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Japanese people seem more tolerant of reading information, I noticed this when watching streamers and was very surprised when I saw Japanese streamers actually

Japanese people seem more tolerant of reading information, I noticed this when watching streamers and was very surprised when I saw Japanese streamers actually reading the text popups and tooltips you tend to see in Japanese games. Western streamers however tend to just click those away and try to wing things. Not sure why or if it is just the people I watched, but if your users are fine with reading text information then you would probably put more information on your site. If your users get frustrated when you provide them with information then you will probably use larger font size, more whitespace, put less buttons/things on the page at once etc.

tough 4y ago
From a google search: Most Japanese don't perceive the rules a restricting them. They "follow the rule, think afterwards" mentality is deeply ingrained into Japanese.
- bitwize 4y ago
  When Arin Hanson/Egoraptor released his Sequelitis Zelda rant eight... freakin'... years ago (God, I'm old, and so is the internet I loved): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOC3vixnj_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOC3vixnj_0 I thought: All the things he complains about in Ocarina of Time are things Japanese gamers would love. There's always only one path forward and it's always SUPER clear what you need to do. Back in those days, Western game companies preferred open world for RPGs and RPG-like games, and open world was one of the reasons for the "yoge kusoge" (Western game, shitty game) meme in Japan. Japanese players suffered from a "where do I go? what do I do?" problem in Western open world games that a more linear structure like in Ocarina helps to alleviate.
  - tough 4y ago
    That's a funny anecdote thanks for sharing, wild how different cultures recieve differently media because of it
  - IlPeach 4y ago
    Omg... Maybe I'm Japanese then! Thanks for sharing
- jhanschoo 4y ago
  On the contrary, aren't sparse websites actually a more regimented experience? You end up with information that's given to you as you follow a designer's flow rather than a more active and thoughtful user involvement in navigating a sige's resources.
MonaroVXR 4y ago
Also in games, because the games that I play are heavy on the reading side and there's always someone that needs help in a Facebook group.

tough 4y ago

From a google search: Most Japanese don't perceive the rules a restricting them. They "follow the rule, think afterwards" mentality is deeply ingrained into Japanese.

bitwize 4y ago
When Arin Hanson/Egoraptor released his Sequelitis Zelda rant eight... freakin'... years ago (God, I'm old, and so is the internet I loved): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOC3vixnj_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOC3vixnj_0 I thought: All the things he complains about in Ocarina of Time are things Japanese gamers would love. There's always only one path forward and it's always SUPER clear what you need to do. Back in those days, Western game companies preferred open world for RPGs and RPG-like games, and open world was one of the reasons for the "yoge kusoge" (Western game, shitty game) meme in Japan. Japanese players suffered from a "where do I go? what do I do?" problem in Western open world games that a more linear structure like in Ocarina helps to alleviate.
- tough 4y ago
  That's a funny anecdote thanks for sharing, wild how different cultures recieve differently media because of it
- IlPeach 4y ago
  Omg... Maybe I'm Japanese then! Thanks for sharing
jhanschoo 4y ago
On the contrary, aren't sparse websites actually a more regimented experience? You end up with information that's given to you as you follow a designer's flow rather than a more active and thoughtful user involvement in navigating a sige's resources.

MonaroVXR 4y ago

Also in games, because the games that I play are heavy on the reading side and there's always someone that needs help in a Facebook group.