Off Topic - Any interest in traditional Japanese housing?

General
#1

I wasn’t sure how we tackle topics that have nothing to do with Shamisen, but I put it in the General Discussion area.

Basically I love watching photos of traditional Japanese houses with all that open space and natural colors. I’m currently working on a strategy game which will be set in feudal Japan. I’m currently doing quite some research to get good information, pictures and history notes that will help me get inspired and make the graphics more realistic.

It’s a long shot, but there are many here who speak Japanese and may share my interest. If you do and feel you want to contribute with something, please do!

#2

Too late, Karl. It’s called Shogun: Total War. :wink:

#3

Too late, Karl. It’s called Shogun: Total War. :wink:

Hehe. When the first game came out I wasn’t interested at all. When Medieval: Total War came out I started playing them all. I think I’ve only spent 17 hours with the second one though, but yeah its great.

However I’m a big fan of turn based strategy, and this game will be a mix of Jagged Alliance 2 and classic Japanese turn based strategy games like Warsong (Langrisser), Tactics Ogre and Final Fantasy Tactics.

The idea is not to make a perfect copy of written history. I just want to know how it was, so that I have a solid foundation. I want to have lots of indoor combat, so that is why the traditional japanese housing architecture is important. I’ve started out with some layouts of Tatami mats, and will most likely start on walls next.

#4

send me a message when this is done don’t wanna miss it :slight_smile:

#5

Karl, have you seen the book Measure and Construction of the Japanese House by Heino Engel? It’s about $15 on Amazon.com.
I haven’t looked at it in years but remember it having tons of very clear architectural drawings. It has several 5 star reviews on Amazon , and you can “look inside the book” at the table of contents and the introduction etc, but, unfortunately, it doesn’t show you any of the drawings. Maybe these sorts of plans are widely available on the net now, but if not, It’s well worth the price.

Here’s the blurb:
“A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture and its general integrative quality, the order of space and form, the flexibility of partitions and room functions and other important or unique qualities. The author describes in detail, and with numerous architectural plans and drawings, the influence of the anatomy of the Japanese human body on traditional units of measurement and on house construction. This work is not simply a description of the features of the Japanese house, but “an invitation to probe the possibilities of utilizing this architectural achievement of the Japanese . . . in modern living and building,” according to the author, who further believes that the unique features of the Japanese house are better suited to serve as a pattern for contemporary housing than any other form of residential structure.”

#6

Thanks Gerry, I’m gonna check that out, sounds good!

And BH, sure thing but my resume is a load of unfinished projects, but I have extra hope in this as much work is already done by now :slight_smile:

#7

Karl. I’m a big fan of RPG’s so is your game going to have rpg content? indoor battles in rpg’s are always fun :stuck_out_tongue:

Ps. Waiting to hear from your game :stuck_out_tongue:

#8

That’s the plan. What it will be I don’t know though. The first priority is making the gameplay fun.

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