Name: 日本遊戲中心工作人員的一天 (Day in the Life of a Japanese Game Center Worker)
Uploaded: 2025-07-29T17:57:49.000Z
Duration: 17 min 51 s

This is a day in the life of a Japanese game center worker.

這是日本遊戲中心工作人員一天的生活。

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This is Mai, 40 years old, living in the center of Tokyo and she's just waking up for work.

這是 40 歲的舞，住在東京市中心，她剛起床準備上班。

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She took a bath last night as most Japanese typically do, so this morning she simply washes her face and quickly gets ready for the day ahead.

昨天晚上，她像大多數日本人一樣洗了澡，所以今天早上她只是簡單地洗洗臉，就迅速為新的一天做好了準備。

She lives with her cat in this one LDK apartment, a bedroom, a living room with separate dining and kitchen.

她和她的貓一起住在這套一梯一戶的公寓裡，這裡有一間臥室、一間客廳以及獨立的餐廳和廚房。

She usually doesn't eat a full breakfast at home, but we'll start with a cup of tea.

她在家通常不吃全套早餐，但我們會先喝杯茶。

Before leaving, she feeds her cat and plays a bit, her regular routine just before heading off.

出發前，她會喂喂貓，玩一會兒遊戲，這是她出發前的例行公事。

She commutes to work by train, three stops without a transfer, which takes about 30 minutes door to door, fairly normal in Japan.

她乘坐電車上下班，坐三站不用換乘，從門到門大約需要 30 分鐘，這在日本很正常。

Her home, though, is about a 15 minute walk away from the closest train station, which may be a little bit too long for some people, but she enjoys the morning stroll through her serene neighborhood.

不過，她家離最近的火車站也要步行 15 分鐘左右，這對有些人來說可能有點太長了，但她很享受早晨在寧靜的社區散步的時光。

I'm back with another day in the life and I'm super excited to get this one started because I wanted to film this for such a long time and it's been a little bit difficult to try to get permission, but we finally got it.

我又回來了，這是我生活中的另一天，我非常高興能開始這一天的拍攝，因為我想拍攝這一天已經很久了，要獲得許可有點困難，但我們終於得到了許可。

Mai should be coming around shortly so we can get this thing started.

小麥應該很快就會過來，這樣我們就能開始工作了。

Before going to her workplace, she stopped by the nearest convenience store to pick up her breakfast.

在去工作地點之前，她在最近的一家便利店買了早餐。

And this is Mai's workplace, Taito Station, one of Japan's most popular game center chains.

這就是舞的工作場所，日本最受歡迎的遊戲中心連鎖店之一--臺東站。

Her company, Taito, is famously known for some of the world's first arcade games such as Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble.

她的公司 Taito 以世界上最早的街機遊戲而聞名，如《太空侵略者》和《泡泡龍》。

Now with more than 160 game centers and other entertainment facilities all throughout Japan, the company continues to innovate and provide fun and exciting entertainment to all of its customers.

現在，該公司在日本全國各地擁有 160 多家遊戲中心和其他娛樂設施，不斷創新，為所有顧客提供有趣、刺激的娛樂活動。

And Mai, a key part of this, as she's the store manager for their Takada no Baba game center.

小麥是其中的關鍵人物，因為她是高田馬場遊戲中心的店長。

Before she officially starts, she changes into her uniform.

在正式開始之前，她換上了制服。

Her first task of the day is to check her email, review the previous day's sales results, and to confirm the sales targets for today.

她每天的第一項任務就是查看電子郵件，回顧前一天的銷售業績，並確認今天的銷售目標。

So the store sales are your responsibility?

那麼商店的銷售額就是你的責任了？

Okay, do you get a bonus here?  So how was your last bonus?

好吧，你有獎金嗎？  你上次的獎金怎麼樣？

Since the other workers already had a meeting about the prizes, she's provided a summary so that she can use that information to help increase their sales.

由於其他員工已經就獎品問題開過會，是以她提供了一份總結，以便利用這些資訊幫助他們提高銷售額。

Now, she walks to the floor to see if they need to make adjustments before the shop opens, like switching the prizes or refilling any of the machines.

現在，她會走到工廠中的房間，看看是否需要在開店前進行調整，比如調換獎品或給任何一臺機器加料。

Wow, Mai and the other workers are moving around the machines.

哇，小麥和其他工人正在機器旁忙碌著。

So why did you switch the location of the machine?

那你為什麼要更換機器的位置？

As mentioned earlier, it's her responsibility to maximize the shop's profits.

如前所述，她的責任是使商店的利潤最大化。

Interestingly, though, she enjoys the analytics of it, viewing it in itself as a puzzle or a mini game.

但有趣的是，她很享受這種分析方法，認為它本身就是一個謎題或一個小遊戲。

Adjusting the locations of certain machines so they perform better is all part of solving the puzzle.

調整某些機器的位置，使其發揮更好的性能，是解決難題的一部分。

Next, she powers up the machines and all the lights on the floor.

