Hironao Takeda

Hironao Takeda
Date of birth: 1961-01-07 (age 63)
Employment history: Sega of Japan (1988-04 – 2011) Divisions: Sega AM5
Role(s): Development Manager
Education: Kobe University

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Hironao Takeda (武田 博直) joined Sega in April 1988 after a five year stint at CSK. Among the original developers of the Sega AM5 division alongside Hiroshi Uemura, one of the first projects Takeda was involved with was the AS-1 motion simulator. At some point during his time in the division, he became a Development Manager.

In 1993, Takeda contributed to a lecture about the history, current state, and potential future prospects of Sega. After this, he wrote articles about attraction development based on his time at AM5 and work on projects like the AS-1.

Since leaving Sega in 2011, Takeda's writing about his time at the company and the projects he worked on has been republished publicly in a number of outlets, including his own blog.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Hironao Takeda

Scholarly articles

• "Motion design in the experience theater"
• "Amusement on the street corner"
• "VR and amusement"
• "10 years with VR"
• "Technological trends in arcade VR attractions"
• "Sega, VR technology for large attractions"
• "The Predictable Future of Video Games"

External links

• "VR Ougi Kaiden"
• "VR Ougi Kaiden (8½) New Series"
• "Once upon a time there was a company called Sega Enterprises"