[Video Review] The video that gave me the trigger to reclaim myself: "Game Sanpo"

It was about the second week of my leave of absence due to adjustment disorder.

My depressive state was severe, I was mostly bedridden, and I couldn't read books or listen to music.
Watching a movie was out of the question.
But I had become able to watch YouTube on my smartphone.
Around that time.

I encountered a video called "Game Sanpo" on YouTube.

This project involves having experts in various fields watch gameplay footage and talk about it.


For example, having a curator from a national art museum look at the museum in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" and hearing about the ingenuity and struggles involved in actual exhibitions.

Having a civil engineering expert look at the architecture in "FF7R" and hearing about urban architecture.
(In a recent video, it seems Mr. Hachiuma was defined as an "expert in landscape design." lol)

Even if you have no interest in games or themes you haven't cared about before, the experts' stories are so interesting that you can enjoy watching them.
My intellectual curiosity is tickled, and for some reason, I even get the illusion that I've become smarter myself.
It's that kind of unique video.

In these videos, the guide's ability to ask questions is incredibly high.
They ask precise questions to draw out the experts' stories.
The experts in those fields talk happily and vividly in response to those precise questions.
Moreover, both the guide and the experts use language that is as easy to understand as possible so that we aren't left behind.
It's somehow heartwarming.

When people talk about things they are "obsessed with" or "thinking about seriously,"
they really do speak with such charming expressions and such passionate tones.

Thinking about that vaguely, I watched them greedily all day long.

As I watched the videos,

Come to think of it, I was into things like this when I was a student.
I've heard a similar story in a university lecture. Which book was it written in?

And then,I remembered my own "likes,"
and that naturally sparked a desire to "read books."

And I became able to read books,
and from there, little by little,my own "likes" and "things I want to do" returned.

I wanted to convey my gratitude for the trigger that helped me reclaim myself,
and my overflowing feelings of "liking" things.
I wrote this article just because I wanted to spread the word.

By the way, it seems it will be turned into a book, and they are doing a crowdfunding campaign.
Naturally, I contributed money. lol
Details arehere

Finally, I'd like to introduce the episodes I particularly like.
(Since many videos span multiple parts, I have basically listed the first one.)
Honestly, they are so interesting that I want to introduce all of them.
Astronomy, architectural history, Greece, pyramids (archaeology), castles, etc.
If any of these keywords resonate with you even a little, please take a look.
Don't just think, "It's a game video, I'm not interested." I want you to try watching at least one episode that caught your eye.
I really recommend it.

"Animal Crossing: New Horizons" x Lighting Designer

"Minecraft" x Real Estate Agent

"Life is Strange 2" x Psychiatrist

"Yakuza 7" x Haiku Poet

"SEKIRO" x Museum Researcher (Buddhist Statues)