Pac-Man creator leaves Namco to teach game developers
by Blake Snow 
{ Jul 11th 2006 at 10:30AM }
In an recent interview with Japan's Famitsu game magazine, Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani discussed his decision to leave Namco Bandai this March after 30 years to teach aspiring game developers at the university level. Although he expressed a desire to keep making games, he felt the need to teach development methods and communication skills for the betterment of the industry. "Right now, the state of career training in the Japanese games industry is on the verge of crisis," said Iwatani. He continued by saying that "Japan is far behind in the field of game education compared with the US, Europe, Korea, and China."[Thanks, creamsugar]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JimmyHACK @ Jul 11th 2006 10:49AM
what's he gonna teach??? "Course 136: How to make a successful 20th century game"
Erik Novak @ Jul 11th 2006 11:04AM
Hopefully he'll be able to teach them how to tighten up those graphics on level 3.
Anand @ Jul 11th 2006 11:04AM
He probably left after he saw chimps playing his game
intel @ Jul 12th 2006 2:57AM
you guys trying to be funny or cruel?
Jonathan Wagakusei @ Jul 12th 2006 7:52AM
It'll be a sad day when Shigeru Miyamoto retires.