Ikumi Nakamura is best known to those of you still reading this opening sentence as the game’s artist and director. who have worked on everything from Okami To Bayonetta To evil within To Ghostwire: TokyoBut did you know that she’s also been a prolific urban explorer for over a decade?
I’m sure you didn’t shit! However, since 2009, she posted a photos online as Tommy Boyto a website that catalogs photos Japan, Alaska, Bali, and Mexico. The site’s biography reads:
Hi!I am JapanUrban explorer “Tommy”. I enjoy exploring cities around the world.
But today Publisher read-only memory announced TommyBoy is actually Nakamura, and they did so because they decided to release a book together, in which they printed and collected her favorite photos for the first time.The name of the book is Project UrbExand it looks splendid.
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description, “a A thrilling photo adventure through a quirky selection of abandoned buildings around the world, captured by one of the video game industry’s most beloved creators.” 256 pages of photographs and diary excerpts by Nakamura, available in various formats.
Famous video game creator Ikumi Nakamura rose to prominence after giving a speech about “creepy” games. Ghostwire: Tokyo, at the prestigious E3 conference. Her talent, her magnetic personality, and her strong sense of her world have earned her a cult following around the world: “I don’t think much has changed since I was a kid.” But what many fans don’t know is that Nakamura has a secret alter ego in the form of “TommyBoy”. It’s the fearless urban explorer.
Over the years, Nakamura has traversed the globe, from igloo hotels in Alaska to grand domed structures housing intricate carousel-like wooden frames, to the mystical liquor factories of Mexico with their gigantic replicas. , went to an abandoned building under the radar. A bottle on the roof and the disused Blue Horizon boxing ring. Rocky (1976) was filmed. In her nearly 20 years of working in the games industry, Nakamura has dreamed of many imaginary worlds, but it is these forgotten corners of the real world that truly inspire her creative vision. . Her photographic eyes evoke her own dystopia her video game survival her horror vibe.
With Google Maps at hand, it often feels impossible to get lost or discover something new, but Nakamura taps into the lost spirit of true adventure through his daring adventures. doing. Hers is a passionate brand of tour guides, transporting readers into stunning spaces and atmospheres through excellent photography and transport (and sometimes funny) stories.
From Japan and America, Belgium to Taiwan, Spain to Bali, our planet is full of man-made structures lying derelict and undisturbed. was discovered by an intrepid explorer.
The revelation certainly makes sense in hindsight! last year, Nakamura shot a video about her history in the industry, her new video game studio I did so while exploring some lost buildings with Archipel.that isRevealing what appeared to be reconnaissance of a place, Or a cool background for an interview, there were actually a lot this.
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