OKAIKEN? WHAT WAS IT?
"A fictional nation combined with Japanese progress and the author's pragmatism."
Okaiken was the test bed for understanding the strata of living within a set parameters of Japanese living but with concepts that are not unique to Japanese culture itself. A close look to the urban/rural, social classes, transportation, recreation and family dynamics will be strictly observed. Through SimCity 4, urban planning strategies will be discussed, with flow, growth and development being the focus of the journal. Through immersive use of mixed medias, data and storytelling, a complete picture of Okaiken was formed.
READY TO EXPLORE?
CONCRETE JUNGLEThis journal focuses on conflict, friendship and the minority. Set in Okaiken's seediest places, this journal incorporates real-life photos from Japan as well as Japanese hip-hop music.
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OKAIKEN V4The author continued to search for a balance between the struggles that he had with the previous journals. A moving story line was well-integrated with pictures showing the apex of Okaiken's journey.
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OKAIKEN V3This (also known as "The Middle Way") is a journal independent of union activities. Several updates were created for this journal, and it marked the time of breakthrough for the author.
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OKAIKEN V2This is launched in 2013 to remove itself away from the first, experimental city journal. It is commonly associated with Okaiken's union tenure with USNW, which ended late 2014.
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OKAIKEN V1This is launched in 2011 as an experimental and experiential city journal. It ran for 16 updates before moving to the second edition.
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