{"id":558,"date":"2021-07-08T11:05:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T02:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=558"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:26:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:26:01","slug":"20210212-558","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20210212-558\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Japanese in Shashingo, an upcoming game about exploring and taking pictures in a miniature town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/iotw\/20210212-151868\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-02-12 11:27 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ari Clark<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em><strong>Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography<\/strong> <\/em>(or<em> Shashingo <\/em>for short) is an educational program being developed by solo dev Ryan Pocock. It allows anyone to intuitively memorize Japanese vocabulary. Players can freely roam around a colorful 3D cityscape, created with Unreal Engine 4. When they snap photos of things in the city with the popup camera device, vocabulary words like \u201cpostbox\u201d and \u201cbicycle\u201d are noted under the photo in both Japanese and English script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shashingo - Gameplay Features\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qQcEpl-zSCY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The words are also read out loud by a recorded voice at the same time, so players can use both their eyes and their ears to memorize them. The more things the player photographs around the city, the more they can grow their photo album into a personal vocabulary notebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the mode for strolling freely around the city, the game also has a built-in mode for taking simple tests. Players can test their own vocabulary skills by finding and photographing the specified vocabulary item. Even so, since there\u2019s no time limit, you can relax and progress through your studies at your own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the main goal of the game is studying, its photography mode really goes all-out. It incorporates the concept of depth of field, and players can take high-quality photographs that make good use of bokeh depending on how the photo is taken. You can also apply a variety of effects to your photographs, and add a finishing touch with whatever tint you like best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you assemble an album of your favorite shots, you\u2019ll naturally build up your vocabulary in the process. And the in-game settings can switch between Japanese <em>kanji<\/em> or <em>kana<\/em> and English (<em>romaji<\/em>) lettering according to your proficiency level. There are also plans to add support for controller input in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can now choose a focal point for your camera to add interesting depth of field to your photographs! \ud83c\udf1f<br><br>What do you think of these quick shots? \ud83d\ude0a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UE4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UE4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dnwYRaGlUM\">pic.twitter.com\/dnwYRaGlUM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography (@ShashingoGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShashingoGame\/status\/1346198297283801100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New camera filters! These different effects will make your photographs more memorable! \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f\ud83d\udcf8<br><br>Are there any more you would like to see? Let me know!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/screenshotsaturday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#screenshotsaturday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UE4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UE4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dB67CIBq5F\">pic.twitter.com\/dB67CIBq5F<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography (@ShashingoGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShashingoGame\/status\/1353016879758139397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The developer in charge, Ryan Pocock, is a freelance 3D artist based in Germany. His previous game development experience included <em>Rolling Hills<\/em>, a sushi restaurant-management sim which renders a charming cityscape that incorporated elements of Japanese-style design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Shashingo <\/em>is well worth checking out just for the grounded, lived-in feeling of its streets, with their convenience stores and outdoor air conditioning units. A warm and easy affection for Japan exudes from details like the cherry blossom insignia on the manhole covers, in the style of real ones in Tokyo. Even users who are actually Japanese will probably enjoy spending some relaxing time just taking photos in its lovingly crafted cityscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest information about <em>Shashingo <\/em>is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShashingoGame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Twitter account<\/a>. We look forward to more news about what platforms it will be released for, and when the release will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study Japanese in Shashingo, an upcoming game about exploring and taking pictures in a miniature town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[39,18],"class_list":["post-558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Study Japanese in Shashingo, an upcoming game about exploring and taking pictures in a miniature town - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20210212-558\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Study Japanese in Shashingo, an upcoming game about exploring and taking pictures in a miniature town - 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