Day in the Life of a Japanese Game Center Worker

This is a day in the

life

of a Japanese Game Center

worker

. This is my 40-year-old wife who lives in central Tokyo and is just getting up to go to work. Last night he took a bath like most Japanese people normally do. This morning it just washes off. She quickly faces and prepares for the day ahead. She lives with her cat in this LDK apartment. A bedroom. A living room with separate dining room and kitchen. You don't usually have a full breakfast at home, but we'll start with a cup of tea. I see you have a switch, you play very well, what do you play?

You are good? Okay, you also have a lot of manga. What's your favorite these days? I'll check it before I go. She feeds her cat and plays with her a little. regular routine just before leaving, he travels to work by train in three stops without changing trains, which takes about 30 minutes from door to door, quite normal in Japan, although his house is about 15 minutes walk from the train station nearest, which may be a little too long for some people, but she enjoys the morning walk through her serene neighborhood. Hello, everyone. I'm back with another day in the

life

and I'm so excited to start this one because I've wanted to film it for a long time. time and it's been a little difficult trying to get permission, but we finally got it.

I should probably come back so we can get started on this. Good morning, did you sleep well last night before going to work? She stopped by the nearest store. she shop to pick up breakfast from her and this is the workplace of Ma. Tio Station, one of the most popular

game

center

chains in Japan. Ella Tao's company is famous for some of the world's first arcade

game

s, such as Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble, which now has more than 160 game

center

s. and other entertainment facilities throughout Japan, the company continues to innovate and provide fun and exciting entertainment to all its customers and a key part of this is that she is the store manager of the Takata no Baba game center before officially starting, He changes into his nice uniform other

worker

s are also here what are you drinking?

Oh, interesting, your first task of the day is to check your email, review the previous day's sales results, and confirm sales goals for today, so in-store sales are your responsibility, okay? bonus here oh well so how was your last bonus good for you? Great, since other workers already had a meeting about the awards. She provided a summary so you can use that information to help increase your sales. Where are you going? She walks to the floor to see if they need to make any adjustments before she opens the store, such as changing the prizes or refilling any of the machines.

Wow, me and the other workers are moving around the machines, so why did you change the location of the machine as mentioned above? It's her. Interestingly, she enjoys analytics by seeing it as a puzzle or mini-game, adjusting the locations of certain machines to make them work better is all part of solving the puzzle, then turning on the machines and everything. lights on the floor is that their game center has almost every type of arcade game you can imagine with a total of 132 different types of games, so there is something for everyone As you walk back to the office, you check that all the machines are turned on correctly. and she caters to anyone who may require a reset.

Any machine that works strangely today. Oh, what is your favorite game? Oh, any tips on how to win. You are not lying. 15 minutes before the game center opens. Brings workers together for CH in their daily mornings. Meeting and how you present yourself to clients is very important, so workers review each other's uniforms and general appearance, identifying any defects that need to be corrected before working next. Workers recite eight key customer service terms. An example is proper etiquette for greeting and addressing customers. There is a particular way of speaking politely in Japanese, this ensures that your words come across naturally.

This is all common practice in retail stores and restaurants. That's cool, their uniforms are customized to fit their radio transceivers. Hey, what's that? Oh no. 13 It's Really Brilliant to Have Strict hair regulations are common in Japan for many companies; In fact, analyzes from Japan's Buo University indicate that bleaching hair can convey a frightening and hostile impression, giving more reason to have such regulations, but over time, with more diverse perspectives, these rules are being relaxed over time. 10: The gaming center is officially open for business. Ma along with other workers are in various places at the entrance to welcome and greet customers, something typical in Japan for entertainment-related businesses, so it seems that M will be in the office for a little longer. . so while she's doing all this, let's see what a game is over here, let's see what's going on over here, this is pretty awesome, we've got games everywhere, look at this guy playing this game, that's my DX Splash, it's been a popular game in Japan.

For quite a while, players basically start by selecting a song and while it plays, they tap the side buttons and swipe the screen along with the music. Regular players of the game often wear gloves for smoother gameplay while also helping to protect their hands and even have racing games here, so instead of trying to play this game for the first time, it's like that guy behind It was a nice experience for me, so let's see how it plays. It is a card action game based on the historical Samurai stories and characters of Japan by moving a warlord card.

