Hirosato Mishima

Hirosato Mishima (三嶋 寛了, Mishima Hirosato) is a general manager of Koei Tecmo's technical support department. He has been part of the company since 2002.

Mishima initially considered going overseas to improve his computer engineering skills, but decided to gain experience by working for Koei instead. There, he took up 3D engineering due to its potential in improving gaming graphics. He specifically tries to give each game he works on a distinct look by making changes to the lighting of the 3D environments and models. For instance, he used atypical lighting in the Nioh series rather than opting for a more photorealistic approach to evoke the story's darker setting.

Mishima's team is responsible for developing exclusive game engines used for in-house production; their efforts make it easier for other divisions to create a more efficient workflow when producing new games. He takes pride in the fact that Koei Tecmo is one of the few companies capable of creating their own engines from scratch for different platforms without heavily relying on middleware.

Recently, Mishima and his fellow programmers have been working with AI to further streamline the game creation process. He has promoted the idea of working together with various universities to research how AI impacts different game engines, hoping to give computer engineers the tools they need to become creators.

Works

 * Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 - 3D programmer
 * One Piece: Pirate Warriors - 3D programming support
 * Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 - 3D programming support
 * One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 - 3D programming support
 * Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires - programming support
 * Dynasty Warriors 8 - programming support
 * Samurai Warriors 4 - tools and library programmer
 * Hyrule Warriors - tools & library engineer
 * Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn - programmer
 * Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends - programming support
 * Samurai Warriors 4-II - tools and library programmer
 * One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 - 3D programming support
 * Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires - programming support
 * Dragon Quest Heroes - tools and library programmer
 * Bladestorm: Nightmare - programming support
 * Hyrule Warriors Legends - tools & library engineer
 * Dragon Quest Heroes II - tools and library programmer
 * Attack on Titan - tools & library engineer
 * Warriors All-Stars - tools and library programmer
 * Nioh - tools & library engineer
 * Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon - tools and library programmer
 * Fire Emblem Warriors - tools & library engineer
 * Blue Reflection - tools and library programmer
 * BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk - tools and library programmer
 * Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey - tools and library programmer
 * Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition - tools and library programmer
 * Dynasty Warriors 9 - programming support
 * Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT - engineer