Susumu Takatsuka
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| Education: Tama Art University[2] |
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Susumu Takatsuka (高塚 進) is a Japanese media researcher and product planner who has worked with Sony since 1996. He worked at Sega AM2 for 3 years as a fighting game animator.
Career
After graduating from Tama Art University, Susumu Takatsuka's first job was as a animator or motion designer at Sega Enterprises, working on fighting games developed by Sega AM2, namely Virtua Fighter 2 and Fighting Vipers. In 1996 he left Sega to join Sony Interactive Entertainment, producing the Ape Escape and Fantavision games[3].
Takatsuka left the video game industry in 2002, joining Sony Music Entertainment to design the UX of their audio download service. Starting in 2005, he also became a product planner for Sony Audio Visuals's Walkman. He was promoted to senior product planner at Sony Mobile Communications in 2008 and worked on their Smartwear range[1].
In 2015 his jobs expanded to include both Product Planner and Researcher, specializing in "Optical sensor, Biometric information sensor and Computer vision". In 2021 he became a visiting researcher for Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology[1].
Production history
Games
- Virtua Fighter 2 (Model 2; 1994) — Motion capture
- Fighting Vipers (Model 2; 1995) — Motion Designers
- Sonic the Fighters (Model 2; 1996) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Motion capture
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Motion Designers
Videos
- CGMV Virtua Fighter 2 (VHS; 1995) — Motion capture
- Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Motion capture