Keiichiro Toyama
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Keiichirō Toyama | |
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Native name | 外山 圭一郎 |
Born | Japan |
Occupation | Video game director, video game writer, video game designer, video game producer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Employer | SCE Japan Studio |
Known for | Directing and creating Silent Hill, Siren, Gravity Rush |
Title | Founder of Project Siren |
Keiichirō Toyama (外山 圭一郎 Toyama Keiichirō?) is a video game designer, best known as the creator of the survival horror video games Silent Hill (1999) and Siren series.[1]
He was studying art as a student and joined Konami in 1994[2] as a graphic artist. He was the graphic designer and character designer of Snatcher and International Track & Field, after that he created the Silent Hill series. The game was successful and produced various sequels, but Toyama left Team Silent in 1999 after the first game was launched[2] to join SCE Japan Studio afterwards to work on the Siren series. He directed the video games Siren (2003) and its sequel Forbidden Siren 2 (2006).[3] In 2008, Toyama released Siren: Blood Curse, a reimagining of the original Siren game. Toyama then worked on the PlayStation Vita game Gravity Rush, released in 2012.[4]
Works
Video game | Release date | Role |
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Snatcher | 1994 | Graphic designer |
International Track & Field | 1996 | Character designer |
Silent Hill | 1999 | Director, writer, background designer[5] |
Siren | 2003 | Director, writer |
Forbidden Siren 2 | 2006 | Director, designer, writer |
Siren: Blood Curse | 2008 | Director, designer, writer[6] |
Gravity Rush | 2012 | Director, designer, original concept, initial story[7][8] |
Gravity Rush Remastered | 2015 | Director, designer, original concept, initial story |
Gravity Rush 2 | 2016 | Director, designer |
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/30/5048140/silent-hill-creator-discusses-how-he-joined-the-game-biz-and-why
- ↑ Eurogamer.net, Interview With Toyama , Retrieved on February 15, 2012,
- ↑ GameSpot.com, E3 2011: Gravity Daze Hands-On Preview, Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
- ↑ gpara.com, ‘"クリエイターズファイル 第127回′(in Japanese), Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
- ↑ GameSpot.com, ‘Siren Blood Curse′ tech info, Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
- ↑ Gamespot.com,Interview With Keiichiro Toyama, Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
- ↑ GameSpot.com, TGS 2011: Gravity Daze Demo , Retrieved on January 30, 2012,
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