheduled to be released in 2025. Please check it out!
Other than that, we were able to experience unreleased games using ZOTAC's gaming PC "ZONE" at this booth! This event is sure to be a must-attend for indie game lovers.
ZOTAC ZONE さん楽しくゲームさせていただきしました！
グラフィック綺麗でヌルヌル弾幕ゲームだった🎮@auryn_goods pic.twitter.com/k9bSZRKWcV— れいか氏❤️🔥ぷりぎゅう (@SoprettyGyudon) November 23, 2024
Books of interest were also on sale!
A wide range of books centered on the game industry were on sale, from game strategy books to reference books and business books. Business books are also available for those who don't know where to start reading, as they are limited in their fields.
Let's go to the next "CEDEC+KYUSHU"!
It is rare to have an event where you can meet and talk with people from companies, and I had the impression that most of the attendees were students! For those who are " interested but worried... ", there are a lot of pamphlets and gumboots at the booths to make people interested in the companies, so anyone can feel at ease.
The indie game corner was also a great place to try out games that have not yet been released, and the course provided easy-to-understand explanations of what the companies were doing, making it a unique experience! How about this as a reference for your job hunting and production?
To make sure you don't miss any of the latest information at the next "CEDEC+KYUSHU", be sure to follow the official X (@cedeckyushu )!
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インディーゲーム展示情報を公開致しました！
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