Tetsuya Mizuguchi

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Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Place of birth: Hokkaido, Japan
Date of birth: 1965-05-22[1] (age 58)
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Producer, Executive
Education: Nihon University

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Tetsuya Mizuguchi (水口 哲也) is a Japanese businessman and former Sega of Japan designer, producer, and executive.

History

Tetsuya Mizuguchi was born in Hokkaido, Japan in 1965. He was educated at Nihon University's Faculty of Arts and joined Sega in 1990. His first completed work for the company was Megalopolis, a pre-rendered CG ride film for the AS-1 motion simulator. He then turned his attention to racing simulations, and in 1995 created the arcade game Sega Rally Championship. Mizuguchi is also known for his work on Manx TT Super Bike, Rez, and Space Channel 5.

In 1996, Mizuguchi left Sega's AM3 division to form AM Annex, where he and his team created Sega Touring Car Championship.

On April 9, 2000, Sega's division Sega Software R&D Dept. 9 became United Game Artists (UGA). Mizuguchi was President and Chief Operating Officer of the studio. They produced Space Channel 5 and Rez, which were praised among gaming communities as fresh and innovative titles.

In September of 2003, Sega performed a company-wide reorganization of staff. This reorganization dissolved United Game Artists, placing its members within Sonic Team.

On October 7, 2003, Mizuguchi was a guest on "Tokyo Game Lounge", a webcast radio program produced in Tokyo. During the webcast, he announced his retirement from Sega. An article by Hirohiko Niizumi/Tor Thorsen for GameSpot claims that the restructuring prompted Mizuguchi to leave the company.

Quotes

“ Games are a very unique medium. They exist beyond language, beyond culture, and people are fascinated by games. I don't know how long I will live, but I want to learn more about games — and there is more to learn about creating better games. „

— Tetsuya Mizuguchi on his departure from Sega of Japan


Production history

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

Song credits

Sega Rally Championship Ignition

Magazine articles

Main article: Tetsuya Mizuguchi/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Tetsuya Mizuguchi

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:PS2PressInformation 2001-09 Rez Profile of Head of UGA.pdf
  2. ↑ File:Quake sat us manual.pdf, page 18
  3. ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
  4. ↑ File:STCC CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 8
  5. ↑ File:SC5OST CD JP card5.pdf, page 2
  6. ↑ File:MFRTISBSC5 CD JP Box Back.jpg
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