At the GDC event, Square Enix’s Ichiro Otobe intoduced a mysterious game titled Project GB. This game is still under early development, and it will teach players on the fun of game development. The team behind Project GB consists of ten people, and is led by former Vagrant and PlaystationOnline programmer Tadashi Tsushima.

“There’s a huge huge potential that games can become mainstream media,” said Ichiro, “but without active involvement from the developer community, it will stay niche.” In addition, Ichiro stated: “Without understanding the fun of learning, you can’t create a game, you can only sugarcoat. You have to access yourself the core-fun of what you’re trying to educate, and communicate that through gaming.”

From Gamasutra: “Project GB gives players the skills of game development — programming, graphic design, music composition, and writing — all through hands-on play, hoping, in the end to “nurture a true ‘game brain,’” the project’s namesake, specifically chosen to counteract media reports of a popular Japanese university professor’s term for the damaging effects of games on the brain.”

The game will probably relate to top-selling titles such as Brain Age, English Training, Cooking Mama, and others alike. Otobe admits that working on a serious game opens developers to a number of challenges. They need to address other interests and gamers in the industry, and this is the best way to do it. Playing Project GB will enable the player to aquire more skills in game development: Programming, graphic design, music cheography/composition and writing. The project’s purpose is said to be the solution to counteract media reports of the damaging effects video games have on the brain.

A short tech demo was viewed at the show, giving us the basic view of what Project GB looked like. During the short gaming segment, players edited sprices, compose animation, and change gameplay perimeters in Space Invaders styled gameplay. There will also be different adjustments to fit a person’s expertise.

Could this project live up to the hype of games like Brain Age and Cooking Mama? Stay tune for more news on Square Enix’s mysterious Project GB.