Alexander Draude

Alexander Draude will talk about his experiences and decisions that lead him from being an exchange student at Kyoto Seika University to pursuing a career as a concept artist in a game-development studio in Japan. After briefly introducing his background he will share some key points about studying abroad, job-hunting, and a deeper dive into life as a salaryman/concept artist. He will talk about what it is like to develop computer-games in Japan, and maybe share a few tips for getting the proverbial foot into the door of game-companies. After the presentation there will be time for questions and discussions about games, art and the wonderful experience of living in Japan.

Alexander Draude majored in Illustration at Kassel School of Arts & Design, receiving his MA in 2009. In 2007, he came to Seika on exchange, and returned in 2011 as a MEXT research student, completing his second Masters (in Manga) here in 2015. He has worked as an illustrator in Germany, and currently lives in Osaka—with a dream job as a concept artist in a major game company, Capcom.