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Peer Reviewed Research Papers

  1. Y. Sato, S. Brückner, M. Pušnik. (2020). Smart Cities through the Lens of News: A Comparative Content Analysis of Japanese and Slovenian Newspapers. European Japanese Conference (EJC) 2020. Hamburg, Germany. September 2020. (In print).

  2. Y. Sato, S. Brückner, S. Kurabayashi, I.Waragai. (2020). An Empirical Taxonomy of Monetized Random Reward Mechanisms in Games. DIGRA 2020. Tampere, Finland, June 3-6 2020. http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/DiGRA_2020_paper_168.pdf.

  3. S. Brückner, Y. Sato, S. Kurabayashi, I.Waragai. (2019). Exploring Cultural Differences in Game Reception: JRPGs in Germany and Japan. In: Transactions of Digital Games Research Association. Vol. 4, No. 3. pp. 209-243. DOI: 10.26503/todigra.v4i3.105.

  4. Y. Sato, S. Brückner. (2019). Christian Elements in the News: Analyzing the News Coverage of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake in Japan, Germany and the USA. In: T. Endrjukaite, A. Dudko, H. Jaakkola, B. Thalheim, Y. Kiyoki, & N. Yoshida (Eds.), Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases XXX (pp. 319-333). IOS Press. DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-933-1-319.

  5. S. Brückner, S. Kurabayashi, Y. Sato, I. Waragai.  (2019). Analyzing Random Reward System Mechanics and Social Perception. In: Proceedings of DIGRA 2019. Kyoto, Japan, Aug. 7-10 2019, Ritsumeikan University. http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/DiGRA_2019_paper_169.pdf.

  6. S. Brückner, Y. Sato, I. Waragai, S. Kurabayashi. (2018). Exploring Cultural Differences in Game Reception: JRPGs in Germany. In: Proceedings of DIGRA 2018. Turin, Italy, July 25-28 2018, University of Turin.http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/DIGRA_2018_paper_191.pdf.

  7. S. Brückner, Y. Sato, I. Waragai, S. Kurabayashi. (2018). The Handling of Personal Information in Mobile Games. In: A.D. Cheock, M. Inamai, T. Romão (Eds.), In: Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology 14th International Conference, ACE 2017, Proceedings. Springer.  pp. 415-429. London, UK, Dec. 14-16 2017, The Shard. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-76270-8_29.

  8. I. Waragai, T. Ohta, S. Kurabayashi, Y. Kiyoki, Y. Sato, S. Brückner. (2017). Construction and Evaluation of an Integrated Formal/Informal Learning Environment for Foreign Language Learning Across Real and Virtual Spaces. In: K. Borthwick, L. Bradley & S. Thouësny (Eds.), CALL in a climate of change: adapting to turbulent global conditions – short papers from EUROCALL 2017. Research-publishing.net. pp. 322-327. Southampton, UK, Aug. 23-26 2017, University of Southampton.   
    DOI: 10.14705/rpnet.2017.eurocall2017.734.

  9. Y. Sato, I. E. Rachmawan, S. Brückner, I. Waragai, Y. Kiyoki. (2017). Combining Formal and Informal Learning: The Use of an Application to Enhance Information Gathering and Sharing Competence in a Foreign Language. In: K. Borthwick, L. Bradley & S. Thouësny (Eds.), CALL in a Climate of Change: Adapting to Turbulent Global Conditions – Short Papers from EUROCALL 2017. Research-publishing.net. pp. 277-282. Southampton, UK, Aug. 23-26 2017, University of Southampton.   
    DOI: 10.14705/rpnet.2017.eurocall2017.726.

  10. Y. Sato, I. Waragai. (2017). The Function of Religious Language in the Media: A Comparative Analysis of the Japanese, German and American Newspaper Coverage about the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. In: International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Vol. 7, No.2, insight, pp.406-417. DOI: 10.18517/ijaseit.7.2.2172.

  11. Y. Sato, I. Waragai. (2016). Media and Religious Language - Comparative Text Analysis in German, English and Japanese about the 3.11 Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima Catastrophe in Japan 2011. In: 2016 International Conference on Knowledge Creation and Intelligent Computing (KCIC). IEEE, pp. 155-162. Manado, Indonesia, Nov. 15-17 2016, Manado State Polytechnic (Polimdo). DOI: 10.1109/KCIC.2016.7883640.

International Conference Presentations

  • S. Brückner, Y. Sato. Replaying Japan 2018. Examining the Differences in German and Japanese Play Experience: A Grounded Theory Approach. Nottingham, UK, Aug. 20-22 2018.

  • I. Waragai, M. Ishii, A. Meyer, T. Ohata, Y. Sato, S. Brückner, S. Kurabayashi. (2019). Mobile-assisted Language Learning and Voice Mapping in the Development and Design of the App Platzwit Neu. EUROCALL 2019. Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Aug. 28-31 2019.

  • I. Waragai, T. Ohta,  A. Meyer. (2019). Gestalten und Steuern der individuellen Lernumgebung durch Lernende – Entwicklung und Testung der Applikation „Platzwit neu“ für das Fremdsprachenlernen. DGFF (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung). Würzburg, Germany, Sept. 25-28 2019.

Domestic Presentations

  • S. Brückner, Y. Sato. Replaying Japan 2018. Examining the Differences in German and Japanese Play Experience: A Grounded Theory Approach. Nottingham, UK, Aug. 20-22 2018.

  • Y. Sato. Panelist at “Propagation of GESL Students' Research Activities and Future Directions of Global Environmental Systems”. GESL Symposium 2018. Kanagawa, Japan, Mar. 9 2018. Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus.

  • Y.Sato, S. Brückner, Panelist at “Practical English Skills in a Globalized Japan”. Keio University SFC ORF 2017. Tokyo, Japan. Nov. 22 2017. Tokyo Midtown.

  • Research Introduction at “Graduate School of Media and Governance Information Session”. Keio University SFC ORF 2016. Tokyo, Japan. Nov. 18 2016. Tokyo Midtown. 

  • 佐藤友紀子.「報道メディアと宗教言語 -『3.11』をめぐる日独英新聞報道比較分析-」. 交通運輸情報プロジェクト成果報告会. (東京) . 2017年2月7日. JR東日本本社ビル. 

  • 佐藤友紀子.「多言語社会におけるメディア報道-複言語・複文化主義能力の必要性- 」. しごと能力研究学会第9回全国大会. (東京). 2016年10月29-30日.  慶應義塾大学三田キャンパス.

Other Research Activities

  • 藁谷郁美、國枝孝弘、Jonathan Trace、佐藤友紀子、Stefan Brückner、久野里伊奈. 「2018年度 学術交流支援資金 採択プロジェクト」プロジェクト題目:「外国語教育デザインLanguage Learning & Teaching Design」、2018年4月– 2019年3月.

  • 藁谷郁美、倉林修一、慶應義塾大学SFC研究所・株式会社Cygames共同研究.
    共同研究プロジェクト題目:「欧州(ドイツ)における日本から発信されるゲームタイトルの国際的な受容形態に関する継続的な調査および分析(Study on the Reception of Japanese Video Games in Europe: A Continuous Investigation and Comparative Analysis Focused On Germany)」、2016年9月–2018年3月.

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