Today Hideo Kojima showcased a little treat on Twitter, in the form of the original design by Yoji Shinkawa of Kojima Productions' mascot character, Ludens.

Kojima-san also explained what the vision behind the design was when he asked Shinkawa-san to create it:

Incidentally, the new Twitter accounts for the studio have been opened, in English and Japanese.

The English account of the studio provided further color on what the design was intended to:

Below you can see the design in full resolution, compared with the latest image released by the studio.