His army moves with him on the screen Hello, you play so often, the cards are provided here, so how many cards do you have? Damn, thank you very much, so this here is one of your metal doors, maybe I can get some coins to see how this all works, first I think we get some points from here, so basically you place more game pieces of medals and when they overflow, you get those tokens. Now she is filling the gacha games, she is extremely popular with young children in Japan, the prizes vary. From random pets to popular character toys, after finishing a gachapon task she will walk around the floor to help customers and take care of the machines, why is she checking the crane games if there are too many prizes left or the other ?

Avoidance means it's either too easy or too hard, so she makes adjustments throughout the day no matter how much she wants to make each and every customer happy by helping to make the game easier. It is also her responsibility to maintain a certain profit for the games. remains conscious of keeping the games clean for customers by cleaning handprints off the machines, perhaps one of the reasons why Japanese gaming centers are extremely clean and organized. Hi Mike, you can only get one award for this one. Are there players who win everything? Can everyone be that good? Well, M finally takes her lunch break today and decides to have lunch at a nearby fast food shop, so do you come here often?

Me too, what did you get? Since the game center workers take turns on their lunch break. Mom usually eats alone. This is quite common in retail stores in Japan to maximize worker efficiency since one of the video game machines is broken. Mike called the repair technician from his tech team. They repair games in their own game centers and at the same time carry out the repairs on their own. games in separate locations what was wrong with it, nice, so how long have you been doing this? Oh, really, how did you get this job on the tech team?

He worked diligently to learn everything he could on his own and stayed focused on understanding the technical aspects. side of each machine and finally, when he opened up a spot on the technical team, he was able to demonstrate that he knew enough to be able to grow in the new job, so are you specializing in something amazing? The machine is repaired and she receives the final grade. tech report, so it looks like M has even more office work, so while he's doing this, let's see if we can score some more points. Hy, this is so fun hanging around a game center because I actually want to play all of them It seems like these games have a drummer section here, they have guitars there, they even have a DJ booth here, very cool, they're called Gay Oto in Japan , Oto means gay sounding, short for game, they became popular in the last decade and continue.

Evolve, look at this guy, he's killing it. Previous versions of these dance styles. Rhythm games relied on a control panel on the floor for player input, while now cameras can simply sense players' movement. Excuse me, what is this area? Oh, so what is your responsibility and how much time do you have? You've been working here for quite some time, so why do you like working here? Well, what games do you like these days? Who sounds really cool? Thank you. Hello, can I ask you what you are doing? How long have you been working here? Ah, you're new, why?

Did you choose to work in a game center? Oh, that's great, so how can I improve? Fine, thanks. Great, look, we even have Majong here, interesting, so Majong horse racing and even bingo sounds like a casino, but in a Japanese gaming center you can't win. money, but rather more game chips, since they are purely for entertainment now you can be back in the game room similar to the task you performed in the morning. She continues to make sure her clients have a pleasant experience. Nice Maya is helping customers in Japanese. At gaming centers it is common to ask the staff for tips and advice on how to win, especially at crane games, and apparently if you are struggling a lot, they will even adjust the position of the prize to make it easier to win at crane games. last years.

They have become the most popular arcade game in Japan, there are even game centers that specialize only in these machines. Interestingly, although the number of game centers in Japan has dropped by 50% compared to the last 20 years, the recent surge and popularity has helped revitalize the Game Center award helping to boost the industry it seems to be ending the day and the afternoon shift is already here oh, where is it from? She won first place in Japan among all the 2,200 workers she has in her 160 title game centers. That's very impressive. Now I give instructions to the afternoon shift workers before they go home.

She quickly reviews today's sales so far. How were sales today? What anime finally ended? Where are you going tonight? She is having a drink with her coworkers and her friends. Takadanobaba's company to Shinjuku is only two stations away, so she is very close. I guess they're going to a beer and darts bar. Good thing, my friend is here too. Hello, how long have you known me? I can see well, so it looks like May. He'll be here for a lot longer, probably until midnight before he sees the last one, then he'll go home, take a shower, and then go to sleep, but that's pretty much a day in the life of a Japanese Game Center worker, yeah you.

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