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{{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (戸崎健司) is a former Japanese developer. During the 1990s at [[Sega]], he was development manager of the second console design department, mainly in charge of game console controllers and input devices. For the [[Saturn]], he managed the [[Virtua Gun]] and [[3D Control Pad]],{{magref|ssmjp|1995-08|51}} as well as its unreleased add-ons and the canned [[Virtua Visor]] head-mounted display.{{intref|Interview: Kenji Tosaki (2022-06-03) by Shiro}} | {{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (戸崎健司) is a former Japanese developer. During the 1990s at [[Sega]], he was development manager of the second console design department, mainly in charge of game console controllers and input devices. For the [[Saturn]], he managed the [[Virtua Gun]] and [[3D Control Pad]],{{magref|ssmjp|1995-08|51}} as well as its unreleased add-ons and the canned [[Virtua Visor]] head-mounted display.{{intref|Interview: Kenji Tosaki (2022-06-03) by Shiro}} | ||
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| Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1988-03/04/05[1] – )
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Kenji Tosaki (戸崎健司) is a former Japanese developer. During the 1990s at Sega, he was development manager of the second console design department, mainly in charge of game console controllers and input devices. For the Saturn, he managed the Virtua Gun and 3D Control Pad,[3] as well as its unreleased add-ons and the canned Virtua Visor head-mounted display.[4]
Tosaki was heavily involved with the Dreamcast hardware, leading industrial design of the console, its controller, and the Visual Memory Unit.[4] He is also credited with hardware support on numerous Sonic Team games, designing the Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller. He retired from Sega in 2001.
Production history
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Peripheral Support[5]
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Hardware support
- ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Color Controller Made By
- Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast; 2000) — Maracas Controller
- Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Maracas Controller
- Virtua Visor (unreleased)
- Virtua Gun (1995)
- 3D Control Pad (1996)
Patents
US7488254 (3D Control Pad)
US6478679
US6786826B2
EP1332778B1
US5844530 (Virtua Visor)
US5392158
USD370909
US7331856 (Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller)
Interviews
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Kenji Tosaki
External links
- Interview: Kenji Tosaki talks Saturn/Dreamcast Peripheral Design, Reveals “Virtua Visor” at Shiro
- Mega Modem retrospective written by Kenji Tosaki for Beep21 (August 23, 2023)