接下來，她啟動了機器和地板上所有的燈。

Her game center has almost every type of arcade game you could imagine, with a total of 132 different type games, so something for everyone.

她的遊戲中心幾乎有你能想象到的所有類型的街機遊戲，共有 132 種不同類型的遊戲，每個人都能找到適合自己的遊戲。

As she walks back to the office, she verifies that all the machines are turned on properly and attends to any that may require a reboot.

當她走回辦公室時，她確認所有機器都已正常開啟，並處理了可能需要重新啟動的機器。

I think we have a lot of Momonga. 15 minutes before the game center opens, Mai gathers the workers for chorei, their daily morning meeting.

我覺得我們有很多 Momonga。遊戲中心開業前 15 分鐘，麥把工人們召集起來開每日晨會。

And how you present to customers is deeply important, so the workers review each other's uniforms and overall appearance, identifying any flaws that need to be corrected before working.

如何向顧客展示自己也非常重要，是以工人們會在工作前互相檢查制服和整體外觀，找出任何需要改正的缺陷。

Next, the workers recite eight key customer service terms.

接下來，工人們背誦了八個關鍵的客戶服務術語。

One example is a proper etiquette to greet and address customers, as there's a particular way to speak politely in Japanese.

其中一個例子就是問候和稱呼顧客的正確禮儀，因為日語中有一種特殊的禮貌用語。

This ensures their words are delivered naturally.

這樣可以確保他們的語言表達自然。

All this, a common practice at retail shops and restaurants.

所有這些，都是零售店和餐館的常見做法。

Oh nice, their uniforms are customized to fit their radio transceivers.

哦，很好，他們的制服是專門為無線電收發報機定製的。

Having strict hair regulations is common in Japan for many companies.

在日本，許多公司都有嚴格的髮型規定。

In fact, analytics from Japan's Bunkyo University proved that bleached hair can convey a scary and unfriendly impression, giving more reason to have such regulations.

事實上，日本文教大學的分析證明，漂白頭髮會給人留下可怕和不友好的印象，這就更有理由制定這樣的規定。

But over time, with more diverse perspectives, these rules are softening.

但隨著時間的推移，隨著觀點的日益多樣化，這些規則正在軟化。

At 10, the game center is officially open for business.

Mai, along with the other workers, stand in various locations at the entrance to welcome and greet the customers, quite typical in Japan for entertainment-related businesses.

舞和其他工作人員一起，站在入口處的不同位置歡迎和招呼顧客，這在日本的娛樂相關企業中很常見。

So it looks like Mai's going to be in the office for just a little bit longer, so while she's doing all this, let's see what's game around here.

看來麥姐還得在辦公室裡多待一會兒，趁她做這些事的時候，我們來看看這裡有什麼遊戲。

It's been a popular game in Japan for quite a while.

Basically, players start by selecting a song, and as it plays, they tap the side buttons and swipe the screen along with music.

基本上，玩家首先要選擇一首歌曲，然後隨著音樂的播放，點擊側邊的按鈕並輕掃螢幕。

Regular players of the game will often wear gloves for smoother gameplay while also helping to protect their hands.

遊戲的普通玩家通常會戴上手套，以便更順利地進行遊戲，同時也有助於保護自己的雙手。

So instead of me trying to play this game for the first time, it looks like that guy behind me is a pretty experienced, so let's see how he plays.

所以，與其說我是第一次玩這個遊戲，倒不如說我後面那個傢伙很有經驗，讓我們看看他是怎麼玩的。

That's a card action game based on Japan's historical samurai stories and characters.

這是一款以日本歷史上的武士故事和人物為題材的卡牌動作遊戲。

By moving a warlord card, its army moves along with it on screen.

移動一張軍閥牌，其軍隊就會在螢幕上隨之移動。

So this right here is one of their medal games.

Maybe I can just get a few points to see how this all works.

也許我可以得到一些積分，看看這一切是如何運作的。

So first I think we can get some points from right here.

首先，我認為我們可以從這裡得到一些要點。

So basically you drop in more medals, game tokens, and when they overflow, you get those tokens.

是以，基本上你可以投放更多的獎牌和遊戲代幣，當它們溢出時，你就可以得到這些代幣。

It's extremely popular among young kids in Japan.

它在日本的青少年中非常受歡迎。

Prizes vary from random mascots to toys of popular character items.

獎品多種多樣，從隨機吉祥物到熱門人物玩具。

After she's done with the gachapon task, she's gonna walk the floor to help customers and take care of the machines.

完成武器任務後，她會在樓層裡走動，為顧客提供幫助，並照看機器。

Hong Kong Mai is checking on the crane games.

香港小麥正在檢查起重機遊戲。

If there are too many prizes left over, or the other way around, it means that it's too easy or too difficult.

如果剩餘獎品太多，或者相反，則說明獎品太容易或太難。

So she makes adjustments throughout the day.

As much as she wants to make each and every customer happy by helping make the game easier, it's also her responsibility to maintain a certain profit for the games.

雖然她希望通過幫助簡化遊戲來讓每一位顧客滿意，但維持一定的遊戲利潤也是她的責任。

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