GREE is one of the largest internet media companies in Japan, mostly known for its mobile game development. My Internship this summer was not only educational and fun, but also meaningful on so many levels in terms of my personal growth. During my two and a half months of interning with GREE’s XR Department, I was given the opportunity to independently develop a VR immersive game for a joint kid’s workshop by GREE and JAXA (Japan’s equivalent of NASA). With the absolute freedom of choice for deciding on the game’s contents, I was responsible for developing the game from scratch to final iteration, and even got to voice act in Japanese for a guiding character I created within the game!
Marwa's Story at GREE
Marwa independently develop a VR immersive game for a joint kid’s workshop by GREE and JAXA (Japan’s equivalent of NASA) during her summer of 2018.
MAJOR & Class Year
Marwa AlAlawi, Course 2 Mechanical Engineering '18
Location
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Host
GREE, Japan
PROGRAM
Internship
I've always wanted to become an ambassador bringing the Middle East, Japan, and the US closer together, and through my time at GREE, I felt like I was assuming that role. Many people at GREE never had direct contact with an Arab or a Muslim—let alone a person from my region—before. To them, I embodied the traits of a Middle East, and through my work, the traits of an MIT student. I was even happier when several of my coworkers commented on how I was a good representative of both my region and MIT, and that I was able to change some preconceived stereotypes they might have had about people from the Middle East. My internship in Japan this summer was my first experience of working abroad, but it was such a magical experience that I will forever be grateful.
“My Internship through MISTI Japan helped me get closer to my dream of becoming a bridge between MIT, Japan, and the Middle East.”Marwa AlAlawi, Summer 2018
