Kids Star Co., Ltd., headquartered in Shibuya Ward, and Kanefuku Co., Ltd., which are headquartered in Shibuya Ward, will be holding a project for children in Shibuya Ward at the "Future Library", a third place for children, which is supported by the Nippon Foundation. We co-created a workshop for the ``Gokko Land'' game creation experience on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.
Workshop overview
This workshop was held at the ``Future Library,'' a community support project that aims to bring together children from various backgrounds and increase their interest in the future, their empathy, and their ability to survive, and 25 elementary school students participated. .
1. Career education lecture
Kentaro Matsumoto, director of Kids Star Co., Ltd., gave a lecture on starting a business and working, including questions such as ``Why did we create Kids Star?'' and ``Why do we work to create apps?'' with quizzes and other topics. Ta.
2. Introduction of Mentai Park by “Kanefuku”
``Kanefuku'' has opened a store in ``Gokko Land'' because we want children to feel close to mentaiko. Kanefuku's official character ``Dr. Tarakon'' also participated in this workshop and made an appearance, enlivening the venue.
3. Children's test experience
We held a game tester experience for Kanefuku's ``Mentaiko Daisuki!,'' which will be released in ``Gokko Land'' on Friday, November 17th. Divide into groups of two, one person plays the game, and the other person looks at the hands and expressions of the children as they play the game and asks, ``Are there any areas where the children are confused about the controls?'' ``Do they look like they are having fun?'' Record a report on paper, such as ``what words are being uttered?'' This record will be used to develop better games.
The event lasted about an hour and a half, and the children gave comments such as ``The controls were easy and fun'' and ``The characters that appeared were cute.''
Mr. Susumu Kawano of Kanefuku, who participated, said, ``Our company's mission is to manufacture and sell safe and secure mentaiko.'' I hope that through this experience they will become familiar with mentaiko and grow up eating Kanefuku's mentaiko.''
About the social experience app for children “Gokko Land”
https://www.kidsstar.co.jp/gokkoland
``Gokko Land'', developed and provided by Kids Star, is a free social experience app that allows children to interactively learn about ``the workings of society'' through the ``pretend play'' that children love. Approximately one-third of the users are of the child-rearing generation (families).
About Kids Star Co., Ltd.
https://www.kidsstar.co.jp
Kids Star Co., Ltd. offers a variety of educational and educational products as part of its efforts to create products that create immersive experiences for children, including Gokkoland, a free social experience app that allows children to enjoy learning about the workings of society through games. We provide an app and the media ``Gokkoland Times'' (https://gokkoland.com) that parents and children can enjoy together.
About Kanefuku Co., Ltd.
https://www.kanefuku.co.jp/
Location: 4-8-21 Umade, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Representative: Masaya Takeuchi
Establishment date: January 27, 1971
Business details: Manufacture and sale of mustard cod roe, operation of 6 Mentai Park locations nationwide
Mentai Park: https://mentai-park.com/
Official mail order site: https://www.kanefuku.co.jp/ec/
What is the base for “Children’s Third Place: Future Library”?
https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/child-third-place
"Future Library" is a community model where children can be their third place.In addition to homework support, the Mirai Library offers creative programs using various digital tools, social education from an SDGs perspective, experiments, and hands-on experiences, mainly for elementary school students. This is a community support project that provides learning programs and aims to increase interest in the future, empathy, and the ability to survive.
