If for some reason someone does not know much about the subject, the artist known as Ikumi Nakamura It has been an important part of the video game industry, especially in the design part and so on. He has worked on strong projects such as Bayonetta, okami, The Evil Within and recently in Ghostwire: Tokyobut it also has an even more striking work.
Since 2009 it has been revealed that in his spare time he dedicates himself to photography, and so that no one would notice, he published under the pseudonym of tommyboy, this on a site that collects images from various places such as Alaska, Japan and even Mexico. The approach with which each of the images is taken is interesting, since it reflects total naturalness.
Although he wished to remain anonymous, the publisher Read-Only Memory announced that TommyBoy It was actually nakamura, and he did it because they decided to launch a book together, collecting some of his favorite photos in print for the first time. that book is called projects UrbEx.
Here the job description:
The famous video game creator Ikumi Nakamura became widely known after giving a speech about a “creepy” game, Ghostwire: Tokyo, at the prestigious E3 conference. Her talent, her infectious personality and strong sense of wonder at the world – “I guess I haven’t changed much since she was a kid” – have attracted a cult following globally. However, what many fans don’t know is that Nakamura has a secret alter ego in the form of ‘TommyBoy’, an intrepid urban explorer.
For years, Nakamura has been traversing the planet to get to unnoticed abandoned buildings, from the Igloo Hotel in Alaska, a magnificent domed structure housing an intricate wooden frame shaped like a carousel, to a mysterious liquor factory in Mexico. with a giant replica. bottle on its roof and the disused Blue Horizon Boxing Ring, where Rocky (1976) was filmed.
Working in the gaming industry for nearly two decades, Nakamura has dreamed of many imaginary worlds, but it’s these forgotten corners of the real world that really ignite his creative vision. His photographic eye evokes the sense of survival horror of his own dystopian games.
With Google Maps at your fingertips, it can often seem impossible to get lost or discover something new, but through his daring adventures, Nakamura taps into a lost spirit of true adventure.
His photographs, collected here in print for the first time, reveal that from Japan and the United States, from Belgium to Taiwan, and from Spain to Bali, our planet is littered with human-made structures that lie abandoned and untouched, waiting to be discovered by the intrepid. explorers.
Those interested can purchase their copy of the book here.
Via: Kotaku
Editor’s note: Without a doubt, Nakamura’s talent is undeniable, we already saw that in games like Okami, where things turned out well in terms of criticism. Also in Ghostwire: Tokyo you can appreciate the excellent design.
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