Kazuhiro Fumoto

Kazuhiro Fumoto

Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1998^[1]^[2] – ) Divisions: Sega Software R&D Dept. 6 Smilebit Sega Sega Games^[1]^[3] Divisions: Development Technology Dept. 第3事業部第3開発2部 Sega Divisions: Sega 3rd Development Division
Role(s): Artist, Technical artist
Twitter: @FumotoKZ

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Kazuhiro Fumoto (麓一博) is a technical artist at Sega. A self-taught CG artist^[5], he has been with the company since the late 90's, having dealt in video production for the Sega Dreamcast's launch, including making the console's startup video.^[2] He worked as an artist at Smilebit before being moved to Sega's library-building department, where he learned to program^[5]. Fumoto is a committee member of the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference and the operator of the Sega Tech Blog website.^[6]

Production history

J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — デザイナー (as 麓一博)
90 Minutes: Sega Championship Football (Dreamcast; 2001) — Artist
Saka Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — デザイナー (as 麓一博)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 3 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — デザイナー (as 麓一博)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! '04 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — デザイナー (as 麓一博)
2 Spicy (Lindbergh Red; 2007) — Graphics System Engineer
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Special Thanks
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Technical Support
Sonic Unleashed (Wii; 2008) — Technical Support
Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — グラフィックスサポート (as 麓一博)
Binary Domain (Xbox 360; 2012) — Art Production Assistance
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Special Thanks
Saka Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (PlayStation 3; 2013) — テクニカルパイプラインサポート (as 麓一博)
Saka Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (PlayStation Vita; 2013) — テクニカルパイプラインサポート (as 麓一博)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 8: Euro Plus (PlayStation Portable; 2013) — テクニカルパイプラインサポート (as 麓一博)
Yakuza 0 (PlayStation 3; 2015) — Art Cooperation
Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 3; 2016) — Art Cooperation
Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Art Cooperation
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Technical Art Support
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Technical Art Support
Ryu ga Gotoku Online (iOS; 2018) — テクニカルサポート (as 麓一博)
Dennou Senki Virtual-On x Toaru Majutsu no Index: Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On (PlayStation Vita; 2017) — DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Technical Art Support
Ryu ga Gotoku Online (Android; 2018) — テクニカルサポート (as 麓一博)
Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Technical Art Support
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Pipeline Engineer
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PlayStation 4; 2020) — Technical Art Support
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Xbox One; 2020) — Technical Art Support
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Steam; 2020) — Technical Art Support
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Windows PC; 2021) — Technical Support
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Xbox One; 2021) — Technical Support
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Technical Art Support
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 5; 2021) — Technical Art Support
Lost Judgment (Xbox One; 2021) — Technical Art Support
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Technical Art Support
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Technical Art Support
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Technical Art Support
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Technical Art Support
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Technical Art Support
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Technical Art Support

Hardware

Sega Dreamcast (Dreamcast; 1998) — Start-up Video Production

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Kazuhiro Fumoto

Intervies

Senior Employee interview by Sega

External links

Increase your presence by continuously disseminating your own technology! We asked the head of SEGA TECH Blog for tips on how to maintain a corporate blog for a long time by CGWORLD.jP (August 8, 2019)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2015/session/VA/5529.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-10-27 03:19)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://area.autodesk.jp/column/tutorial/softimage_maniacs/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-29 15:09)
↑ https://cedil.cesa.or.jp/cedil_sessions/view/2216
↑ https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2024/session/detail/s661ccc19adaae/
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 https://www.sega.co.jp/recruit/interview/senior/online05/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-03-30 13:30)
↑ https://cgworld.jp/interview/1908-segablog.html

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